Pyrexia of Unknown Origin Flashcards
What are the main types of gram+ve bacilli?
Aerobes
Anaerobes
Actinomyces
What are the three main types of gram+ve cocci?
Staphylococcus
Streptococcus
Enterococcus
What is the most common intracellular bacteria?
Chlamydia
What are the most common types of gram-ve cocci?
Neisseria (Neisseria Gonorrhoea, Neisseria Meningitits)
Moraxella
What are the most common types of gram-ve bacilli?
E. coli
Shigella
Salmonella
There are two large overarching groupes of DNA viruses. What are they?
Single stranded and double strand DNA
What are some of the most common double stranded DNA viruses? (4)
Adenovirus
Papovavirus (papilloma virus)
Human herpes virus
Pop virus
What is the most common type of single stranded DNA Virus? (1)
Erythrovirus (erythema infectiosum)
What are the main types of RNA viruses (large groups) (4)
Double stranded
Single stranded positive
Single stranded negative
Retroviruses
Under which subtype of RNA virus do rhinovirus, rubella and hepatitis A come under?
Positive single stranded
Under which RNA subtype does HIV fall under and what otherRNA virus falls into this category?
Retroviruses
Human T-lymphotrophic virus
What are the main causes of pyrexia?
infection, connective tissue disease, tumours, drugs