Quiz #1 Flashcards
Staphylococcus Aureus
It causes most post operative wound infections
Staphylococcus Epidermidis
Causes biofilm to grow on catheters and other surgically implanted devices which can to lead various diseases like septicemia and endocarditis
Streptococcus Pyogenes
Causes strep throat, scarlet fever, pneumonia, rheumatic heart disease
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Causes gonorrhea
Neisseria meningitis
Causes bacterial meningitis
Salmonella typhi
causes typhoid fever
Shigella dysenterie
Causes bacterial dysentery
Escherichia Coli
Causes gastroenteritis, urinary tract infections and epidemic diarrhea in newborn nurseries
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
Causes diptheria
Bordertella pertussis
Causes whooping cough
Clostridium Tetani
Causes tentanus
Clostridium botulinum
Causes botulism
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Causes tuberculosis
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Causes severe wound infections, urinary tract infections, osteomyelitis, meningitis
Vibrio Cholerae
Causes cholera