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Some Other General Micro Stuff Flashcards

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Dominant Skin Flora

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S. epidermidis

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Dominant Nose Flora

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S. epidermidis, colonized by S. aureus

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Dominant Oropharynx Flora

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Viridans group streptococci

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Dental Plaque Bacteria

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S. Mutans

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Dominant Colon Flora

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B. fragilis>E. coli

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Dominant Vaginal Flora

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Lactobacillus, colonized by E. coli and group B strep

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Dominant Vaginal Flora

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Lactobacillus, colonized by E. coli and group B strep

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Food Poisoning from Rice

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B. cereus

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Food Poisoning from Improperly Canned Foods

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C. botulinum

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Food Poisoning from Reheated Meat Dishes

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C. perfringens

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Food Poisoning from Undercooked Meat

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E. coli O157:H7

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Food Poisoning from Poultry, Meat, Eggs

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Salmonella

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Food Poisoning from Meats, Mayonnaise, Custard

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S. aureus (preformed toxin)

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Food Poisoning from Contaminated Seafood

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V. parahaemolyticus and V. vulnificus

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Food Poisoning from Contaminated Seafood

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V. parahaemolyticus and V. vulnificus

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Bugs Causing Bloody Diarrhea

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Campylobacter
E. histolytica
EHEC
EIEC
Salmonella
Shigella
Y. enterocolitica
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Bugs Causing Watery Diarrhea

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C. difficile
C. perfringens (also causes gas gangrene)
ETEC (traveler's diarrhea)
Protozoa (giardia and cryptosporidium)
V. cholerae
Viruses (rotavirus, norovirus)
18
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Pneumonia in Neonates

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Group B streptococci

E. coli

19
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Pneumonia in Children (>4 weeks)

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Viruses (RSV)
Mycoplasma
C. trachomatis
C. pneumoniae
S. pneumoniae
20
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Pneumonia in Adults 18-40

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Mycoplasma
C. pneumoniae
S. pneumoniae

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Pneumonia in Adults 40-65

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S. pneumoniae
H. influenze
Anaerobes
Viruses
Mycoplasma
22
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Pneumonia in Elderly

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S pneumoniae
Influenza virus
Anaerobes
H influenzae
Gram negative rods
23
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Meningitis in Newborn

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Listeria
E. coli
Group B strep

24
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Meningitis in Children (6mo-6yr)

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S. pneumoniae
N. meningitidis
H. influenzae B
Enteroviruses

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Meningitis from 6-60 years

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S pneumoniae
N meningitidis
Enteroviruses
HSV

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Meningitis 60+

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S. pneumoniae
Gram negative rods
Listeria

27
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Empirical Treatment for Meningitis

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Ceftriaxone and vancomycin (add ampicillin if Listeria suspected)

28
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Viral Causes of Meningitis

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Enteroviruses
HSV2 (HSV1=encephalitis)
HIV
West Nile
VZV
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Osteomyelitis Most Common, Sexually Active, Diabetics/IV drugs, Sickle Cell, Prosthetic Joint, Vertebral involvement, cat and dog bites

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Most common: S. aureus
Sexually active: Neisseria gonorrhoeae (septic arthritis more common)
Diabetics/IV drugs: Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Serratia
Sickle cell: salmonella
Prosthetic joint: S aureus/S epidermidis
Cat and dog bites: Pasteurella multocida

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UTI Bugs

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E. Coli (leading cause)
S. Saprophyticus (2nd leading cause; in sexually active women)
Klebsiella pneumoniae (3rd leading cause–associated with catheters)
Serratia
Enterobacter
Proteus mirabilis (urease + and produces struvite stones), Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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Pneumonia in Alcoholic/IV Drug User

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S. pneumoniae
Klebsiella
Staphylococcus

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Pneumonia in CF

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Pseudomonas
S. aureus
S. pneumoniae

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Atypical Pneumonia

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Mycoplasma
Legionella
Chlamydia

34
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ToRCHeS Infections (mother to fetus)

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Toxoplasma gondii
Rubella
CMV
HIV
Syphilis
35
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Red Rashes of Childhood

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Coxsackievirus type A (Hand-foot-mouth disease)
HHV-6 (Roseola: several days of high fever followed by a macular body rash)
Measles virus (descending rash preceded by cough, coryza, conjunctivitis, and koplik spots)
Parvovirus B19 (Slapped cheek rash)
Rubella (Descending fine truncal rash with postauricular lymphadenopathy)
Streptococcus pyogenes (scarlet fever: “sandpaper like rash”)
VZV (Chickenpox: vesicular rash on trunk spreading to face and extremities)

36
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Red Rashes of Childhood

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Coxsackievirus type A (Hand-foot-mouth disease)
HHV-6 (Roseola: several days of high fever followed by a macular body rash)
Measles virus (descending rash preceded by cough, coryza, conjunctivitis, and koplik spots)
Parvovirus B19 (Slapped cheek rash)
Rubella (Descending fine truncal rash with postauricular lymphadenopathy)
Streptococcus pyogenes (scarlet fever: “sandpaper like rash”)
VZV (Chickenpox: vesicular rash on trunk spreading to face and extremities)

37
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Two Most Common Causes of Nosocomial Infections

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E. coli (UTI from catheter)

S. aureus (wound infection)

38
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Seven Other Nosocomial Infections (Not E. coli or S. aureus)

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C. albicans (hyperalimentation)
CMV/RSV (newborn nursery)
P. mirabilis (catheter)
HBV (renal dialysis unit)
Legionella (water aerosols)
P. aeruginosa (respiratory therapy equipment)

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