Systems Flashcards
Normal flora: skin
S. epidermidis
Normal flora: nose
S. epidermidis; colonized by S. aureus
Normal flora: orophatynx
Viridans group streptococci
Normal flora: dental plaque
Strep. mutans
Normal flora: colon
Bacteroides fragilis > E.coli
Normal flora: vagina
Lactobacillus
colonized by E. coi
Group B Strep
Food poisoning: contaminated seafood
Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibro vulnificus
can cause wound infection from contact with contaminated water or shellfish
Food poisoning: reheated rice
Bacillus cereus (start and end quickly)
Food poisoning: meats, mayo, custard
S. aureus (preformed toxin; start and end quickly)
Food poisoning: reheated meat dishes
Clostridium perfringens
Food poisoning: improperly canned foods
C. botulinum
Food poisoning: undercooked meat
E. coli O157:H7
Food poisoning: poulty, meat, and eggs
Salmonella
Mimic appendicitis
Yersinia enterocoliticia (mesenteric adenitis)
Nontyphoidal Salmonella
Camplyobacter jejuni
Pneumonia in Neonates
(< 4wk)
Group B Strep
E. coli
Pneumonia in Children
(4wk - 18 yr) RSV Mycoplasma Chlamydia trachomatis (infants - 3 yr) Chlamydia pneumoniae (school-age) Strep pneumoniae
Pneumonia in Adults (18 - 40 yr)
Mycoplasma
C. pneumoniae
S. pneumoniae
Pneumonia in Adults (40 - 65 yr)
S. pneumoniae H. influenzae Anaerobes Viruses Mycoplasma
Pneumonia in Elderly
S. pneumoniae Influenza virus Anaerobes H. influenzae Gram-negative rods
Pneumonia in nosocomial
Staph, enteric gram-negative rods
Pneumonia in immunocompromised
Staph, enteric gram-negative rods, fungi, viruses, Pneumocystis jirovecii (HIV)
Pneumonia in aspiration
anaerobes