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Table 3.2 Clinical syndromes and causative agents Flashcards

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Bacteremia in patients with colon cancer

A

C septicum

S bovis

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Bacterial meningitis

Neonates

Infants and young children

Young adults

Elderly

A

Neonates:

GBS, E coli, L monocytogenes

Infants and young children:
S pneumoniae, N meningitidis, H influenzae

Young adults:

S pneumoniae, N meningitidis, H influenzae

Elderly:

S pneumoniae, N meningitidis, H influenzae, L monocytogenes

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Fungal meningitis

A

Cryptococcus

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Aseptic meningitis

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Enteroviruses (Coxsackie, echovirus, enterovirus)

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Viral encephalitis

A

Arboviruses:

Eastern and western equine

flaviviridae (WNV, St Louis)

HSV-1

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Impetigo

A

S aureus

S pyogenes

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Furunculosis (infection of skin adnexa, boils)

Carbunculosis (draining sinuses from confluent skin adnexa)

A

S aureus

S pyogenes

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Skin infection associated with whirl pools

A

P aeruginosa

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Dog bite infection

A

Capnocytophaga canimorsus

Pasteurella multocida

Staphylococcus intermedius

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Mycobaterial skin infection

A

M fortuitum

M chelonae

M marinum

M haemophilum

M ulcerans

M leprae

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Toxic shock syndrome

A

S aureus

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Scalded skin syndrome (Lyells or Ritters syndrome)

A

S aureus

S pyogenes

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Erythrasma

A

Corynebacterium minutissimum (intertriginous red rash)

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Pseudomembranous colitis

A

C difficile

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Botryomycosis

A

S aureus

P aeruginosa

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Juvenile periodontitis

A

Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans

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Ulceroglandular fever

A

Francisella tularensis

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Glanders

A

Burkholderia mallei

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Melioidosis

A

Burkholderia pseudomallei

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Rocky mountain spotted fever

A

Rickettsia rickettsii

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Visceral larva migrans

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Toxocara canis/cati

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Cutaneous larva migrans

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Ancylostoma braziliense

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Bacterial cellulitis

  • most common overall and cause of erysipelas
  • Erysipeloid
  • Animal bite associated
  • Fresh water associated
  • Salt water associated
A

Most common: S pyogenes (GAS)

Erysipeloid: Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae

Animal bite: Pasteurella multocida

Fresh water: Aeromonas hydrophila

Salt water: Vibrio vulnificus

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Bacterial pharyngitis

A

S pyogenes

C diphtheriae

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Whooping cough
Bordetella pertussis
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Acute epiglottitis
H influenzae type B
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Chancroid
Haemophilus ducreyi (painful)
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Lymphogranuloma venereum
C trachomatis (painful lymph nodes)
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Bacterial arthritis - children and adults, monoarticular - IV drug abusers - young adults, polyarticular
**Children and adults, monoarticular:** S aureus, streptococcus **IV drug abusers:** Pseudomonas **Young adults, polyarticular:** N gonorrhoeae
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Bacterial pneumonia - community - chronic alcoholic - CF - Atypical/walking - Nosocomial
- community * S pneumoniae, L pneumonia, H influenzae, S aureus, M pneumoniae - chronic alcoholic: K pneuomoniae - CF: P aeruginosa - Atypical/walking: mycoplasma pneumonia, chlamydia pneumoniae - Nosocomial: E coli, P aeruginosa, S aureus, L pneumoniae
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Viral pneumonia - infants/children - adults
**Infants/children:** RSV **Adults:** Influenza A (orthomyxovirus)
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Croup (acute laryngotracheobronchitis)
Parainfluenza virus serotypes 1-3
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Otitis media
S pneumoniae, H influenzae, M cattarrhalis
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Bacterial peritonitis 1. spontaneous (cirrhosis with ascites) 2. secondary (ruptured bowel)
1. S pneumoniae 2. Mixed: E coli, enterococci, B fragilis, other anaerobes
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Gastroenteritis 1. with short incubation (1-8 hours) 2. Fried rice 3. Traveler's diarrhea 4. Hamburgers in fast food restaurants 5. Antibiotic associated colitis 6. Viral 7. Causing bloody diarrhea 8. Diarrhea with systemic disease
1. S aureus, B cereus 2. B cereus 3. E coli (ETEC) 4. E coli (EHEC) 5. C difficile 6. Rotavirus, norwalk virus, enteric adenovirus 7. Salmonella enteriditis, shigella, campylobacter jejuni, EHEC, EIEC, K oxytoca, entamoeba histolytica, balantidium coli, CMV 8. salmonella typhi, other salmonella, yersinia enterocolitica, campylobacter
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Osteomyelitis
S aureus
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Necrotizing fasciitis
usually polymicrobial S pyogenes, anaerobes (bacteroides)
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undulant fever 1. pig 2. goat 3. dog
1. brucella suis 2. brucella melitensis 3. brucella canis
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Rabbit fever or deerfly fever (tularemia)
Francisella tularensis
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Plague
yersinia pestis
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carrion disease or verruga peruana (bartonellosis)
bartonella bacilliformis
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uterine infection following septic abortion
clostridium perfringens
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leprosy (hansen disease)
M leprae
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rat bite fever
streptobacillus moniliformis
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San Joaquin Valley fever
Coccidioides immitis
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Superficial (noninvasive) mycoses
1. dermatophytes - epidermophyton, microsporon, trichophyton 2. black piedra - piedraia hortae 3. white piedra - trichosporon beigelii and other trichosporon species 4. tinea versicolor - malassezia furfur 5. tinea nigra palmaris/plantaris - hortaea werneckii
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Cutaneous and subcutaneous mycoses
1. chromoblastomycosis - phialophora verrucosa, fonsecaea pedrosoi 2. lobomycosis - lacazia loboi 3. phaeohyphomycosis - exophiala jeanselmei, phialophora verrucosa, wangiella dermatitidis, alternaria speciea 4. sporotrichosis - sporothrix schenkii 5. eumycotic mycetoma - exophiala jeanselmei, madurella, pseidallescheria boydii 6. rhinosporidiosis - rhinosporidium seeberi
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Rhinoscleroma
klebsiella rhinoscleromatis
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actinomycotic mycetoma
Madura foot actinomyces, nocardia, streptomyces
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measles
rubeola
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Erysipelas
S pyogenes
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German measles
rubella
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chicken pox
varicella zoster
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labial herpes
HSV-1
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genital herpes
HSV -2
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roseola infantum (exanthem subitum)
HHV-6
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fifth disease (erythema infectiosum, slapped cheek)
Parvovirus B19
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Chagas
Trypanosoma cruzi
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African sleeping sickness
Trypanosoma brucei
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Adiaspiromycosis
Emmonsia parvum (formerly chrysosporium parvum) - resembles Coccidioides - lung infection (granulomas)
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Fungal external otitis
Aspergillus niger
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Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis
measles reactivated
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hand foot mouth disease
coxsackie A
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viral myocarditis
coxsackie B
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PML
JC
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scarlet fever
GAS
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acute mastitis
S aureus
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q fever
coxiella burnetii
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primary amebic meningoencephalitis
naegleria fowleri
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ganulomatous amebic encephalitis
acanthamoeba and balamuthia mandrillaris
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postsplenectomy sepsis
S pneumoniae

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