The Color of Pus = PURULENT Flashcards

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Blue / Green

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Loves hot/warm places
#1 pneumonia seen w/ cystic fibrosis
Fluoresces “Blue” under UV light

“AIR is BLUE!”

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Red

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Serratia marcenscens

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White

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Chlamydia

vs. white discharge = Candida

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Yellow

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Staph Aureus

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Yellow/Green

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Gonorrhea

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