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Vectors Flashcards

1
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Organism causing Queensland tick typhus

A

R. australis

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2
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Defining features of B. holmseii

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oxidase-
urease-
motility-

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3
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Reservoir of Erlichia

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dogs, white tailed deer

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4
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Bugs/Drugs with special requirements for antibiogram

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S. aureus - report/calculate MRSA and MSSA
S. viridans grp - calc %S and %I to penicilllin
S. pneumoniae - calc %S and % I to penicillin, AND %S to mening and non-menig breakpoints of penicillin, cefotaxime, and ceftriaxone

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5
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Vector for Bartonella quintana

A

louse

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6
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Organism causing cat scratch disease

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Bartonella hensleae

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7
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Phenylalanine demainase + Enterobacteriaceae

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“PMP”
Proteus
Mognalla
Providencia

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8
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Reservoir of Anaplasma

A

white footed mouse

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9
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Defining features of B. brochiseptica

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motility+

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10
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Vector of R. rickettsii

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Dermacentor tick

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11
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Vector of R. akari

A

Liponyssoides (mite)

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12
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Organism causing Mediterranean spotted fever

A

R. conorii

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13
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Yellow col Enterobacteriaceae

A

Pantoea agglomerans
Cronobacter sakazakii
E. hermanii
E. cowanii

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14
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Reservoir of R. prowazekii

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humans, flying squirrels

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15
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Organism causing Rikketsialpox

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R. akari

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16
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Vector for Batronella bacilliformis

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sand fly

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17
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Vector of R. prowazekii

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louse (and amblyomma)

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18
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H2S producers (Enterobacteriaceae)

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"Steves pet python eats cats"
Salmonella
P. vulgaris
P. mirabilis
E. tarda
C. freundii
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19
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Organism causing Verruga peruana

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Bartonella bacilliformis

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20
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Defining feature of B. pertussis

A

NG on routine media

urease -

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21
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Organism causing Lyme disease

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Borellia burgdorferi

22
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Gram negatives that are CATALASE NEGATIVE

A

Bartonella
Capnocytophaga
Streptobacillus
H-CEKs

23
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Non-motile Enterobacteriacea

A

“SKY”
Shigella
Klebsiella
Yersinia

24
Q

Defining features of B. parapertussis

A

oxidase-

urease+ (24hrs)

25
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Organism causing HGA

A

Human granulocytic anaplasmosis

Anaplasma phagocytophilium

26
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CAMP positive organisms

A

GBS
Listeria
P. acnes
Turicella otitidis

27
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H2S positive orgs

A 
Salmonella
Erysipelothrix (on TSI)
Proteus vulgaris
Proteus mirabilis
Proteus penneri
Edwardsiella tarda
Citrobacter freundii

Brucella abortus
Campylobacter coli
Aeromonas hydrophila

28
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Organism causing RMSF

A

Rickettsia rickettsii

29
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Catalase positive organisms

A 
Staphylococcus
Micrococcus
Listeria
Bacillus
Corynebacterium
Most Gram Negs
30
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Organism causing Epidemic typhus

A

R. prowazeckii

31
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PYR positive GPCs

A

Enterococcus
S. pyogenes
Staphylococcus (lugdunensis, schleferi, intermedius, haemolyticus)
NVS (Abiotrophia, Granulicatella)

Lactococcus
Vagococcus
Aerococcus viridans
Aliococcus
Gemella
Globicatella
32
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Organisms causing rat bite fever

A 
Streptobacillus moniliformis (US, GNR)
Sprillium minus (Asia, spirochete)
33
Q

VP+ Enterobacteriaceae

A 
"SHEK"
Salmonella
Hafnia
Enterobacter (& Pantoea)
Klebsiella
34
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Indole pos orgs

A 
E. coli
Klebsiella oxytoca
Klebsiella ornithinolytica
Proteus vulgaris
Pleisiomonas
Citrobacter koseri
Cardiobacterium hominis
Aeromonas
Pasteurella multocida
Vibrio
Proprionibacterium acnes
35
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Organisms causing scrub typhus

A

Orientia tsutsugamushi

36
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Organism causing Yaws

A

T. pallidum subsp pertune

37
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Reservoir of R. typhi

A

rats

38
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Organism causing tick-borne relapsing fever

A

Borellia species

39
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Reservoir of R. akari

A

house mouse, wild rodents

40
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Vector of Anaplasma

A

Ixodes tick

41
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Gram negatives that are OXIDASE NEGATIVE

A 
Enterobacteriaceae (not Pleisiomonas)
Stenotrophomonas
Bartonella
Francisella
Burkholderia gladiolii
Bordetella parapertussis
Bordetella holmseii
Pseudomonas luteola
Pseudomonas oryzihabitans
Aggregatibacter
Acinetobacter
Capnocytophaga (human)
42
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Vector of Erlichia

A

Amblyomma americanum (lone star tick)

43
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Organism causing trench fever

A

Bartonella quintana

44
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Organism causing granuloma inguanale (donovanosis)

A

Klebsiella granulomatous

45
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Hippurate hydrolysis positive orgs

A

GBS
Campylobacter jejuni

Lengionella pneumophila
Listeria monocytogenes
Gardnerella vaginalis
Bacillus
Aerococcus
46
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Organism causing louse-borne relapsing fever

A

Borellia recurrentis

47
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Vector of R. typhi

A

Xenopsylla (rat flea)

48
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Organism causing Oroyo fever

A

Bartonella bacilliformis

49
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Organism causing HME

A

Human monocytic erlichiosis

Erlichia chaffeensis

50
Q

Bile esculin positive organisms

A 
Enterococcus
S. bovis group
Lactococcus
Vagococcus
B. fragilis
51
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Reservoir of R. rickettsii

A

ticks (Dermacentor)

52
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Organism causing Endemic (Murine/shop) typhus

A

R. typhi

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