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Microbiology Flashcards

1
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How do you know it’s an anaerobe?

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Gas, bad odor

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What makes an adequate sputum sample?

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25 leukocytes per low power field

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What bug causes acute bacterial endocarditis?

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Strep viridians (attacks damaged valves)

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How do you diagnosed Rheumatic Fever?

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Need at least 2 “SPECC”

Subcutaneous nodules
Polyarthritis
Erythema Marginatum (red margins)
Chorea (Sydenham's)
Carditis (MS>AS>TS) "MAT"
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5
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What are the only Gram - diplococci?

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Neisseria

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What is the only Gram + diplococci?

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Streo pneumo

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7
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What bugs cause heart block onfections?

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“Dont TeLL Chaga”

Diphtheria
Typhoid fever (salmonella typhii)
Legionella
Lyme disease
Chagas disease (Whipple's)
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8
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What are the IgA protease bugs?

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Strep pneumo
H. influenza
Neisseria catt

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9
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What do the IgA protease bugs cause?

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Sinusitis, otitis media, pneumonia, bronchitis

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10
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What are the simple Gram-bugs?

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“simple HE”
H-influenza
E.coli

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What are the atypical (no cell wall) bacteria?

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"CLUMsy"
Chlamydia
Legionella
Ureaplasma
Mycoplasma
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What is the only Gram + endotoxin?

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Listeria

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What are the Gram - exotoxins?

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H influenza, Bordetella Pertussis

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What are the spore forming Gram + bacteria?

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Bacillus anthracis, Clostridium botulinum

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15
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What bugs cause walking pneumonia?

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"Come My Love for a walk?
0-2 mo: Chlamydia pn
10-30 y: Mycoplasma pn
>40 y: Legionella pn
AIDS/Premies: Pneumo Jirovecii
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16
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What causes Cryoglobulinemia?

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"I AM HE"
Influenza
Adenovirus
Mycoplasma
Hep B, C
EBV
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17
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What are the Silver Stainers?

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"HaLV-C=Comma"
H. pylori
Listeria
Vibrio
Campylobacter
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18
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What bacteria cause diarrhea

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“CBS”
Clostridium
Bacillus cereus
Staph aureus

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19
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What are the Gram - capsules?

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“Some Killers Have Pretty Nice Capsules”

Salmonella
Klebsiella
H influenza B
Pseudomonas
Neisseria
Citrobacter
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20
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What is the Gram + Capsule?

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Strep Pneumo

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What are the Urease + bugs?

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"Urease PPUNCH"
Proteus
Pseudomonas
Ureoplasma
Nocardia
Cryptococcus
H Pylori
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What bugs cause Monocytosis?

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"STELS" 
Syphilis
TB
EBV
Listeria
Salmonella
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23
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What are the big Mama Anaerobes?

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Bacteroides fragilis
Strep Bovis
C. septicum

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24
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What bugs disrupt G proteins?

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Pertussis: inhibits Gi
Cholera: Stimulates Gs
E. coli: Stimulates Gs

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What bacterias causes UTIs and prostatitis?

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E.coli
Proteus
Klebsiella
Pseudomonas

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26
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What bug is associated w/cat scratch?

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Bartonella henselae

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27
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What bug is associated w/cat saliva?

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Pasturella multocida

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28
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WHat bug is associated w/ cat pee?

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Toxoplasmosis

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29
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What bug is associated w/cat caca?

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Toxocara cati

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30
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What disease are caused by the Ixodes Tick?

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Lyme disease -bull’s eye lessions
Babesiosis - hemolytic anemia
Ehrlichiosis - puncture near eye

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31
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What bug causes hospital abscesses?

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Day 1-3: Staph aureus - lots of O2
Day 4-7: Strep viridans: no enzymes
Day >7: Anaerobes - PMNs

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32
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What kind of patients does Staph and Pseudomonas like to attack?

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DM
Cystic fibrosis pt
Burns pts
Neutropenic pts

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33
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What disease have granulomas?

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TB
Sarcoidosis
Syphilis
Histiocytosis X
The -ellas
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34
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What disease provide malaria protection?

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Sickle cell: AAs

G-6PD: Mediterraneans

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35
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What bug causes multiple liver abscesses?

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Entamoeba histolytica

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36
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What bug causes multiple cerebral abscesses?

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Citrobacter

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37
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What has multiple lung aneurysms?

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Osler-Weber-Rendu

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38
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What bugs cause Loeffler syndrome?

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"NASSA" 
Necator americanus
Ancylostoma duodenale
Schistosomiasis
Strongyloides
Ascaris lumbricoides
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39
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What is the symptom of Loeffler syndrome?

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Pulmonary eosinophilia

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40
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What is PIE syndrome?

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Pulmonary Infiltrate w/ Eosinophilia

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41
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What disease have PIE syndrome?

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Aspergillus, Loeffler’s, Churg-Strauss

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42
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What disease does Coxsackie A cause?

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Hand-foot-mooth disease

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43
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What disease does Coxsackie B cause?

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Endocarditis, DM type 1

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44
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What bugs cause Meningitis?

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0-2mo: “baby BEL”
Group B strep
E coli
Listeria

> 2mo: Strep pneumo
10-21y/o: N. meningitidis

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45
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What are the CSF lab vales for Meningitis?

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PMNs-> bacteria
T cells/MP->nonbacterial
Normal glucose -> viral

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46
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What does the Hep B Core Ag tell you?

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Gone before pt has symptoms (2 mo)

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47
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What does the core Ab tell you?

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Past infection

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48
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What does the surface Ag tell you?

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Current infection

49
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What does the surface Ab tell you?

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Vaccination has occurred

50
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What does the E Ag tell you?

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Transmissibility/infectivity

51
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What does the E Ab tell you?

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Low transmissibility

52
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What antibody shows past Hep A infection?

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IgG

53
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What antibody shows current Hep A infection?

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IgM

54
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What type of people does Hep E like to infect?

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Pregnant women. Asians

55
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What is associated with Staph aureus?

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Cellulitis, dairy products, gold pigment, endocarditis, styes, hordeolum (on eyelid)

56
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What is associated with Strep pyogenes?

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“LINES”, ASO, hyaluronic acid capsule

57
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What is associated with Staph epidermidis?

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Central lines, VP shunts, white pigment

58
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What is associated w/ Propionibacterium?

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Acne, Progesterone=> propionic acid

59
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What is associated w/Pateurella?

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Cat/dog saliva => cellulitus w/lymphadenitis

60
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What is associated w/Staph saprophyticus?

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Female UTIs, honeymooners cystitis

61
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What is associated w/ Hemophilus aegyptus?

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Swollen eyeball w/pus

62
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What is associated w/Francisella tularensis?

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Ulcers at rabbit or deer tick bite site (Tx: Streptomycin)

63
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What is associated with Pseudomonas aeruginosa?

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Otitis externa, ecthyma granulosum, loves rubber, whirlpool folliculitis, ADP ribosylates EF-2

64
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What is associated w/Streptococcus pneumoniae?

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Otitis media, red bulging tympanic membrane

65
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What is associated w/ Fusobacterium?

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Painful mouth ulcers, gum pus, Vincents angina

66
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What is associated w/Strep mutans?

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Dental Cavities

67
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What is associated w/ Strep viridans?

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Subacute bacterial endocarditis, green pigment

68
Q

What is associated w/Strep salivarius?

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Cold agglutinin test

69
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What is associated w/Strep pyogenes?

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Rheumatic fever, strain 12=>PSGN

70
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What is associated w/ Group C Strep?

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Pharyngitis

71
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What is associated w/ Corynebacyerium diphtheriae?

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Chinese letters, gray pseudomembrane, suffocation, ADP ribosylates EF2, heart block, Elek test

72
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What is associated w/ Strep pneumonia?

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Gram + diplococci, rusty sputum, IgA protease, vaccine covers 23 strains

73
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What is associated w/ H influenza?

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Gram - pleomorphic rod, Factors V/X, 5 C-ribose capsule, B-type:meningitis, epiglottitis, sepsis

74
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What is associated w/ N Catarrhalis?

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Loves mucus-> attacks respiratory tract

75
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What is associated w/ Chlamydia psittaci?

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Parakeets, parrots

76
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What is associated with Chlamydia pneumonia?

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Staccato coughing, elementary and reticulate bodies

77
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What is associated with Mycoplasma pneumonia?

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Bullous myringitis, ground glass CXR, P1 protein, erythema multiforme

78
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What is associated w/ Legionella pneumonia?

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AC ducts, silver stains lung, CYEA, pontiac fever, Legionnaire’s pneumonia

79
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What is associated with Pnuemocystis Jiroveciinia?

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AIDS, premies, rusty sputum, silver stains lung, ^ LDH (Tx: steroids)

80
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What is associated with Clostridium botulinum?

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Canned food, honey, inhibits Ach release, resp failure, stool toxin (Tx: Penicillin)

81
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What is associated with Clostridium tetani?

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Rusty nail wounds, inhibits Gly release, resp failure, risus sardonicus, tennis, racquet shape

82
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What is associated with Bordetella pertussis?

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Whooping cough, ADP ribosylates Gi

83
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What is associatedw/Bacillus antracis?

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Black eschar, woolsorter’s lung disease, D-Glu, boxcar-like spore (Tx: Ciprofloxacin)

84
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What is associated with H pylori?

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Duodenal ulcers

85
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What is associated with Salmonella?

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Raw chicken & eggs, tutles, rose typhoid spots, H2S, sickle cell osteomyelitis

86
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What is associated w/ Campylobacter jejuni?

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Raw chicken & eggs, very bloody diarrhea, inactivated by gastric juice, Guillain-Barre, seagull -shape

87
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What is associated with clostridium perfringes?

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Holiday ham & turkey, DM gas gangrene, soil/feces

88
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What is associated w/ Bacillus cereus?

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Fried rice, pre-formed toxin

89
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What is associated with Listeria monocytogenes?

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Raw cabbage, hot dogs, spoiled milk, migrant workers => heart block, meningitis, abortions

90
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What is associated w/ Vibrio parahaemolyticus?

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Raw fish

91
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What is associated with Actinomyces?

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Face fistulas, sulfur granules

92
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What is associated w/ Vibrio vulnificus?

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Raw oysters, cellulitis in swimmers cuts

93
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What is associated with Shigella?

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Day care outbreaks => seizures, destroys 60 S ribosome, infects M cells

94
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What is associated with Vibrio Cholera?

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Rice water diarrhea, ADP ribosylates Gs

95
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What is associated w/ Clostridium difficile?

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Explosive diarrhea= pseudomembranous colitis

96
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What is associated with Yersinis enterolitica?

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Presents like appendicitis + Reiter’s, bloody diarrhea

97
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What is associated w/ Strep bovis?

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Colon cancer, black pigment

98
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What is associated with Clostridium septicum?

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colon cancer

99
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What is associated with ETEC?

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Traveler’s=> rice-water diarrhea

100
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What is associated with EHEC?

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Hemmorrhagic=> renal failure

101
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What is associated w/ EIEC?

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Inflammatory=> loose stool

102
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What is associated w/ EPEC?

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Pathogenic=> newborn diarrhea

103
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What is associated w/ E. coli?

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Raw hamburger, ADP ribosylates Gs, verotoxin, HUS

104
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What is associated w/ Proteus mirabilis?

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Staghorn calculus, UTI (Tx: Norfloxacin)

105
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What is associated w/Klebsiella pneumonia?

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Alcoholics, currant jelly sputum, UTI lung fissure

106
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What is associated w/ Staph saprophyticus?

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Young & college girls UTIs

107
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What is associated with N meningitides?

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DIC, pili, releases toxin in log phase

108
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What is associated with Brucella?

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farmers/vet, spiking fever 5x/day, animal placentas

109
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What is associated w/ R. rikettsii?

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Ticks=> Rocky mountain spotted fever

110
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What is associated w/ R. akari?

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Mites=> fleshy papules

111
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What is associated w/ R typhi?

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Fleas, starts in armpit

112
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What is associated w/ R. prowazekii?

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Lice, starts on body

113
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What is associated w/ R tsutsugamushi?

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Mites=> scrub typhus

114
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What is associated with Coxiella burnetti?

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Dusty barn=> Qfever

115
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What is associated w/ Yersinia pestis?

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Rats, fleas=> bubonic plague

116
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What is associated with Bartonella henselae?

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Cat scratch => single painful lymph node, silver stains

117
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What is associated w/ bacteroides fragilis?

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Post-op bowel abscess, grows in blood clots

118
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What is associated w/ Chlamydia trachomatis?

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Neonatal inturned eyelashes/cornea ulcers

119
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What is associated w/Neisseria gonorrhea?

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Pili, urthritis, tenovitis, septic arthritis

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