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Pasturella (P. multocida, P. canis) General

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Gram Negative coccobacilli, non motile

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Pasturella (P. multocida, P. canis) Animal bite

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50% of dog bites 70% of cat bites Normal oral flora of dogs and cats

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Pasturella (P. multocida, P. canis) toxins

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Toxin producing LPS

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Pasturella (P. multocida, P. canis) Clinical Manifestations

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Localized cellulitis and lymphadenitis Complications: celluitis, abscess formation, tenosynovitis, osteomyelitis (cat), septic arthritis (cat)

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Pasturella (P. multocida, P. canis) Treatment

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Susceptible to several antibiotics

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Capnocytophaga Canimorsus General

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Capnophilic (requires CO2) Gram Neg fusiform bacilli

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Capnocytophaga Canimorsus Animal Bite

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Oral flora of dogs

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Capnocytophaga Canimorsus Toxins

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Produces a substance that modifies polymorphonuclear cell chemotactic activity

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Capnocytophaga Canimorsus Clinical

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Septicemia and meningitis

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Baceroides (b. fragilis) General

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Gram neg slender bacilli anaerobic

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Baceroides (b. fragilis) Toxins

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Polysaccharide capsule LPS Produces Superoxide Dismutase (can survive in oxygen)

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Baceroides (b. fragilis) Clinical

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Involved in polymicrobial infections, causes disease when introduced into other tissues following trauma (sinus/ear, abscesses, skin/soft tissue, gynecologic)

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Baceroides (b. fragilis) Diagnosis

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BBE MEDIA

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Actinomyces General

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Gram Positive Bacilli Filamentous Slow growing Colonize oropharynx anaerobic

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Actinomyces Clinical

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Causes disease if introduced into sites following tissue damage

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Fusobacterium General

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Gram Negative Bacilli, pleomorphic Normal flora of URT and GI anaerobic

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Fusobacterium Clinical

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Causes disease following tissue damage, polymicrobial infections

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Eikenella Corrodens General

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HACEK Gram Neg Bacilli Fastidious (doesn’t grow well), pleomorphic Facultative anaerobe BLEACH SMELL -Normal flora of oropharynx and upper respiratory tract

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Eikenella Corrodens Animal Bite

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Human bite infections, IV drug users who lick their needles

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Eikenella Corrodens Lab diagnosis

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Oxidase positive Catalase negative Urease negative Indole negative

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Eikenella Corrodens Dx/Treatment

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Resistant to antibiotics GROWTH ON PITTED AGAR

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Peptostreptococci General

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Anaerobic gram + cocci, Fastidious, difficult to isolate, slow growth

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Peptostreptococci Animal Bite

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Normal flora HUMAN BITES

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Peptostreptococci Clinical

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Polymicrobial infections, sinusitis, osteomyelitis, abscesses, wounds,obstetrical and gynecological infections, sepsis

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Peptostreptococci Dx
Need anaerobic media for growth, prolonged culture
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Gram Negative coccobacilli, non motile
Pasturella (P. multocida, P. canis) General
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50% of dog bites 70% of cat bites Normal oral flora of dogs and cats
Pasturella (P. multocida, P. canis) Animal bite
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Toxin producing LPS
Pasturella (P. multocida, P. canis) toxins
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Localized cellulitis and lymphadenitis Complications: celluitis, abscess formation, tenosynovitis, osteomyelitis (cat), septic arthritis (cat)
Pasturella (P. multocida, P. canis) Clinical Manifestations
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Susceptible to several antibiotics
Pasturella (P. multocida, P. canis) Treatment
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Capnophilic (requires CO2) Gram Neg fusiform bacilli
Capnocytophaga Canimorsus General
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Oral flora of dogs
Capnocytophaga Canimorsus Animal Bite
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Produces a substance that modifies polymorphonuclear cell chemotactic activity
Capnocytophaga Canimorsus Toxins
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Septicemia and meningitis
Capnocytophaga Canimorsus Clinical
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Gram neg slender bacilli anaerobic
Baceroides (b. fragilis) General
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Polysaccharide capsule LPS Produces Superoxide Dismutase (can survive in oxygen)
Baceroides (b. fragilis) Toxins
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Involved in polymicrobial infections, causes disease when introduced into other tissues following trauma (sinus/ear, abscesses, skin/soft tissue, gynecologic)
Baceroides (b. fragilis) Clinical
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BBE MEDIA
Baceroides (b. fragilis) Diagnosis
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Gram Positive Bacilli Filamentous Slow growing Colonize oropharynx anaerobic
Actinomyces General
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Causes disease if introduced into sites following tissue damage
Actinomyces Clinical
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Gram Negative Bacilli, pleomorphic Normal flora of URT and GI anaerobic
Fusobacterium General
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Causes disease following tissue damage, polymicrobial infections
Fusobacterium Clinical
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HACEK Gram Neg Bacilli Fastidious (doesn't grow well), pleomorphic Facultative anaerobe BLEACH SMELL -Normal flora of oropharynx and upper respiratory tract
Eikenella Corrodens General
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Human bite infections, IV drug users who lick their needles
Eikenella Corrodens Animal Bite
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Oxidase positive Catalase negative Urease negative Indole negative
Eikenella Corrodens Lab diagnosis
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Resistant to antibiotics GROWTH ON PITTED AGAR
Eikenella Corrodens Dx/Treatment
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Anaerobic gram + cocci, Fastidious, difficult to isolate, slow growth
Peptostreptococci General
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Normal flora HUMAN BITES
Peptostreptococci Animal Bite
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Polymicrobial infections, sinusitis, osteomyelitis, abscesses, wounds,obstetrical and gynecological infections, sepsis
Peptostreptococci Clinical
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Need anaerobic media for growth, prolonged culture
Peptostreptococci Dx

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