bacteria and infection types Flashcards by Claire Ross | Brainscape

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Gram positive:

anearobic cocci example

A

anaerobic streptococci

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Gram positive:

anaerobic bacilli 2 types

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clostridiodes difficile

clostridiodes perfingers

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clostridiodes difficile

found in and causes

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found in- gut asymptomatic and stool spores

causes diarrhoea

antibiotics can increase risk

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clostridiodes perfingers

found in and causes

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found in gut and soil

causes: wound infections and gastroenteritis

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aerobic cocci 2 types

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streptococci

staphlococci

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streptococci 3 types

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alpha- turns blood agar green

beta- turns blood agar clear

non heamolytic

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alpha streptococci example

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streptococcus pnueminiae

caues meningitis, pnuemonia and sepsis

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beta streptococci example

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strep pyogenes

flesh eating bug- necrosis

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staphlococci examples

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staohlococci aurus

coagulase negative staphlococci

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staph aurus info

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diagnosed by: coagulase test (+ve = aurus)

found in: nose, auxilla and perineum

causes: boils, absesses, sepsis

2 main types:

MRSA- methacillan resistent
MSSA- methacillin sesntive penacillen resistent

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coagulase negative staphlococci

found in and causes

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found in skin

causes biofilms around implants

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streptococci, staphlococci, clostridiodes difficile and perfingers are all

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gram +ve

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gram negative:

aerobic bacilli

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bacilli psuedomonas

small- heamophilius influenzae

LARGE- coliforms
inc e.coli

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bacilli psuedomonas

found in and causes

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drains sinks mops

sepsis, VTI, major CF complication

VERY RESISTANT

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bacilli heamophilusinfluenza

found in and causes

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mixed appearence with cocci

causes resp tract infections

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bacilli coliforms info

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in enterobacteriacea family

found in large intestine

tests look for lactose fermentation

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coliform example- e.coli

found in and causes

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large intestine

causes heaps inc UTI

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other coliform examples

A

shigella
causes diarhoea and dysentary

kleyslella
causes UTI and hospital pnumonia

proteus
causes UTI and stones

Q

gram negative aerobic cocci

A

neisseria meningitrias

causes meningitis and sepsis

testing samples are taken from sterile sites- CSF

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gram negative anearobic bacilli

A

bacteriodes fragilis

found in normal intestine

cause intra abdominal absess

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gram negative microaprophillic bacilli

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compylobacter

curved

found in: domestic animals

spread by: feaces

causes bloody: diarhoea

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mycobacteria info

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stained using ziel nelsen or furmarite

doesnt show species and very slow growth

cause TB

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spirocheates info and examples

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long spiral shape

difficult to culture

T reponema pallidum
borrelia burgdorferi

Q

T reponema pallidum causes

A

syphylis

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borrelia burgdorferi causes

A

lyme disease