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AV nodal block

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Lyme disease

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MALT lymphoma

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H. pylori

also gastric adenocarcinoma

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Clue cell

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Gardnerella vaginalis

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Argyll Robertson pupil

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Tertiary syphilis

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Lacks classic peptidoglycan wall rendering B-lactam antibiotics less effectiove

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Chlamydia trachomatis

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Exotoxin A

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Strep pyogenes

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Produces alpha toxin

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C. perfringes

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Cleave SNARE protein

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tetanospasmin

botulinum toxin

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Mulberry molars

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Congenital syphilis

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Strawberry tongue, sandpaper rash

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Scarlet fever - strep pyogenes (GAS)

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Lymphgranuloma venereum

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Chlamydia trachomatis serotype L1, L2, L3

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Only bacterium with polypeptide capsule

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Bacillus anthracis

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Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction

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post-antibiotic flu-like syndrome due to killed spirochetes releasing endotoxin

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Q fever

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Coxiella

cattle/sheep amniotic fluid

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Cause oral/facial defects with sinus tracts

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Actinomyces

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Armadillo reservoir

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Mycobacterium leprae

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Gas gangrene and hemolysis

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C. perfringens

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Grows in 42C

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Campylobacter jejuni

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Avian reservoir

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Chlamydia psittaci

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Bilateral facial palsy

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Lyme disease

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Alcoholics, diabetics, aspiration

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Kleb

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Condyloma lata

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Secondary syph

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Important association with S. bovis

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Colon cancer

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Actin rocket tails

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Listeria

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Toxin A vs Toxin B in C. diff
Toxin A - binds to brush border of gut Toxin B - cytotoxin - pseudomembranous colitis
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Hansen disease with low cell-mediated immune response | Mostly Th2 response
Lepromatous Tuberculoid has Th1, cell-mediated immune response
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Obligate intracellular - cannot make own ATP
Chlamydia Other obligate intracellular bacteria: Rickettsia Coxiella Mycobacterium leprae
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Contributes to chronic pneumonia in CF patients
Pseudomonas due to mucoid polysaccharide capsule - biofilm formation
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Cord factor
Mycobacterium inhibits macrophage maturation
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Affects Renshaw cells in spinal cord
C. tetani - tetanospasmin
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Elek test
Diphtheria
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Chronic infection causes blindness in Africa due to follicular conjunctivitis
Chlamydia trachomatis serotypes A, B, C
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Ecthyma gangrenosum
Pseudomonas
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Cytoplasmic inclusions seen on Giemsa or fluorescent antibody
Chlamydia
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Pseudoappendicitis
Yersinia enterocolitica mesenteric adenitis or terminal ileitis
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Important nosocomial infection caused by this group D strep
VRE | vancomycin resistant enterocci
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Permanent activation of Gs
Cholera toxin
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Branching filament bacterium, acid fast, aerobe
Nocardia
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Exotoxin encoded by Beta-prophage
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
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Screen 35-37 week AOG mothers for this bacteria
GBS agalactiae
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Constipation followed by diarrhea Rose spots on abdomen
Typhoid fever | Salmonella typhi
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Produces IgA proteases
Strep pneumo Neisseria H. influenzae
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Sarcoidosis causes false negative what
PPD
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Pyocyanin
Pseudomonas
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Makes dextran - binding to fibrin-platelet aggregates on heart valves
Strep sanguinis
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M protein
GAS (pyogenes) antiphagocytic protein causes reactivity with host cells
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Produce biofilms - adhere to prosthetic devices and IV catheters
Staph epidermidis
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Association with Reiter syndrome
Shigella flexneri | Chlamydia trachomatis
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Inhibits EF-2
Diphtheria toxin | Pseudomonas
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Yellow sulfur granules
Actinomyces
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Gram positive rod with metachromatic granules
Diphtheria
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Hippurate (+) test
Strep agalactiae (GBS)
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Atypical walking pneumonia | High titer of IgM cold agglutinins
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
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HUS
EHEC Shigella Triad = hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, acute renal failure
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Impetigo in staph aureus vs strep pyogenes
strep pyo = vesicular | staph auerues = bullous
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Rash starts at wrists and ankles then spreads to palm, sole, trunk
Rocky Mountain spotted fever Rickettsi rickettsii
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Colonizes gallbladder - carrier state
Salmonella typhi
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Enzyme used to form fibrin clot
coagulase -- abscess formation
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Saber shin
Congenital syphilis
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Fishy smell, grayish vaginal discharge
Gardnerella
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Painful chancroid
H. ducreyi
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Babies are commonly susceptible to these bacteria
GBS agalactiae | Listeria monocytogenes
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Charcot joint | Stroke without hypertension
Tertiary syphilis
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Floppy baby syndrome
ingestion of C. botulinum spores in honey
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Second common most UTI in young women
S. saprophyticus
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Burn victims
Pseudomonas
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Endemic vs Epidemic typhus
Both rashes start centrally, spare palm/sole Endemic - R. typhi Epidemic - R. prowazekii
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Erythema chronicum migrans
Lyme disease
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Causes osteomyelitis in sickle cell
Salmonella Common osteomyelitis causing organisms Staph aureus Pseudomonas Salmonella
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False positives in VDRL
Viral - mono, hep Drug Rheumatic fever Lupus, Leprosy
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Legionella stains with what? | grown in what medium
Silver stain Charcoal yest extract culture with iron and cysteine
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Red current jelly sputum
Klebsiella
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Hot tub folliculitis
Pseudomonas
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PYR (pyrrolidonyl arylamidase) positive
Strep pyogenes
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Chocolate agar, factors V and X
H. influenzae

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