Bug Hints (If All Else Fails) Flashcards

1
Q

Asplenic Patient

A

Encapsulated Microbes (especially SHiN):
S. pneumoniae
H. influenzae B
N. meningitidis

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2
Q

Branching Rods in Oral Infection

Sulfur Granules

A

Actinomyces israelii

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3
Q

Chronic Granulomatous Disease

A

Catalase + microbes (especially S. aureus)

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4
Q

“Currant Jelly” Sputum

A

Klebsiella

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5
Q

Dog or Cat Bite

A

Pasteurella multocida

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6
Q

Facial Nerve Palsy

A

Borrelia burgdorferi (Lyme Disease)

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7
Q

Fungal Infection in Diabetic or Immunocompromised Patient

A

Mucor or Rhizopus spp.

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8
Q

Health Care Provider

A

HBV (from needle stick)

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9
Q

Neutropenic Patients

A
Candida albicans (systemic)
Aspergillus
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10
Q

Organ Transplant Recipient

A

CMV

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11
Q

PAS +

A

Tropheryma whipplei (Whipple Disease)

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12
Q

Pediatric Infection

A

Haemophilus influenzae (including epiglottitis)

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13
Q

Pneumonia in Cystic Fibrosis

Burn Infection

A

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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14
Q

Pus
Empyema
Abscess

A

S. aureus

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15
Q

Rash on Hands and Feet

A

Coxsackie A virus
Treponema pallidum
Rickettsia rickettsii

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16
Q

Sepsis/meningitis in Newborn

A

Group B strep (aglatiae)

17
Q

Surgical Wound

A

S. aureus

18
Q

Traumatic Open Wound

A

Clostridium perfringens