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Pasteurella multocida

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Cat bite

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Onchocerca volvulus

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blackfly bite

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Capnocytophaga canimorsus

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Dog bite

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Streptobacillus moniliformis

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Rat bite

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Bacillus anthracis

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herbivores: cattle, sheep, goats, horses

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Human bite wound

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Eikenella corrodens

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Sporothrix schenckii

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plant material, rosebush thorns, wood splinter

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Mycetoma, Lobomycosis, Phaeomycotic cyst

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plant material exposure

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Fecal contamination

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Enterovirus

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Microorganism associated w/ Erythema Infectiosum

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HPV B19

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Microorganism associated w/ Measles/Rubeola

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Measles

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Microorganism associated w/ 3-day Measles

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Rubella

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Microorganism associated w/ Enteroviral infection

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ECHO, Coxsackie, Enterovirus 68-71

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Microorganism associated w/ Cold Sores

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HSV-1/2

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Microorganism associated w/ Chickenpox

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VZV (or HHV-3)

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Microorganism associated w/ Exanthem Subitum

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HHV-6/7

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Microorganism associated w/ Kaposi Sarcoma

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HHV-8

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Microorganism associated w/ Variola major

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Smallpox

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Microorganism associated w/ Mumps

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Mumps

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Microorganism associated w/ Meningococcemia

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N. meningitis

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Microorganism associated w/ Epidemic impetigo

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S. pyogenes

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Microorganism associated w/ Dermatomycosis

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Candida albicans

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Microorganism associated w/ Ecthyma

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S. pyogenes

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Microorganism associated w/ Erysipelas

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S. pyogenes

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Which viral infections can be passed in utero?
HPV B19, Measles, Rubella, ECHO, HSV-1/2, VZV
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Salt-water exposure cellulitis
Vibrio vulnificus
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Fresh-water exposure cellulitis
Aeromonas, P. aeruginosa
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Flooding fresh water cellulitis
Aeromonas
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Hot tub cellulitis
P. aeruginosa
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Human bite cellulitis
Eikenella corrodens
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w/in 72 hrs of surgery predisposes to cellulitis
Staph aureus (2-3d post-surgery), GAS & GBS, C. perfringens type A
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“fish tank cellulitis”
M. marinum
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Pedicure exposure predisposes to cellulitis
M. fortuitum, M. abscessus, M. chelonae
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Scarlet fever is mediated by
S. pyogenes exotoxins - SPE
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Clostridial Myonecrosis is mediated by
C. perfringens type A exotoxins - PLC and Perfringolysin
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SSSS is mediated by
single loci of S. aureus and disseminated exotoxin
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Bullous impetigo is mediated by
S. aureus exfoliatin exotoxin
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T cell suppression is required for which infection
Cryptococcosis
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PMN suppression is required for
Mucormycosis
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Superantigens are involved in which diseases
Scarlet fever and STSS (S. pyogenes)
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ssRNA viruses include:
Measles, Rubella, Non-polio enterovirus
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DNA viruses include
HPV B19 (ssDNA), Smallpox, VZV
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Fluoresces w/ Wood's Lamp
Microsporum, Malassezia furfur, Erythrasma (C. minutissimum - red)
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Guarnieri bodies
black intracytoplasmic inclusions on Silver stain | Smallpox
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Cowdry type A
intranuclear inclusions seen with VZV or Herpes virus
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FAT and giant cell formation
Measles
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Cause of foruncles, carbuncles, and folliculitis
S. aureus
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Cause of Epidemic Impetigo
S. aureus and S. pyogenes
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Cause of Scarlet Fever
S. pyogenes
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Cause of Bullous impetigo
S. aureus
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Cause of SSSS/Ritter's Disease
S. aureus
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Treatment for Anthrax
Fluoroquinolones
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Treatment for Erysipelas, Cellulitis
Cefazolin, Ceftriazone (should cover for Staph and Strep)
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Treatment for complicated Cellulitis
Levofloxacin
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Treatment for Zoster
acyclovir, famciclovir, valacyclovir, VZIG for post-exposure prophylaxis
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Smallpox Treatment
Cidofovir
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Microorganism associated w/ Black piedra
Piedra hortai
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Microorganism associated w/ White piedra
Trichosporon beigelii
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Treatment for Sporotrichosis
Itraconazole; Amphotericin B in AIDS pts
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Tracking along lymphatics
Sporotrichosis
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Painless black eschar
Anthrax
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Painful black eschar
P. aeruginosa - Ecthyma gangrenosum
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Monomicrobic Necrotizing Fasciitis is usually caused by
Invasive GAS (serotype M1)
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Clostridial Myonecrosis - atraumatic
Clostridium septicum
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Tinea capitis is caused by which agents in the US primarily
M. audouinii and M. canis
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Involves the lymphatics
Sporotrichosis and Erysipelas
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Mycetoma causes
Actinomyces israelii and many others
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Diabetic foot ulcer causes
B. fragilis, etc

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