High yield micro review Flashcards
(33 cards)
Common cause of pneumonia in immunocompromised patients
pneumocystis jiroveci
Most common cause of atypical/walking pneumonia
Mycoplasma
Most common fungal infection of the lung Texas/Gulf Coast region
Histoplasmosis
Common causative agent for pneumonia in alcoholics
Klebsiella
S. pneumo still the most common cause
Can cause an interstitial pneumonia in bird handlers
Chlamydophila psittaci
Often the cause of pneumonia in a patient with a history of exposure to bats/bat droppings
Histoplasma
Fungal cause of pneumonia in a patient who has recently visited south California, New Mexico, west Texas
Coccidiomycosis
Coccidioides immitis
Pneumonia associated with “currant jelly” sputum
Klebsiella
Q fever
Coxiella
Associated with pneumonia acquired from air conditioners
Legiojnella pneumophila
Most common cause of pneumonia in children 1- year-old or younger
RSV
Most common cause of pneumonia in the neonate (birth-28d)
GBS
E. coli
Most common cause of pneumonia in young adults (college students, military, prisoners)
Mycoplasma pneumonia
Most common cause of viral pneumonia
RSV
Wool-sorter’s disease
Bacillus anthracis
Common bacterial cause of COPD exacerbation
H. influenzae
Common pneumonia in ventilator and CF
Pseudomonas
Pontiac fever
Legionella pneumophila
Most common etiology of bacterial meningitis in neonates
GBS
Most common etiology of bacterial meningitis in children
S. pneumo
N. meningitidis
Most common etiology of bacterial meningitis in adults
S. pneumonia
Osteomyelitis in an IV drug user
S. aureus
Pseudomonas
Osteomyelitis in a sickle cell patient
Salmonella
Hospital acquired pneumonia
MRSA
Gram (-) rods
