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wound infection, seawater, DM or EtOH

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Vibrio parahemolyticus

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Wound infection, seawater, liver dz

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Vibri vulnificus

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appendicitis like diarrhea

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Yersinia enterocolitica

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cause of pathogenicity of Y. enterocolitica

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pYV plasmid

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day care an dnursing home diarrhea

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Shigella

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Very small innoculum diarrhea

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Shigella

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flask-shaped ulcers, right colon

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Entamoeba histolytica

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Morphologically identical to E histolytica but non-pathogenic

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E. dispar

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high sensitivity and specificity for E. histolytica

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stool EIA

10
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serotypes of adenovirus causing diarrhea

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40, 41

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most common cuase of viral gastroenteritis in adults

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Norwalk (a calcivirus)

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organisms ID’s on routine stool culture (4)

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Salmonella,
Shigella,
E. coli,
Campylobacter

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community-acquired pneumonia (4)

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M. pneumoniae, C. pneumoniae, Strep. pneumo, H flu

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ventilator assd pneumonia (7)

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S. aureus, S. pneumo, P. aeruginosa, K. pneumo, Serratia, Enterobacter, E.coli

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2 causes of COPD exacerbation

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H. flu, M. catarrhalis

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Features of legionella pneumonia

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hyponatremia, neurologic manifestations

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diagnosis of chlamydia pneumonia

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IgM >1:16, or >4x increase in IgG

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hantavirus carried by

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deer mouse (peromyscus maniculatus

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hantavirus pulmonary syndrome

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  1. thrombocytopenia
  2. neutrophilia without toxic granules
  3. erythrocytosis
  4. > 10% immunoblastic lymphocytes
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endocarditis in IV drug users

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S. aureus, tricuspid valve

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Austrian syndrome

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in alcoholics

endocarditis, meningitis, pneumonia

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SBE organisms (5)

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Viridans strep (sanguis, salivarius, mutans, mitis)
Group B strep 
Group D strep (bovis)
Enterococci (fecalis)
HACEK
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blood culture negative endocarditis (4)

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coxiella burnetti
bartonella
chlamydia
legionella

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Viridans strep known to cause acute endocarditis

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S. milleri

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serology for Bartonella endocarditis

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IgG > 1:800 has high predictive value

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2 bacteria that don’t cause vegetations on valves

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Coxiella burnetti

Tropherema whippeli

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CSF in herpes encephalitis

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bloody, high protein, low glucose

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Summer/fall viral meningitis

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Enteroviruses (also Coxsackie A/B, Echovirus, Poliovirus)

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meningitis in neonates (4)

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Group B strep, e coli & klebsilla, listeria

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young children meningitis (2)

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S. pneumo

H. flu type B

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adult meningitis (2)

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S. pneumo

N. meningitidis

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elderly meningitis (3)

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S. pneumo
Listeria
G- bacilli

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winter and spring meningitis

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lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (also mumps)

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CSF latex agglutination tests:

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H. flu, S. pneumo, GBS, N meningitidis

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bacteremia in Colon CA

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C. septicum, S.bovis

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dog bite infections (3)

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Capnophagia canimorsus
Pasturella multocida
Staph intermedius

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ulceroglandular fever

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Francisella tularensis

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glander

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Pseudomonas mallei

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Melioidosis

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Pseudomonas pseudomallei

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visceral larva migrans

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Toxocara canis

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cutaneous larva migrans

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Ancylostoma braziliensis

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cost common salt water/fresh water assd cellulitis (2)

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Vibrio vulnificus/Aeromonas hydrophilia

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Chancroid

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haemophius ducreyi

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lymphogranuloma vereum

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C. trachomatis

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acute laryngotracheobronchitis

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Parainfluenza 1-3

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Rat bite fever

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Streptobacillus moniliformis

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Rhinoscleroma

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Klebsilla rhinoscleromatosus

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Granulomatosis infantisepticum

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Listeria monocytogenes

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Human monocytic ehrlichosis

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Ehrlichia chaffeensis

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Human granulocytic ehrlichosis

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Anaplasma phagocytophilia

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Trench fever

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Bartonella quintana

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Oroya fever/verrucas peruana

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Bartonella bacilliformis