Flashcards in Microbiology Review Deck (17):
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whooping cough
bordetella pertussis
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bordetella pertussis
gram negative aerobic coccobacilli capsulate
human reservoir
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whooping cough stages
catarrhal - fever, rhinorrhea, lacrimation
paroxysmal - whooping cough
convalescent - less severe cough
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klebsiella pneumonia
gram negative
non-motlie
capsulate rods
facultative anaerobe
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currant jelly sputum
klebsiella pneumonia
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community and hospital acquired pneumonias with cavitary lung lesion
possibly klebsiella pneumonia
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moraxella catarrhalis
gram negative
chocolate agar
diplococci
catalase +
oxidase +
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pneumonia in elderly
moraxella catarrhalis
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otitis media in young children
moraxella catarrhalis
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neisseria meningitidis
aerobic gram negative
-diplococci
-capsule
-oxidase +
-thayer martin media
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dorm or military outbreak of meningitis
neisseria meningitidis
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neisseria contact tx
rifampin
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tx of neisseria
PCN, 3rd gen cephalosporin
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pseudomonas aeruginosa
gram negative rod
-procyanin - blue/green pigment
hospital acquired infection
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hospital acquire or ventilator associated pneumonia
possibly pseudomonas aeruginosa
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most common cause of otitis externa
pseudomonas aeruginosa
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