Systems Flashcards
(14 cards)
Which E. coli cause bloody diarrhea?
EHEC and EIEC
bacteria that can mimic appendicitis
Yersinia enterocolitica, C. jejuni, non-typhoidal Salmonella (cause mesenteric adenitis)
Which E. coli cause watery diarrhea?
ETEC (also EPEC)
Which E. coli causes pediatric diarrhea and flattens the villi?
EPEC
Viruses causeing watery diarrhea (3)
Rotavirus, adenovirus, norovirus
Top 2 causes of pneumonia in neonates
GBS, E. coli
top 4 causes of pneumonia in children (4 wks to 18 yrs)
Runts May Cough Sputum RSV Mycoplasma Chlamydia trachomatis (vry yng) S. pneumonia
top 3 causes of pneumonia in 18-40 yo
S. pneumoniae
Mycoplasma
Chlamydophyla pneumoniae
top 2 causes of pneumonia in 40-65 yo
S. pneumoniae
H. influenzae
top 5 “old people’s friends”
S. pneumoniae Influenza Anaerobes H. influenzae Gram (-) rods
causes of nosocomial pneumonia
S aureus, enteric gram (-) rods
pneumonia in alcoholics and IV drug users
S. pneumoniae, Klebsiella, Staph
Post-viral pneumonia
Staph, H. influenzae
3 causes of atypical pneumonia
Mycoplasma, Legionella, Chlamydia
