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1
Q

asplenic patient

A
  • encapsulated microbes
  • especiall SHiN
  • S. pneumoniae >> H. influenzae type B > N. meningitidis
2
Q

branching rods in oral infection

sulfur granules

A

Actinomyces israelii

3
Q

chronic granulomatous disease

A
  • catalase (+) organisms
  • especially S. aureus
4
Q

“Currant jelly” sputum

A

Klebsiella

5
Q

Dog or cat bite

A

Pasteurella multocida

6
Q

facial nerve palsy

A

Borrelia burgdorferi (lyme disease)

7
Q

fungal infection in diabetic or immunocompromised patient

A

Mucor or Rhizopus spp.

8
Q

health care provider

A

HBV (needle stick)

9
Q

neutropenic patients

A
  • Candida albicans (systemic)
  • Aspergillus
10
Q

organ transplant recipient

A

CMV

11
Q

PAS (+)

A

Tropheryma whipplei (Whipple disease)

12
Q

Pediatric infection

A

Haemophilus influenzae (including epiglottitis)

13
Q

pneumonia in CF, burn infection

A

Psuedomonas aeruginosa

14
Q

pus, empyema, abscess

A

S. aureus

15
Q

rash on hands & feet

A
  • Coxsackie A virus
  • Treponema pallidum
  • Rickettsia rickettsii
16
Q

sepsis/meningitis in newborn

A

group B strep

17
Q

surgical wound

A

S. aureus

18
Q

traumatic open wound

A

Clostridium perfringens