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Organism causing Queensland tick typhus

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R. australis

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Defining features of B. holmseii

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oxidase-
urease-
motility-

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3
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Reservoir of Erlichia

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dogs, white tailed deer

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Bugs/Drugs with special requirements for antibiogram

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S. aureus - report/calculate MRSA and MSSA
S. viridans grp - calc %S and %I to penicilllin
S. pneumoniae - calc %S and % I to penicillin, AND %S to mening and non-menig breakpoints of penicillin, cefotaxime, and ceftriaxone

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5
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Vector for Bartonella quintana

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louse

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Organism causing cat scratch disease

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Bartonella hensleae

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Phenylalanine demainase + Enterobacteriaceae

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“PMP”
Proteus
Mognalla
Providencia

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8
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Reservoir of Anaplasma

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white footed mouse

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9
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Defining features of B. brochiseptica

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motility+

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10
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Vector of R. rickettsii

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Dermacentor tick

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Vector of R. akari

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Liponyssoides (mite)

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12
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Organism causing Mediterranean spotted fever

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R. conorii

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Yellow col Enterobacteriaceae

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Pantoea agglomerans
Cronobacter sakazakii
E. hermanii
E. cowanii

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14
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Reservoir of R. prowazekii

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humans, flying squirrels

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15
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Organism causing Rikketsialpox

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R. akari

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16
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Vector for Batronella bacilliformis

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sand fly

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17
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Vector of R. prowazekii

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louse (and amblyomma)

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18
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H2S producers (Enterobacteriaceae)

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"Steves pet python eats cats"
Salmonella
P. vulgaris
P. mirabilis
E. tarda
C. freundii
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Organism causing Verruga peruana

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Bartonella bacilliformis

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20
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Defining feature of B. pertussis

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NG on routine media

urease -

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21
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Organism causing Lyme disease

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Borellia burgdorferi

22
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Gram negatives that are CATALASE NEGATIVE

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Bartonella
Capnocytophaga
Streptobacillus
H-CEKs

23
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Non-motile Enterobacteriacea

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“SKY”
Shigella
Klebsiella
Yersinia

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Defining features of B. parapertussis

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oxidase-

urease+ (24hrs)

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Organism causing HGA
Human granulocytic anaplasmosis | Anaplasma phagocytophilium
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CAMP positive organisms
GBS Listeria P. acnes Turicella otitidis
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H2S positive orgs
``` Salmonella Erysipelothrix (on TSI) Proteus vulgaris Proteus mirabilis Proteus penneri Edwardsiella tarda Citrobacter freundii ``` Brucella abortus Campylobacter coli Aeromonas hydrophila
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Organism causing RMSF
Rickettsia rickettsii
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Catalase positive organisms
``` Staphylococcus Micrococcus Listeria Bacillus Corynebacterium Most Gram Negs ```
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Organism causing Epidemic typhus
R. prowazeckii
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PYR positive GPCs
Enterococcus S. pyogenes Staphylococcus (lugdunensis, schleferi, intermedius, haemolyticus) NVS (Abiotrophia, Granulicatella) ``` Lactococcus Vagococcus Aerococcus viridans Aliococcus Gemella Globicatella ```
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Organisms causing rat bite fever
``` Streptobacillus moniliformis (US, GNR) Sprillium minus (Asia, spirochete) ```
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VP+ Enterobacteriaceae
``` "SHEK" Salmonella Hafnia Enterobacter (& Pantoea) Klebsiella ```
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Indole pos orgs
``` E. coli Klebsiella oxytoca Klebsiella ornithinolytica Proteus vulgaris Pleisiomonas Citrobacter koseri ``` ``` Cardiobacterium hominis Aeromonas Pasteurella multocida Vibrio Proprionibacterium acnes ```
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Organisms causing scrub typhus
Orientia tsutsugamushi
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Organism causing Yaws
T. pallidum subsp pertune
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Reservoir of R. typhi
rats
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Organism causing tick-borne relapsing fever
Borellia species
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Reservoir of R. akari
house mouse, wild rodents
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Vector of Anaplasma
Ixodes tick
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Gram negatives that are OXIDASE NEGATIVE
``` Enterobacteriaceae (not Pleisiomonas) Stenotrophomonas Bartonella Francisella Burkholderia gladiolii Bordetella parapertussis Bordetella holmseii Pseudomonas luteola Pseudomonas oryzihabitans Aggregatibacter Acinetobacter Capnocytophaga (human) ```
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Vector of Erlichia
Amblyomma americanum (lone star tick)
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Organism causing trench fever
Bartonella quintana
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Organism causing granuloma inguanale (donovanosis)
Klebsiella granulomatous
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Hippurate hydrolysis positive orgs
GBS Campylobacter jejuni ``` Lengionella pneumophila Listeria monocytogenes Gardnerella vaginalis Bacillus Aerococcus ```
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Organism causing louse-borne relapsing fever
Borellia recurrentis
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Vector of R. typhi
Xenopsylla (rat flea)
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Organism causing Oroyo fever
Bartonella bacilliformis
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Organism causing HME
Human monocytic erlichiosis | Erlichia chaffeensis
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Bile esculin positive organisms
``` Enterococcus S. bovis group Lactococcus Vagococcus B. fragilis ```
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Reservoir of R. rickettsii
ticks (Dermacentor)
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Organism causing Endemic (Murine/shop) typhus
R. typhi

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