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19 Cards in this Set
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Staphylococcus aureus |
Post surgical infections
Aerobic and anaerobic
Coagulase - causes clots Haemolysins Exotoxins Beta Lactamase |
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Streptococcus pyogenes |
Sore throat
Cellulitis
Sinusitis |
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Streptococcus pneumoniae |
Pneumonia
Occurs in pairs Aerobic and anaerobic Often capsulate Pili on upper respiratory tract |
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Bacilius anthracis |
Aerobe Spore forming Causes anthrax Soil organisms Infection when spores enter body |
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Bacillus cereus |
Aerobe Spore forming Causes food poisoning, especially in reheated rice |
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Cloistridium tetani |
Convulsive contraction of voluntary muscle (Lockjaw) Infection by soil Spore forming with terminal spore (drumstick appearance) Obligatory anaerobes |
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Clostridium perfringes |
Spore forming
Obligate anaerobes
Gas gangrene from dirty wounds Food poisoning
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Clostridium difficile |
Antibiotic associated diarrhea Component of gut flora
Spore forming
Obligatory anaerobes
Flourish and become pathogenic when other bacteria in the gut are killed from antibiotic therapy |
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Corynebacterium diptheriae |
Like Chinese characters Causes diptheria Infects the throat and skin Causes grey white patches in throat and URTI, bull neck appearance ELEK test for diagnosis |
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Neisseria gonorrhoea |
Gram -ve
Spherical shape Kidney shaped Causes gonhorrea Pelvic inflammatory disease |
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Salmonella Typhi |
Gm -ve Typhoid fever Acquired from animals Rod shaped Motile |
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Escherichia coli |
UTI Normal habitat in gut of man Grows on MacConkey agar showing pink colonies Spread through faecal oral |
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Vibrio cholerae |
Cholera
Comma shaped |
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Helicobacter pylori |
Gastritis Gastric/duodenal ulcer
Curved shape bacteria |
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Bordetella pertussis |
Whooping cough Bacilli |
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Mycoplasma |
Lacks cell wall Cannot be acted on by beta lactam antibodies Fried egg appearance Pneumonia |
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Mycobacteria |
No gram stain Uses Ziehl Neelson (acid fast) stain Tuberculosis Spread through aerosol |
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Treponema pallidum |
Spiral shaped bacteria Causes syphilis |
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Leptospira interrogans |
Leptospirosis Spirochete (spiral bacteria) Cause kidney disease |
