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16 Cards in this Set
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What does ETEC stand for?
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Enterotoxigenic E. coli - produces enterotoxins, causes diarrhea
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What does EIEC stand for?
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Enteroinvasive E. coli - damages colon tissue, lives intracellularly
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What does EPEC stand for?
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Enteropathogenic E. coli - adheres, damages small bowel
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What does EAEC stand for?
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Enteroaggregative E. coli - clumps, interferes with fluid transport
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What does EHEC stand for?
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Enterohemorrhagic E. coli - damages tissue, produces toxins
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What does DAEC stand for?
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Diffusely Adherent E. coli - invasive, causes watery diarrhea
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Treponema pallidum
Morphology Stain Aerobicity Metabolism Transmission Disease Diagnosis Treatment |
Treponema pallidum
Spirochete Dieterle stain Sexual, transplacental transmission Syphilis |
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What are the signs, symptoms, and time course of primary, secondary, and tertiary syphilis?
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FIX
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Staphylococcus aureus
Morphology Stain Aerobicity Metabolism Transmission Virulence factors Disease Diagnosis Treatment |
Staphylococcus aureus
Coccus Gm (+) Facultative anaerobe non-fastidious, rapid skin-skin, survives on surfaces VF: capsule, glycocalyx, protein A, catalase, coagulase, hemolysins, leukocidins, hyaluronidase, fibrinolysin, lipase, TSST-1, enterotoxins, ETA/ETB SSI: impetigo, cellulitis, abscess, furuncle, carbuncle, folliculitis Bone/Joint: septic arthritis, osteomyelitis Resp: pneumonia (hospital acquired) Systemic: bacteremia, endocarditis Toxic shock syndrome Scalded skin syndrome Food poisoning Purple clusters, rapid aerobic/anaerobic non-fastidious growth, catalase(+), coagulase(+), gold pigment Penicillin sensitive: penicillin Penicillin resistant: methicillin, nafcillin, oxacillin MRSA: vancomycin Allergic to penicillin: clindamycin Surgical prophylaxis: cefazolin |
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What is the most common cause of hospital-acquired pneumonia?
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Staphylococcus aureus
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What is septic arthritis and which organisms cause it?
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Infection inside a joint with pus formation
Staphylococcus aureus |
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What is osteomyelitis and which organisms cause it?
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Infection of bone with bony tissue destruction
Staphylococcus aureus |
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What is endocarditis and which organisms cause it?
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Infection of the valves of the heart
Staphylococcus aureus Staphylococcus epidermidis (artificial valves within 60 days of replacement) |
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What is the most common cause of neonatal meningitis?
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Streptococcus agalactiae (Group B Strep)
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Which organisms cause meningitis?
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Streptococcus pneumoniae (2nd most common)
Streptococcus agalactiae (Neonatal meningitis) |
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Splenectomy or IgG deficiency causes increased susceptibility to which organisms?
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Those with a capsule:
Streptococcus pneumoniae |
