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Normal microflora of the mouth:
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Viridans streptococci
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Normal microflora of the nose:
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staphylococcus aureus
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Normal microflora of the stomach:
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Helicobacter pylori
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Normal microflora of the proximal small intestine:
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Trick question (None)
Flow of contents stop growth |
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Normal microflora of the colon:
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Colon contains both:
Facultative anaerobes - E.coli, Enterococcus sp. Obligate anaerobes - Bacteroides fragilis |
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Why do patients in ICU tend to get Gram- bacteria in their oral cavities?
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Change occurs due to stress
Ex: Fibronectin expression allows Gram- cells to stick |
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What is an example of a polysaccharides that colonic bacteria can digest that we can't?
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Cellulose
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Normal microflora of the GU tract:
(More so in women) |
Lactobacilli
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Normal microflora of the skin (3):
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1.Staph epidermis
2. Propionbacterium sp. 3. Corynebacterium sp. |
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With bandage, does the qty of flora on skin incr or decr?
Why? |
The quantity of bacteria increases when the skin is bandaged for a prolonged period of time.
Reason = more moisture |
