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7 Cards in this Set
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Skin & Soft-tissue Infections
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(1) Staphylococcus aureus
(2) Streptococcus pyogenes (3) Viruses: chicken pox (VZV), measles, mumps, rubella (4) Fungal skin infections |
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Respiratory Tract Infections
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> often Gram+ and Mycobacterium, easier to transmit in air
(1) Streptococcus pneumoniae (2) Corynebacterium diptheriae (3) Bordetella pertussis (4) Mycobacterium tuberculosis (5) common cold (6) Influenza |
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Gastrointestinal Tract Infections
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(1) Heliobacter pylori
(2) Foodborne infections: Salmonella, E. coli, Campylobacter jejuni, Vibrio cholera, Shigella, Enteroinvasive E. coli (EIEC), Entero-hemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) (3) Food poisoning: Staphylococcus aureus, Clostridium perfringens, Clostridium botulinum (4) Gastroenteritis: mostly rotaviruses (antibiotics ineffective) (5) Protozoal infectsion: Entamoeba, Cryptosporidium, Giardia lamblia |
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Genitourinary Tract Infections
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(1) urinary tract (Gram-): Uropathogenic E. coli (UPEC), Klebsiella, Pseudomonas, Enterobacter
(2) STI (BACTERIA): Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Treponema pallidum, Chlamydia trachomatis, Trichomonas vaginalis (3) STI (VIRUSES): Human papillomavirus, Herpes simplex virus type 1 & 2, HIV |
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Central Nervous System Infections
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(1) West Nile Virus
(2) Neisseria meningitis (3) Clostridium toxins: C. botulinium & C. tetani (4) Rabies (Rhabdovirus) |
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Cardiovascular System Infections
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(1) Malaria (protozoan Plasmodium)
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Systemic Infections
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(1) Plague (Yersinia pestis) - Bubonic, Pneumonic, Septicemic
(2) Borrelia burgdorferi (Lyme disease) (3) Other bacteria: Rickettsial diseases- Epidemic typhus (R. prowazekii), Rocky Mountain spotted fever (4) Blood-borne viruses: Hepatitis A, B, C |