Chapter 18, 19, 20

Front 1

Staphylococcus Aureus

Back 1

Skin infections: abcess, sty, folliculitis, boil, carbuncle, impetigo

Toxic disease: scalded skin syndrome, TSS

Other: pneumonia, meningitis, boils, arthritis, bone infection

Front 2

S. pyogenes

Back 2

Skin infections: impetigo, necrotizing

Systemic: strept throat, scarlet fever, pneumonia

Long term: Rheumatic Fever, glomuerlonephritis

Front 3

Endocarditis

Back 3

oral strep

strep stick in valves and infect heart linings

Front 4

Hemolytic

Back 4

blood bursting

Front 5

S. pneumoniae

Back 5

Respiratory infection

Front 6

Meningitis

Back 6

Sinus --> brain lining

Front 7

Bacteremia

Back 7

in blood --> infection of bones and joints

Front 8

Otitis Media

Back 8

infection of middle ear

Front 9

Neisseria

Back 9

Gram negative

Diplococcus

found in oral/nasal

Front 10

N. meningitis

Back 10

High fever, headache, stiff neck

Cause can be Heamophilus influenza Type B

Front 11

N. gonorrhea

Back 11

swell mucous membrane of urethra

lead to sterility

newborns can be blinded

Front 12

Gram + bacillus spore formers

Back 12

Bacillus

Clostridium

Front 13

B. cereus

Back 13

Aerobic/Facultative

Foods --> diarrhea type food poisoning

Front 14

B. Anthracis

Back 14

Anthrax

Threat of bioterrorism

Pulmonary = 100% death

Front 15

C. tetani

Back 15

Tetanus

Constant muscle contraction --> respiratory failure

Front 16

C. difficile

Back 16

Colitis

Enterotoxins destroy intestinal lining and causes diarrhea

Lowers normal flora

Front 17

C. perfringes

Back 17

Gas gangrene

Exotoxin --> death of tissue

Front 18

C. botulinum

Back 18

botulism

paralysis & blurred vision

Front 19

Gram + Bacillus non-spore former

Back 19

Listeria

Corynebacterium

Prionibacterium

Mycobacterium

Actinomyces

Nocardia

Lactobacillus

Front 20

Listeria

Back 20

Listeriosis

food infection

fever, muscle aches, GI symptoms/nervous system

Front 21

Corynebacterium diptheria

Back 21

psuedo-membrane grows in throat and down

heart failure, kidney damage, paralysis

swelling of neck and throat

Front 22

Propionobacterium

Back 22

obligate anaerobe

fermentation forms propionic acid

Front 23

Mycobacterium

Back 23

acid-fast staining

strict aerobes

mycolic acid

Front 24

Mycobacterium TB

Back 24

affects lungs

diagnosis = mantoux tuberculin skin test screening

Front 25

Primary TB

Back 25

infectious dose = 10 cells

form tubercles that calcfiy

Front 26

Secondary TB

Back 26

tubercles drain into bronchial tubes

more severe

become systemic

Front 27

Mycobacterium Leprae

Back 27

slowest growing/strict parasite

multiplies in host in globi

Leprosy: skin/mucous membranes --> sensory nerves

Front 28

Actinomyces

Back 28

chronic infection of skin and soft tissue

important source of antibiotics

Front 29

Nocardia

Back 29

pulmonary disease

Front 30

Lactobacillus

Back 30

important for good health

vaginal = low pH

GI = digestion

facultative, acid loving

lactose --> lactic acid

Front 31

Brucella

Back 31

humans infected by coming in contact with animals

flu like symptoms

Front 32

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Back 32

only infects compromised host, any type of tissue

Infections of urinary tract, respiratory, dermatitis 7 soft tissue, bones and joint, GI and systemic infections

Front 33

Burkholderia, Acinetobacter

Back 33

CF pneumonia

Front 34

Bordetella Pertussis

Back 34

whooping cough

acute respiratory syndrome

Front 35

Fransciella

Back 35

Rabbit Fever

spread by direct contact with rabbits

Symptoms: fever, chills, joints and muscle pain, headaches

Front 36

Legionella

Back 36

Legionairre's disease

grows best in warm weather

Front 37

E. Coli

Back 37

most common aerobic and non-fastidious bacterium in gut

Diarrhea, UTI

Front 38

Enterobacter

Back 38

UTI, surgical wounds

Front 39

Citrobacteria

Back 39

opportunistic UTIs and bacteremia

Front 40

Serratia marcescens

Back 40

produces a red pigment

causes pneumonia

burn and would infections meningitis

Front 41

Klebsiella

Back 41

cause of pneumonia

occurs in people with weakened immune system

Front 42

Proteus

Back 42

Ordinarily harmless

UTI, wound infections, pneumonia, septicemia, an infant diarrhea

Urinary stones

Front 43

Shigella

Back 43

True pathogen

found in water polluted with human feces

shiga toxin - causes inflammation and bleeding

Front 44

Salmonella typhi

Back 44

Typhoid fever

infection from swallowing infected water or food

Front 45

Salmonella enteritidis

Back 45

most common cause of food poisoning in US

infects chicken flocks

no visible signs

Front 46

Infection

Back 46

caused by growth of a pathogen

incubation from 12 hours - 2 weeks

Front 47

Intoxication

Back 47

caused by ingestion of toxin

Symptoms appear 1-48hrs after ingestion

Front 48

Haemophilus influenza

Back 48

can be normal flora

can cause protential fatal brain injection in young children

related to pasturella

Front 49

Pasteurella

Back 49

Animal transmission

Front 50

Yersinia pestis

Back 50

Bubonic plague - black death

bubonic: causes swollen lymph node

pneumonic: crowded conditions

Front 51

Helicobacter pylori

Back 51

gastritis

peptic ulcer disease

stomach cancer

Front 52

Vibrio cholera

Back 52

spread by poor sanitation resulting in contaminated water supplies

produce cholera toxin

Front 53

Campylobacteria

Back 53

potent cause of food poisoning

raw poultry drippings