Disease States And The Most Relevant Microbes

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Community Acquired Pneumonia is most commonly caused by:

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Most Commonly - Streptococcus pneumoniae
Next: Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Chlamydia pneumoniae and Legionella
Other: Haemophilus Influenza causes 5% of pneumonia (usually COPD Pts)

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Nosocomial (or Hospital Acquired) Pneumonia is most commonly caused by:

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Staphylococcus aureus (+ MRSA), Drug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (eg. E Coli),
Pseudomonas aeruginosa,
Strep Pneumoniae
Haemophilus Influenza
Klebsiella
Acinetobacter species

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UTIs are most commonly caused by:

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E Coli (75-95%)
Staphylococcus saprophyticus (5-10%)

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Meningitis is most commonly caused by:

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Neisseria meningitidis,
Streptococcus pneumoniae

In the young, old, an immunocompromised Listeria Monocytogenes.
In nonvaccinated young children Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib).

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A rapidly spreading cellulitis is most probably:

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Streptococcus pyogenes

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Common causitve organisms of cellulitis are:

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Staph Aureus
Streptococcus pyogenes

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Cellulitis following an injury in fresh or seawater may be caused by

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Aeromonas or Vibrio species

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Osteomyeltitis is most commonly caused by:

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Staphylococcus aureus accounts for more than 80% of disease.

Stap epidermidis often follows surgery.

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Pharyngitis is most commonly caused by:

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Viral Infection

If Bacterial Strep Pyogenes. Then rarely gonococcal infections.

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Community acquired septicemia is caused by:

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MRSA/MSSA, Enterobacteriaceae, S. pneumoniae, N. meningitidis

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Nosocomial septicemia is caused by:

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MRSA, resistant Enterobacteriaceae, Pseudomonas, Fungi

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Community acquired diarrhoea is caused by:

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Shigella, campylobacter, salmonella

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Nosocomial diarrhoea is caused by:

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C. Difficile

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The atypical pneumonia species are:

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Chlamydophila pneumoniae
Legionella pneumophila
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Chlamydophila psittaci
Coxiella burnetii (GNB)

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Endocarditis is commonly caused by:

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Staph Aureus (32%)
Strep Viridans (18%)
Enterococci (11%)
Other staph (11%)
HACEK (2%)

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The HACEK group are:

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Haemophilus aphrophilus
Actinobacillus Actinomycetemcomitans,
Cardiobacterium hominis,
Eikenella corrodens, and
Kingella kingae.