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Streptococcus pyogenes /
Group A beta hemolytic Strep |
strep throat / scarlet fever
Respiratory gram + coccus beta hemolytic |
Healthy carriers
multiple drug resistance 2 late complications rheumatic fever acute glomerulonephritis |
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Streptococcus pneumoniae
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pneumococcal organism
pneumonia, meningitis, middle ear inf. gram + coccus capsule alpha hemolytic respiratory transmission |
microaerophilic
healthy carriers 2 vaccines available penicillin resistant |
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viridans Streptococcus
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normal flora upper resp tract
gram + coccus alpha hemolytic respiratory transmission |
opportunistic organism
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Streptococcus mutans
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dental caries
gram + coccus alpha hemolytic respiratory transmission |
normal flora
ex. of viridans Streptococcus |
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Neisseria meningitidis
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meningococcal organism
acute meningitis, sepsis gram - coccus capsule respiratory transmission |
microaerophilic
requires chocolate agar (Thayer Martin) common pili healthy carriers 2 vaccines / drug resistance |
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Haemophilus influenzae
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Meningitis in young children
inflam. of epiglottis, ear infections gram - bacillus respiratory transmission |
HIB capsular vaccine
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Bordetella pertussis
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Whooping cough, pertussis
gram - baccilus respiratory transmission |
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Corynebacterium diphtheriae
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Diphtheria
gram + bacillus respiratory transmission |
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis
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Tuberculosis
no cell wall respiratory transmission |
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Mycobacterium bovis
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Tb of bone
no cell wall respiratory transmission |
Acquired via contaminated milk
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