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40 Cards in this Set
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Staph. aureus
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- clustered
- scalded skin syndrome - toxic shock syndrome - impetigo |
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Bacillus anthracis
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Woolsorter's disease
- aerobic |
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Clostridium botulinum
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- Boil 120 C, 20 min
- Flaccid paralysis - canned goods |
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Clostridium tetani
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- trismus
- tetanus - spastic paralysis |
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Clostridium perfringens
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- gas gangrene
- food poisoning |
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Mycobacterium
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- tuberculosis & leprosy(Hansen's Dx)
- Acid Fast stain - Lowenstein-Jensen medium |
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Streptococcus pyogenese
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- Group A
- Rheumatic Fever - Mitis-Salivarius Agar |
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Streptococcus viridans
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subacute bacterial carditis
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Streptococcus mutans
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dental caries
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Lactobacillus listeria
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milk borne
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Neisseria gonorrhea
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- Thayer-Martin chocolate agar
- diploe cocci |
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Neisseria meningiditis
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polysac capsule
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa
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- hot tubs
- blue/green pus - burn infections |
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Escherichia coli
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- Travelers
- UTI - infantile diarrhea - EMB agar |
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Shigella
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- no fever
- tenesmus - bacillary dysentery - vector - flies |
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Yersinia pestis
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- Bubonic plague (black death)
- rat fleas |
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Haemophilus influenza
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Upper respiratory tract infection --> acute bacterial meningitis in children 3 mos - 6 years
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Camphylobacter jejuni
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- gastroenteritis
- food poisoning |
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Bordetella pertussis
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- whooping cough
- DPT |
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Brucella abortis
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undulant fever
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Francisella tularensis
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- Rabbit fever
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Legionella
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Legionnaires' disease
- pneumophila |
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Salmonella typhi
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- typhoid fever
- Widal test |
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Klebsiella
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- pneumonia
- red currant jelly sputum |
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Vibrio cholera
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John Snow
- comma shaped - dehydration - rice water stools |
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Chlamydia psittaci
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Neither gram + or -
- generic term ornithosis - parrots and other bird poop |
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Chlamydia trachomatis
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Neither gram + or -
- lymphogranuloma venerum - most common STD in US |
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Rickettsia rickettsii
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- acute febrile disease
- Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever - Aka Tick fever, tick typhus - Ixodid tick - Rash on palms and soles |
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Rickettsia prowazekii
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- prolonged high fever
- maculopapular rash - Epidemic typhus - Brill-Zinsser Dx - Louse feces |
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Rickettsia typhi (mooseri)
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Murine Typhus
- shanking, chills, headache, fever - flea |
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Rickettsia tsutsugamushi
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- Scrub Typhus
- Fever, macular rash, lympadenopathy, chigger |
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Rochalimaea quintana
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- Trench fever
- louse |
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Coxiella burnetii
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- Q fever
- milk - dried up - tick |
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Treponema pallidum
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- syphillus
- VDRL, FTA-ABS - Wassermann Test |
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Treponema pertenue
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- Yaws (ulcerations extremities)
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Leptospira interrogans
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Weil's syndrome
- rat urine |
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Borrelia recurrentis
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relapsing fever
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Borrelia hermsii
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squirrel or chipmunk tick
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Borrelia burgdorferi
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Lyme disease
deer ticks bull's eye rash |
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Haemophilus aegypticus
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Pink Eye
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