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10 Cards in this Set
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What is normal flora?
Who is part of normal flora? Medical impotance of NF members |
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What is commensals?
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What are organs are sterile?
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Difference between carrier state/presence of these organisms
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Normal flora/ colonization with new organism
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What is colonization resistance?
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Normal flora of the skin
Members Potencial pathogens |
Staphylococcus epidermidis- artificial heart valves and prosthetic joints
Propionbacterium acnes- acne Candida albicans- systemic diseases in IV catheters and IV drug users |
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Normal flora of the respiratory tract
Members Potencial pathogens |
Staph aureus- newborn nursery
Streo mutans- subacite bacterial endocarditis Bacteroids in gingiva- lung abscesses Actinomyces israelii-jaw, lungs and abdomen abscesses |
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Normal flora of the intestinal tract
Members Potencial pathogens |
9 E coli- UTI
Enterococcus faecalis- UTI and endocarditis Pseudomonas aeruginosa Clostridium difficile-clyndamycin |
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Normal flora of genitourinary tract
Members Potencial pathogens |
Candida albicans
Strep- sepsis and meningitis in newborn S aureus- Toxic shork syndrome |
