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What organisms are responsible for meningitis in infants...
1.) Acquired in the birth canal? 2.) Later in life (6-36 months) |
Three bacteria are responsible for most meningitis acquired by the baby in the birth canal:
1.) Listeria monocytogenes 2.) Escherichia coli 3.) Group B Streptococcus Two bacteria cause meningitis later in life (6-36 months) 1.) Neisseria meningitides 2.) Haemophilus influenza |
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Slow growing bacteria known to cause endocarditis
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In a patient w/persistent low-grade fever of unknown origin or evident vegetations growing on a heart valve, but with negative cultures, one should keep the cultures growing for two-weeks to help isolate one of the HACEK group of bacteria:
HACEK: slow growing bacteria known to cause endocarditis Haemophilus species Actinobacillus specis Cardiobacterium species Eikenella species Kingella species |
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Chronic unexplained cough
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B. pertussis is now a frequent cause of chronic unexplained cough in adolescents and adults, with as many as 20-30% with cough greater than 1 week duration may be showing serological evidence of B. pertussis.
Other causes to exclude include: -asthma -post-nasal drip (allergic rhinitis) -acid reflux -use of ACE-inhibitors (for blood pressure control) |
