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39 Cards in this Set
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anaeorbic,predominant organism in the human colon
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Bacteroides fragilis
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Cat scratch disease
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Bartonella henselae
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Infection in healthy person causes low grade fever and enlarged lymph nodes but in immunocompromised causes bacillary angiomatosis
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Bartonella henselae
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vaccine included in the DaPT, causes whooping cough
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Bordetella pertussis
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Granulomatous infection, transmitted by livestock and unpasteurized dairy products, results in an undulant fever
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Brucella spp.
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sexually transmitted, endemic to tropical nations, granulomatous genital ulcers
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Calymmatobacterium granulomatis
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Intracellular organisms, "Donovani Bodies"
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Calymmatobacterium granulomatis
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rod with single shaped flagellum,"Gull Wing" shaped colonies, causes bloody diarrhea
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Campylobacter jejuni
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bloody diarrhea, puppies and kittens are reservoirs
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Campylobacter jejuni
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bloody diarrhea from consumption of undercooked meat and dairy products
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Enterohemmorhagic Escherichia coli
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shiga like verotoxin can cause HUS (hemolytic uremic syndrome)
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Enterohemmorhagic Escherichia coli
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most common cause of urinary tract infections
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Escherichia coli
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Traverlers diarrhea produces a heat stable toxin
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Entertoxigenic Escherichia coli
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major cause of death in children in developing countries, causes a massive, explosive watery diarrhea
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Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli
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transmitted by deerfly or tick bite, causes necrotic ulcers at the site of the bite
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Francisella tularensis
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rabbit is the reservoir, causes disseminated granulomatous lesions of the lung, spleen, and liver
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Francisella tularensis
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chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer disease, increased risk of carcinoma, MALT
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Helicobacter pylori
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STD, painful genital ulcer, most often in the tropics
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Haemophilus ducreyi
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coccobacillus,requires Factor V and X in chocolate agar media for growth, causes otitis media in children
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Hamaemophilus influenzae
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vaccine composed of PRP (polyribitol phosphate)conjugated to diptheria toxin
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Hamaemophilus influenzae
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Most common cause of aspiration pnuemonia in alcoholics
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Klebsiella pnuemoniae
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produces a thich, bloody, "currant-jelly" sputum
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Klebsiella pnuemoniae
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kidney bean shaped, paired diplococci, ferments glucose, causes urethritis
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Niesseria gonorrhoeae
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leading cause of septic arthritis, grows on thayer martin, chocolate agar, or NYC medium
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Niesseria gonorrhoeae
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can cause purulent conjunctivitis in neonate if infected during delivery
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Neisseria gonorrhoeae
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STD that can cause PID (pelvic inflammatory disease)
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Neisseria gonorrhoeae
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STD that predisposes to ectopic pregnancy
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Neisseria gonorrhoeae
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most common cause of meningitis in military and dormitory settings
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Neisseria meningitidis
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encapsulated,bipolar staining,transmitted by dog or cat bite, causes abcess, callulitis, and osteomyelitis
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Pasteurella multocida
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urease+ causes urinary calculi due to an increase in the ph of the urine (alkaline)
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Proteus spp (mirabilis/vulgaris)
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obligate aerobe, has a fruity odor, most common cause of pnuemonia in burn and cystic fibrosis patients
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Psuedomonas aeruginosa
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grows well in hot tubs that do not contain enough chlorine, causes swimmers ear, sepsis, and folliculitis
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Psuedomonas aeruginosa
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consumption of contaminated eggs causes entercolitis
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Salmonella enteritidis
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enteric fever, rose spots on abdomen, can colonize in gallbladder causeing carriers
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Salmonella typhi
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dysentary characterized by bloody, low volume diarrhea, only human-human transmission
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Shigella dysenteriae
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comma shaped rod, polar flagellum, causes a secretory diarrhea that can lead to severe dehydration
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Vibrio cholerae
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consumption of raw shellfish, causes nausea and cramping
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Vibrio parahaemolyticus
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transmitted by bite of a flea or from infected human, causes plague
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Yesinia pestis
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bipolar staining, safety pin appearance, causes buboes when lymph nodes enlarge and rupture through the skin
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Yesinia pestis
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