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17 Cards in this Set
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Pseudomonas - Causative Agent
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Pseudomonas spp.
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Pseudomonas spp. - Information
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G (- ) enteric opportunist - 1 flagella
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Pseudomonas - Reservoirs
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soil - water - sponges - washcloths - 10% of humans
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Pseudomonas - Transmission
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public facilities - nosocomial
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Pseudomonas - Organs Involved
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lungs - heart - urogenital - eyes - ears - skin
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Pseudomonas - Signs/Symptoms
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rashes - UTI - external ear infection
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Pseudomonas - Diagnosis/Lab ID
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IMViC
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Pseudomonas - Treatment
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Cephalosporins - aminoglycosides - carbenicillin - polymyxin - quinolones - monobactams
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Pseudomonas - Prevention
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Universal Precautions
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Pseudomonas - Virulence & Toxin
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exotoxin - slime layer - fimbrie - degrading enzymes
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Pseudomonads - Oxygen requirement
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Aerobic - do not ferment carbs
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa - Signs/Symptoms
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grape- like odor - Blue pus - rash
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Pseudomonas aerugonosa is resistant to
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soaps - dyes - some disinfectants - drug - drying
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Pseudomonas are highly ____, adapt to ____ ____, & extract needed energy from ____ ____
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versatile - many habitats - disolved nutrients
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Pseudomonas degrade extracellular substances with
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protease - amylase - pectinase - cellulase - others
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Pseudomonas - Medical benefit
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produce antibiotics = pseudomycins - tx fungal infections
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Pseudomonas - Natural benefit
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important decomposers - biomediators - degrade 100's of natural substances.
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