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the premier opportunistic pathogen
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa
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characteristic green color and fruity odor
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa
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CF patients are unusally predisposed to
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P. aeruginosa
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ecthyma gangrenosum is a skin infection associated with
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P. aeruginosa
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common parasite of protozoa and amoeba in fresh water and soil
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Legionella pneumophila
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inhaled organisms are ingested by alveolar macropahes, multiply intracellularly, inflammatory response causes lung tissue damage
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Legionella pneumophila
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respiratory disease that is underdiagnosed because the organism that causes it is difficult to stain, grows slowly, therefore is easy to miss
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Legionaires Disease
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opportunistic enterobacteriaceae that is one of the most common causes of nosocomial pneumonia and bacteremia
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klebsiella pneumoniae
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opportunistic pathogen that produces a bright red pigment and causes serious hospital acquired infections, particularly in the newborn and debilitated
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Serratia sp.
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extremely motile, swarms on agar plate, common cause of UTI's
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proteus vulgaris
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