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Bacteria Epi
Epidemiology
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Biology
Graduate
09/01/2009

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Staph
Definition
aureus: anterior nares and nasopharynx; epidermidis: skin; MRSA; opportunistic
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Strep pyogenes
Definition
Transmission: person-to-person, respiratory drops, lowered host resistance, climate
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agalactiae
Definition
normal flora of lower GI and GU; vaginal carrier; predisposition: diabetes, liver disease, renal disease, cancer, and HIV
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pneumoniae
Definition
nasopharyngeal; opportunist; airborne droplets; alcoholism, institutional living
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Enterococcus
Definition
normal flora of intestine; opportunistic and nosocomial; person-to-person
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anthracis
Definition
global enzootic disease: infects domestic herbivores; transmission by contact with infected materials; spores with long-term viability
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cereus
Definition
ubiquitous
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listeria
Definition
animal feces; soil and decaying veggies; asymptomatic intestinal carriers; food-borne: milk, meat, poultry, unwashed veggies; refrigeration does not suppress growth; most common in preg. woment, fetuses, immunocompromised
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diphtheriae
Definition
oropharynx and skin; person-to-person: respiratory or lesions
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Nocardia
Definition
ubiquitous; after trauma; underlying pulmonary disease
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TB
Definition
homeless, drug and alcohol, prisoners, HIV
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