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Pneumonia/Meningitis adults
Otitis in children
deadly asplenic |
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normal gi flora,nasopharynx, gingiva
causes dental infections/endocarditis |
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exudative pharyngitis, skin infections, necrotizing
erythrotoxin-->toxic shock syndrome
rheumatic fever (antigenic m protein) |
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| carried vaginally, infects pregnant women, newborns |
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| group D strep (enterococci) |
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normal flora gi tract
endocarditis and utis |
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inhabits skin/urt
causes skin infections, osteomyelitis, bacteremia, endocarditis, meningitis, necrotizing pneumonia, toxic shock syndrome (tampon) |
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part of normal flora,can colonize/infect indwelling catheters/prosthetics.
frequent contaminant of blood cultures |
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| corynebactertium diphtheria |
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| exotoxin->pseudomembrane and dmgs heart/nerves |
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| only gram positive to have endotoxin |
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| exotoxin shuts down major organs |
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| neurotoxin blocks ACh release, flaccid paralysis |
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| toxin digests skin, muscle, jejunum->gas gangrene |
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| exotoxin inhibits inhibitory neurons in CNS leading to spasms |
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toxin a is enterotoxin
toxin b is cytotoxin |
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| causes copd exacerbations, otitis,sinusitis, bronchitis, pneumonia |
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5% of pop carry in nasopharynx, asymptomatic
invades meninges->meningitis
invade blood-> meningococcemia |
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STI
infects epithelial cells of GU tract
can infect pharynx, rectum, tendons, joints, etc |
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syphillis
transmitted direct contact mucocutaneous lesions |
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transmitted by deer tick
erythema chronicum migrans
skin lesions, lymphadenopathy, arthritis, encephalitis |
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rocky mtn spotted fever
wood/dog ticks |
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| causes atypical pneumonia |
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STI
Urethritis, cervicitis, PID
Infects host cells as elementary body, differentiates into reticulate body |
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injures ciliated epithelium, inc sensitivity to histamine, whooping cough.
1 week incubation-abx effective
paroxysmal-abx ineffective
respiratory transmission, most commonly infects neonates and young adults |
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capsule leading to meningitis and epiglotitis
NO capule lead to otitis, sinusitis and COPD exacerbations
Respiratory transmission, infects 6mo-3 yo |
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legionaies disease, atypical pneumonia, diarrhea, hyponatremia
aerosolized in water env. a/c systems, whirlpools, etc. |
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causes wound infections
transmitted by bite of dog or other animal |
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causes plague
transmitted by fleas, inhalation, contact w/ infected animal |
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| causes diarrhea, and mucosal ulcerations in ileum |
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| outer part of LPS, differs btw organisms in some gram negatives |
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| flagella, only present in those with flagella |
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| non-typhi salmonella (turtles, eggs) |
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| releases choleratoxin (potent enterotoxin) or cholera like toxin causing secretory diarrhea |
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| releases choleratoxin (potent enterotoxin) or cholera like toxin causing secretory diarrhea |
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| enterotoxigenic E. Coli ETEC |
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| releases choleratoxin (potent enterotoxin) or cholera like toxin causing secretory diarrhea |
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| Enterohemorrhagic E. Coli EHEC |
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| releases shiga like toxin, which causing non-inflammatory hemorrhagic colitis |
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| enteroinvasive E. Coli EIEC |
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| releases shiga like toxin, which causing non-inflammatory hemorrhagic colitis |
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| releases shiga like toxin, which causing non-inflammatory hemorrhagic colitis |
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| Salmonella Typhi (asymptomatic shedders) |
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asplenic individuals are at inc risk for sepsis.
-invade epithelials and lymphatics causing invasive diarrhea |
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| campylobacter jejunum (uncooked meat, unpast. milk) |
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also makes enterotoxin, guillan barre syndrome
-invade epithelials and lymphatics causing invasive diarrhea |
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| extremely hardy, ubiquitous, opportunistic nosocomial pathogen, pneumonia, osteomyelitis, UTI, burn infections, sepsis, endocarditis |
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| opportunistic taht causes necrotizing pneumonia |
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| anaerobe that tends to be more virulent than other anaerobes. aspiration pneumonia, abdominopelvic abcesses. |
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colonizes vagina and mouth
necrotizing infections if enters lungs/peritoneum |
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| normal flora but can cause osteomyelitis and intraabdominal infections |
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| causes UTIs w/ urinary stones |
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UTI number one cause!
can cause neonatal meningitis, pneumonia and sepsis. |
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