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Respiratory System Infection
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Microbiology
Undergraduate 2
04/18/2012

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Term
Bacterial infections of lower respiratory tract
Definition
nosocomial pneumonia
community-acquired bacterial pneumonia
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Lower Resp. Tract Infections
Definition
tuberculosis
inhalation anthrax
pertussis
legionellosis
psittacosis
Q fever
Term
viral infections lower resp. tract
Definition
influenza
RSV
hantavirus pulmonary syndrome
Term
fungal infections of resp. tract
Definition
opportunistic infections in immunocompromised
histoplasmosis
coccidiomycosis
aspergillosis
Term
keeps fungal infections under control
Definition
adaptive immune response
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Pneumonia (cause)
Definition
haemophilus
mycoplasma
steptococcus
legionella
Term
all of the following produce exotoxin except:
Definition
bordetella pertussis
streptococcus pyogenes
corynebacterium diphtheriae
NOT MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS
Term
which produces the most potent exotoxin
Definition
corynebacterium diphtheriae
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the recurrence of influenza epidemics is due to
Definition
antigenic shift
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legionella is transmitted by...
Definition
airborne transmission (contaminated aerosolized water)
Term
The patient has a sore throat. which would be involved?
Definition
not enough info.
Term
which produces the most potent exotoxin
Definition
corynebacterium diphtheriae
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the recurrence of influenza epidemics is due to
Definition
antigenic shift
Term
legionella is transmitted by...
Definition
airborne transmission (contaminated aerosolized water)
Term
The patient has a sore throat. which would be involved?
Definition
not enough info.
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