Clinical Bacteriology
What pathogen causes travelers diarrhea?
E Coli
Who is at risk for reactive (reiter’s) arthritis?
Sexually active young adults
What produces the Shiga toxin?
E Coli
What disease does the coxsackie virus Cause?
Hand, Foot, and Mouth
How many days makes is hospital acquired pneumonia?
2 days after admission
What causes most throat and URTIs?
Viruses
What pathogen causes Lyme Arthritis?
Borrelia burgdorferi
What causes rice water stool and is common from eating raw shellfish in the Gulf
Vibrio cholera
What pathogen causes Scarlet Fever?
S. Pyogenes
What are the calcified lung lesions around tuberculosis called?
What pathogen causes gas gangrene?
.C perfringens
What pathogen causes folliculitis under chlorinated hot tubs?
P aeruginosa
Why are women more at risk for UTIs?
They have shorter urethras so bacteria can more easily get into the bladder?
What is the most common type of bacterial meningitis?
S. Pneumoniae
What most frequently causing RTIs in children?
Mycoplasma pneumonia (Walking Pneumonia)
What kind of pathogen causes eikenella and what causes pasturella?
Must get both for points
Einkenella - Human bite
Pasturella - Animal bite
What is the difference between a furuncle and a carbuncle?
Furuncles are singular while carbuncles are clustered
What classifies secondary syphillis?
Bacteria spreads through the body via bloodstream
Whats the triad of meningitis?
Fever
Neck stiffness
Altered Mental Status
Where does leprosy grow the best?
Cool areas of the body which can lead to disfigurement of the face and limbs
What are the PEK bugs?
Proteus
E Coli
Klebsiella
What is the most common cause of cellulitis?
Beta hemolytic streptococci is more common than S auerus
When do most cases of PID begin?
1 week of menstruation
What are the distinctions of croup and stridor?
Croup: loud, seal barking
Stridor: Grating sound on inhale
What pathogen has high occurrences of bloody sputum in alcoholics?
K. Pneumoniae