Mode of transmission
Mode of transmission for staphylococcus aures
indirect contact
food borne
Mode of transmission of bacillus anthracis
Inhalation
indirect contact
ingestion
(of endospores)
Mode of transmission of cornyebacterium diptheriae
droplets
indirect contact
strawberry tongue - scarlet fever
Defining sx of Bacillus anthracis
Eschar - cutaneous anthrax
Mode of transmission for streptococcus pyogenes
Droplets
indirect contact
Mode of transmission of clostridioides difficile
Ingestion of spores
associated w/ broad spectrum antibiotic use
Mode of transmission of mycoplasma pneumoniae
respiratory droplets
Defining sx of mycobacterium tuberculosis
granuloma - tuberculosis
Defining sx of mycobacterium leprae
loss of sensation due to nerve damage - leprosy
Mode of transmission of streptococcus agalactiae (GBS)
Mother to baby during vaginal delivery
Mode of transmission of clostridium botulinum
ingestion of toxin or spores
Mode of transmission of listeria monocytogenes
food borne
crosses placenta
Defining sx of cornyebacterium diptheria
bull neck - diptheria
Defining sx of clostridium perfringens
tissue necrosis and gas bubbles - gas gangrene
Mode of transmission of streptococcus pneumoniae
respiratory droplets
endogenous infections
Mode of transmission of clostridium perfringens
Ingestion
indirect contact
Mode of transmission of mycobacterium tuberculosis
aerosols
Defining sx of clostridium tetani
lockjaw/muscle rigor - tetanus
Which ones have vaccines?
S. pneumoniae
B. anthracis
C. tetani
C. diptheria
M. tuberculosis (not in the US)
Mode of transmission of enterococcus faecalis
HAI- can be iatrogenic
Opportunistic
Mode of transmission of clostridium tetani
Indirect contact (wound)
Mode of transmission of mycobacterium leprae
prolonged close contact
Defining sx of clostridium botulinum
paralysis - botulism
which ones are in normal microbiota? and where ?
S. aureus - skin
S. pyogenes - throat
S. agalactia - genitourinary tract
S. pneumoniae - nasopharynx
E. faecalis - GI tract
C. difficile - GI tract