1
Q
biology?
A
Gram negative coccobacillus
2
Q
when is acinetobacter a Nosocomial pathogen?
A
hospitalized pts:
- In ICUs
- on ventilators
- with invasive devices (urinary catheters)
3
Q
Transmission?
A
person-to-person
4
Q
diseases?
A
- Pneumonia (ventilator associated pneumonia)
- Wound infections (high incidence in army personnel injured in Iraq and Afghanistan) *
5
Q
resistance?
A
Multidrug resistant *
Microbiology Block 3
flashcards
Decks in class (39)
# Cards
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Enteric Gram Negative Bacilli (GNB)11
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Facts about Pathogenic Escherichia coli:37
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Shigella20
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Yersinia enterocolitica12
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GNB Enterobacteriaceae: Opportunistic5
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Neonatal Meningitis E.coli (NMEC)9
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UroPathogenic E.coli (UPEC)11
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Proteus8
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Klebsiella pneumoniae15
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Serratia9
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Salmonella (GNB strict pathogen)30
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Curved Gram Negative Bacilli2
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Helicobacter pylori8
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Campylobacter jejuni9
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Vibrio11
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Respiratory tract Gram negative rods2
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa19
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Haemophilus27
-
Bordatella27
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Legionella18
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Septic Shock10
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Bacteroides + Others4
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Bacterial Vaginosis29
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Zoonotic GNB52
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Gram negative cocci28
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Neisseria gonorrhoeae32
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Moraxella catarrhalis5
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Acinetobacter5
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Mycobacteria tuberculosis36
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Nocardia15
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Actinomyces israelii13
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Mycobacteria leprae14
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Mycoplasmas2
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Mycoplasma pneumoniae14
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Ureaplasma urealyticum4
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Mycobacterium avium4
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Chlamydia & Chlamydophila48
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Rickettsiae3
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Rickettsia rickettsii8
