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Causative organisms Flashcards

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CHICKEN POX

A

Varicella Zoster (virus)

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Skin infections e.g. boils, impetigo, cellulitis

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Staphylococcus aureus (MOST common)
Group A streptococcus
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FIFTH DISEASE (Slapped cheek syndrome)

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Parvovirus B19

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TUBERCULOSIS

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Mycobacterium TB

m.tb, m.africum, m.bovis, m.microti

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WHOOPING COUGH

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Bordetella pertussis

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UTI (including prostatitis, pyelonephritis)

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E.coli

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DIARRHOEA

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E.coli
C.difficile
salmonella

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8
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COLITIS

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C.difficile

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9
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FOOD POISONING

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Salmonella
E.coli
Shigella

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GONORRHEA

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Neisseria Gonorrhea

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MASTITIS

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S.aureus

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12
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SHINGLES

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varicella zoster

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13
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CELLULITIS

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Group A strep
Strep pneumoniae
staph aureus

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