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BACTERIAL Disease of skin, wounds, eyes

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STAPH AUREUS STAPH AUREUS
What kind of manifestations arise as a result of infection w/ staph aur? All of the above
Most common skin flora? Epidermidis
How is it transmitted? Fomites
What is a major cause of skin disease? Community acquired MRSA
Coagulase + means? Coagulase (-) means it is what species? Hides from our immune system (Aureus). NEGATIVE = Epidermis
protein A in staph does what? Binds to Fc region of Ab-->Ab won't work
TOXEMIAS OF STAPH AUREUS TOXEMIAS OF STAPH AUREUS
SCALDED SKIN SYNDROM steps of infection are? bacteria in intestine-->toxin in bloodstream-->affects epidermis
What does the Exfoliative toxin do? Seperate layers-->skin peels off
TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROM steps of infection? skin-->toxin in bloodstream-->body-wide effects
What are some effects of infection? Peel skin, sunburn-like
When would you possible acquire toxic shock syndrome? Tampon in too long
What does the toxin act as? Superantigen
STREP PYOGENES GROUP A STREP PYOGENES GROUP A
Which is worse, staph aureus or strep pyogenes? Strep pyogenes
Possible effects of strep A? Impetigo, erysipelas, late sequelae
What is erysipelas? Tissue destruction in dermal layer
Three ways to get infection? Aerosol, phyrnx (normal flora), and direct contact
Treatment? Ab CREAM
What can it cause? Glomerulonephritis--kidney problem
Vaccine? None; looks like our cell
STREP PYOGENES TOXEMIAS STREP PYOGENES TOXEMIA
What does necrotizing facilitis do? Flesh eating disease
what important exotoxin does it hve? Exotoxin A
What are effects of strep shock syndrome? Like the staph shock, BUT -->bactermia
PSUDOMONAS AURUGINOSA PSUDOMONAS AURUGINOSA
Gram stain and where is it found? Gram - in soil and water
What are the sympotms of the two diseases this cuases (name disease, too) Psudo dermatitis (RASH)---Ottitis extrena (SWIMMER'S EAR)
When would you acquire it? Diagnose it? Hospital; grape odor
Created by: talkglitter2486
 

 



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