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Bacterial Diseases of the Skin

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How does tetanus infection occur?   caused by spores from the soil that enter via a puncture wound (nail in foot)  
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What specific pathology does C. tetani cause?   jaw muscles to contract intensely--common name is lockjaw--actually all musclles of the body are affected  
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What animal is a source of anthrax seen in the United States? How is antrax prevented?   cattle are animal source in U.S.--prevvvented by vaccination and tx of cattle  
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How fast does M leprae grow?   organisms grow slowly and may incubate for 2-10 yrs befor infected pt shows sx. organisms do not grow in culture media  
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What parts of the body are infected be M. leprae?   infects skin and neurons  
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How is leprosy transmitted?   by direct contact--lepromatous leprosy--resp. aerosols--mot spread easily, as spouse of pts sometimes do not contract-even after yrs of contact--grows in 9-banded armadillos--can be transmitted by them  
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What is the incubation period for leprosy?   organisms grow extremely slow--may incubate for 2-10 yrs before infected person shows sx  
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How is leprosy dx and tx?   dx--observation of skin lesions and loss of sensation--tx--reserved ABT dapsone or other antibacterials in the case of resistance for 2 or more yrs  
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What organism causes gas gangrene?   C. perfringens  
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All people carry S. epidermidis. Where?   S. epidermidis is found on the skin  
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What wspecies of Staphylococcus is coagulase positive?   S. aureus is coagulase positive  
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What percentage of people in the hospital setting are carriers of staphylococcus?   30-50%  
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List diseases caused by S. aureus?   food poisoning, nosocomial infections, impetigo, boils, desquamation or denuding in newborns, pneumonia, and osteomyelitis  
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List the virulence determinants and their functions common to all strains of S. aureus   Protein A--cloaks bacteria with human Abs--hemolysin--lyses RBCs--leukocidin--kills WBCs--coagulase--clots blood--catalase--degrades hydrogen peroxide  
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How are pyogenic staphylococcal infections primarily treated?   draining the pus  
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What does MRSA indicate?   methicillin-resistant S. aureus  
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what should be done to prevent staphylococcal transmission in the hospital setting?   staff must engage in strict hand washing and aseptic techniques  
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How stable to temperature is Staphylococcus aureus?   neither freezing nor food-warming temps will kill bacteria Staphylococcus aureus  
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Enterococcus faecalis is transmitted from where to where to cause infections?   normal flora from intestinal tract that causes infection when there is a gut perforation  
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