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BACTERIAL Disease of skin, wounds, eyes

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