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Common Bacteria/infe
common bacteria and infections
Gram Stain | Shape | Bacteria | Associated Infections |
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Positive | Cocci | Streptococcus Pneumoniae, Streptococcus Pyogenes (group A) | Respiratory Tract Infection and/or pneumonia Strep throat |
Positive | Cocci | Staphylococcus aureus and other Staphylococcus sp. | Skin Infection Endocarditis |
Positive | Cocci | Enterococcus Faecalis, Faecium | Intestinal Infection, Urinary tract infection (UTI) |
Positive | Bacilli | Bacillus Anthracis | Anthrax |
Positive | Bacilli | Gardnerella vaginalis Lactobacillus spp. | Vaginal Infections |
Positive | Bacilli | Listeria Monocytogenes | Meningitis |
Positive | Bacilli | Clostridium Tetani, Clostridium Perfringens, Clostridium Botulinum, Clostridium difficile | Tetanus Gangrene Botulism Intestinal Infection |
Positive | Bacilli | Corynebacteria Diphtheriae | Diphtheria |
Negative | Cocci | Neisseria Meningitidis, Neisseria Gonorrhea | Meningitis Gonorrhea |
Negative | Bacilli | Escherichia Coli, Klebsiella spp. Proteus spp. Enterobacter spp. Shigella spp. | Intestinal Infection |
Negative | Bacilli | Salmonella Typhi | Typhoid Fever |
Negative | Bacilli | Yersinia Pestis | Plague |
Negative | Bacilli | Pseudomonas Aeruginosa | Various Difficult to treat infections |
Negative | Bacilli | Haemophilus Influenzae | RTI |
Negative | Bacilli | Vibrio Cholerae | Cholera |
Negative | Coccobacilli | Bordetella Pertussis | Pertussis |
Negative | Coccobacilli | Helicobacter Pylori | Stomach Ulcers |
Cocci | Peptococcus, Streptopeptococcus | Dental Infection | |
Bacilli | Bacteroides Fragilis | Abdominal Infection Sepsis | |
Gram-negative | spirochetes | Treponema Pallidum, Borrelia Burgdorferi | Syphilis Lyme Disease |
Atypical | Atypical | Mycoplasma Pneumonia Legionella spp. | RTI and/or pneumonia |
Atypical | Atypical | Mycobacterium tuberculosis | Tuberculosis (TB) |
Gram-Negative | Chlamydia Trachomatis | Chlamydia and pelvic inflammatory disease |