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Table 3.1
table 3.1
Gram Stain | Shape | Bacteria | Associated Infection(s) |
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Positive | Cocci | Streptococcus pneumoniae Streptococcus pyogenes (group A) | Respiratory tract infection (RTI) and/or pneumonia Strep throat |
Positive | Cocci | Staphylococcus aureus and other staphylococcus spp. | 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 | Clostridum tetani Clostridum perfringens Clostridum botulinum Clostridum 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 | Borderella pertussis | Pertussis |
Negative | Coccobacilli | Helicobacter pylori | Stomach ulcers |
Cocci | Peptococcus Streptopeptococcus | Dental infection | |
Bacilli | Bactericides fragilis | Abdominal infection sepsis | |
Spirochetes | Treponema pallium Borrelia burgdorferi | Syphillis Lyme disease | |
Atypical | Mycoplasma pneumonia Legionella spp. | RTI and/ or pneumonia | |
Atypical | Mycobacterium tuberculosis | Turberculosis (TB) | |
Gram- negative | Chlamydia trachomatis | Chlamydia and pelvic inflammatory |