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Vibroid Helicobater pylori opportunistic or pathogen comma shape and motile
borrelia vincentii normal flora opportunistic trench mouth necrotizing ulcreative gingivitis contact immune suppressed poor oral hygene bad breath halitosis clinical presentation gram stain neg. improve oral hygene drain treat stress antibiotics
Escherichia coli normal flora UTI #1 cause 85%, wound infections found in GI tract can get into blood stream blood in urine fever produces endotoxin gram stain motility biochemical testing antibiotics quickly
neisseria gonorrhea STD gonorrhea can grow in the throat, genitalia and rectum can cause eye infections in babies pus discharge painful urination in males can ascend into the ovaries and pelvis can spread via the bloodstream in the joints and causes septic arthristis
neisseria gonorrhea con. threatment antibiotics grow on chocolate agar females gram stain male or DNA probe easier
borrelia burgdorferi lyme disease vector can not be transfered from humans deer tick and white foot mouse. tick must feed for a least 18-24 hours discharge bacteria from gut. bull's eye rash 60% of the time 1.low grade fever aches treat with anit for 10 days
borrelia burgdorferi con 2arthritis bell palsy cardiac manifestation treat with anti 30 days 3 neurological damage cardiac damage mimics MS damage is done can not reverse clinical presentation serology
pesudomonas aeruginose UTI pneumonia wound infection swimmers ear soil plant water grown on MAC 42 c biochemical testing produces a water soluble green pigmnet antibiotics
neisseria meningitidis pathogen meningococcal meningitis contact human respiratory enter the bloodstream and cross blood brain barrier cause swelling of the meninges headaches stiff neck fever release endotoxins grow gram neg. diplococci spinal tab antibiotics vaccine petechiae
neisseria meningitidis con damage to adneal glands most likely casue permanent damage it patient survives
salmonella salmonell typhi thphoid fever oral fecal gi tract stool sample grow biochemical test 18024 after eating fever vomitting diarrhea abdominal pain large number needed to cause infection treat symptoms let it run it's course replace fluids
helicobacter pylori ulcer 2 anibiotics for about 2 weeks bismuth calms the inflammation 85% of ulcers are caused by this bacteria urease enzyme that breaks down urea into nh4 it is produced by the bacteria and is what allows the bacteria to live in the acidic stomach
helicobacter pylori people with type o blood seem to be more susceptible stomach biopsy grow on chocolate agar in a co2 jar or incubator biochemical test for urease also serological test
proteus mirabilis e. coli strain has capsule to attach to the bladder normal flora intestional tract opportunistic UTI especially in nursing homes wound infection below the waist fever aches blood in urine contact gram stain motility biochemical test antibiotic
mycoplasma puemoniae opportunistic no cell wall cell membrance is the outer layer incorporates sterol into cell membrance for strength antibiotics no cillins b/c no cell wall erythromycin or tetracycline atypical pneumonia no fever no chest pain feel tired
mycoplasma puemoniae con skin is gray coughing walking pneumonia labored breathing human respiratory transmission contact takes 28 days to grow serology preferable
chlamydia trachomatis can not synthesize ATP dna probe or serology on speciman directly if legal case then has to be grown water like discharge can effect male and female chronic inflammation scarring infertility chlamydia, nguni males can cause eye infection in babies
chlamydia trachomatis con if baby inhale can cause pneumonia 6-8 weeks later leading cause of blindness in 3rd world countries antibiotic tetracycline erythromcin if prengant contact or sharing personal items
rickettsia richettsii has all the conponets of a bacteria but has a leaky cell membrance therefore orgaism is an obligate interacellular parasie dog tick and animals transmission vector high fever rash headache seasonal can lead to kidney or heart failure
rickettsia rickettsii rocky mountain spotted fever serology antibody test can not be grown treat quickly antibiotic tetracycline
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