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Duke PA micro

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Bordetella - gram negative or positive   gram negative coccobacilli  
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Bordetella - aerobic or anaerobic?   strictly aerobic  
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How many known species of Bordetella?   7 species  
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Which species of Bordetella is a stictly human pathogen?   B. pertussis  
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B. pertussis - etiologic agent of what?   whooping cough  
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B. pertussis - lab specimens?   care must be taken - call lab  
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What do the two other species of Bordetella cause?   milder bronchopulmonary disease  
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Virulence factors of Bordetella   protein adhesins, toxins  
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Campylobacter spp. Gram negative or positive?   comma shaped Gram negative bacillus  
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How many species of Campylobacter spp?   16, most associated with human disease  
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Campylobacter disease?   mostly gastroenteritis, sepsis, sponatenous abortion  
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Campylobacter oxygen requirements   microaerophilic; need small amount of CO2  
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Natural reservoirs for Campylobacter?   animals  
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Route of infection of humans with Campylobacter   ingestion of contaminated food, milk, or water; also fecal/oral route  
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Virulence factors of Campylobacter   adhesins, cytoxic enzymes, and enterotoxin but their exact roles in vivo not clearly understood  
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Most common cause of bacterial gastroenteritis in USA?   Campylobacter jejuni  
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Who is at risk for infeciton with Campylobacter jejuni?   ingestion of large numbers of organisms or those lacking in gastric acid  
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Distribution and incidence of C. jejuni in different types of weather   world wide distribution, increased incidence in warm weather  
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Treatment for C. jejuni infections   disease is usually self-limiting, but antibiotic therapy is given for severe infections  
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Capnocytophaga canimorsus gram negative or positive?   fastidious Gram negative bacillus  
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First name of Capnocytophaga canimorsus given by CDC in 1984   dysgonic fermenter (DF)  
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Capnocytophaga canimorsus normal flora   found in respiratory tract and saliva of human (DF-1) and dogs/cats (DF-2)  
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Capnocytophage canimorsus is a common cause of what kind of infections?   human bite infections  
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How severe is infection with capnocytophaga canimorsus?   mild to deadly - immunosuppression increases risk - asplenic patients can have severe sepsis  
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Eikenella corrodens gram negative or positive?   small, fastidious Gram negative bacillus; corrodes agar medium  
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What does Eikenella corrodens smell like as it grows?   bleach  
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Eikenella corrodens normal flora   upper respiratory tract of humans  
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eikenella infection   implicated in bite infections; endocarditis in patients with pre-existing heart disease  
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Eikenella risk?   risk of serious complications in patients who are immunocompromised  
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Eikenella belongs to which group?   HACEK  
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What is the most diverse group of medically important, gram negative, medium-sized bacilli   Enterobacteriaceae  
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Number of genera and species of Enterobacteriaceae   >40 genera, >150 species  
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Route of infection - enterobacteriaceae   via animal reservoir, human carrier, or endogenous - many are opportunistic, nosocomial  
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As a group account for 1/3 of all septicemias and 2/3 of all UTIs   Enterobacteriaceae, but only ~20 species account for nearly all infections  
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