Medically Significant Bacteria: Causative Agent and Disease Profile
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IMPORTANCE OF BACTERIA |
PROFILE |
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BACTERIAL PROFILE |
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MICROORGANISM/CAUSATIVE AGENT |
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GRAM REACTION |
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OXYGEN REQUIREMENT |
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SIZE |
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SHAPE |
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HABITAT |
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DISCOVERY |
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MICROSCOPIC IMAGE |
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DISEASE PROFILE |
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DISEASE/S |
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B |
SYMPTOMS OF THE DISEASE |
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C |
INCUBATION PERIOD |
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D |
MODE OF TRANSMISSION |
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E |
DIAGNOSIS |
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F |
TREATMENT |
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G |
PREVENTION |
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H |
NO OF DAYS BEING SYMPTOMATIC |
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I |
IMAGE OF INFECTED PATIENT |
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GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
Using the template provided above, fill out the information for a bacteria. YOU CAN CHOOSE ANY BACTERIA from 1-60 BELOW:
- List of medically significant bacteria
Aerobic Gram (+) Cocci
- S. epidermidis
- S. saprophyticus
- Streptococcus pyogenes
- Streptococcus agalactiae
- Enterococcus(E. faecalis, E. facium)
Gram Positive Bacilli
- Corynebacterium diptheriae(“Kleb-Loefflers” Bacillus)
- Corynebacterium jeikeium
- Listeria monocytogenes
- Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae
- Arcanobacterium haemolyticum 13.Gardnerella vaginalis
- Nocardia spp.
- Bacillus anthracis
- Bacillus cereus
- Clostridium perfringens
- Clostridium botulinum
Gram Negative Diplococci
- Neisseria gonorrhoeae
- Neisseria meningitidis
- Moraxella catarrhalis
Gram Negative Bacilli or coccobacilli (Fastidious, MacConkey Negative)
- H. influenzae(Pfeiffer’s bacillus)
- H. aegyptius(Koch-Weeks bacillus) / H. influenzae bio. aegyptius
- H. ducreyi-Chancroid (soft chancre)
- Brucella spp.-Brucellosis or Undulant fever
- Francisella tularensis-Tularemia (ulcero-, oro-, glandular ; pneumonic)
- Legionella pneumophila-Legionnaire’s disease (febrile disease with pneumonia)
- Bordetella pertussis -Pertussis
- Brucella melitensis
- Haemophilus ducreyi
Gram Negative Bacilli (Oxidative, Mac Conkey positive)
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa
- Acinetobacter spp.
- P. fluorescens
- B. pseudomallei
- B. cepacian
Gram – Bacilli (Fermentative, Mackonkey Positive. Oxidase negative) Enterobacteriaceae, Vibrio, Aeromonas, Plesiomonas
- P. shigelloides
- Klebsiella & Shigella
- Escherichia coli Uropathogenic E. coli
Enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC)
Enteroinvasive E. coli (EIEC)
Enterophatogenic E. coli (EPEC)
Enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC)
Enteroadherent E. coli (EAEC)
- Klebsiella(Friedlander)
- pneumoniaesubs. pneumoniae
subs. oxytoca
- Enterobacter
- aerogenes
- cloacae
- Serratia marcescens
- Citrobacter spp.
- Procteus spp.
Proteus vulgaris
Proteus mirabilis
- Providencia
Prov. stuartii
Prov. retgerri
- Morganella morganii
- Salmonella
Salmonella Typhi
- Paratyphi
- Chloraesuis
Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica
- Shigella
- dysenteriae
- flexneri
- boydii
- sonnei
- Yersinia pestis
- Yersinia enterocolitica
Gram Negative Bacilli Fermenter
- Vibrio spp.
Vibrio cholerae
Vibrio parahaemolyticus
Vibrio vulnificus
Vibrio alginolyticus
Vibrio mimicus
- Aeromonas hydrophila
- Plesiomonas shigelloides
Spirochetes
- Leptospira interrogans
- Borrelia spp.
Borrelia recurrentis
Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato
- Treponema pallidumsubs pallidum
Others
- Chlamydia
Chlamydia trachomatis
Chlamydophila pneumoniae
Chlamydophila psittaci
- Rickettsiaspp
- akari
- conorii
- rickettsia
- prowazekii
- typh
- Orientia tsutsugamushi
Mycobacteria
- M. tuberculosis
- M. bovisand M. bovis BCG
Clostridium perfringens (Epsilon Toxin)
REFER TO THE EXAMPLE BELOW ON HOW TO DO IT. PLEASE INCLUDE THE REFERENCES AT THE LAST PAGE
Medically Significant Bacteria: Causative Agent and Disease Profile for S. aureus
A. Template and Example
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ITEM |
MSM |
PROFILE |
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MICROBIAL PROFILE |
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MICROORGANISM/CAUSATIVE AGENT |
Staphylococcus aureus |
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A |
GRAM REACTION |
(+) |
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B |
OXYGEN REQUIREMENT |
Facultative Aerobes |
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C |
SIZE |
1.5 µm |
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D |
SHAPE |
Cocci in clusters |
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E |
HABITAT |
Normal flora of skin/anterior nares/pharynx |
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F |
DISCOVERY |
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G |
MICROSCOPIC IMAGE |
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II |
DISEASE PROFILE |
Scalded skin syndrome |
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A |
DISEASE/S |
Skin and Wound Infections Scalded Skin Syndrome Toxic Shock Syndrome Food Poisoning Pneumonia |
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B |
SYMPTOMS OF THE DISEASE |
A high fever · Nausea and vomiting · A rash on your palms and soles that resembles a sunburn |
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C |
INCUBATION PERIOD |
2 and 4 hours (range 30 minutes to 8 hours) |
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D |
MODE OF TRANSMISSION |
Contaminated object, droplets sneezing or coughing, |
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E |
DIAGNOSIS |
Biochemical Test Staphylocoagulase (Coagulase) + |
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Staphylokinase (Fibrinolysin) + Protease, Hyaluronidase, Lipase + Gram +, Catalase +, Oxidase -, Cocci Cultural morphology Sheeps Blood Agar appearance: β-hemolytic-Medium to large,Pigmented yellow ɣ-hemolytic -Small to medium,Gray-white Mannitol Salt Agar (MSA) appearance Growth with fermentation (yellow halos)
testing colonies for agglutination with latex particles coated with immunoglobulin G and fibrinogen which bind protein A and the clumping factor, |
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TREATMENT |
Antibiotics commonly prescribed to treat staph infections include certain cephalosporins such as cefazolin; nafcillin or oxacillin; vancomycin; daptomycin (Cubicin); telavancin (Vibativ); or linezolid (Zyvox). |
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PREVENTION |
Keep your hands clean by washing them thoroughly with soap and water. Or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer. Keep cuts and scrapes clean and covered with bandages until they heal. Avoid contact with other people's wounds or bandages
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NO OF DAYS BEING SYMPTOMATIC |
4-10 days |
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IMAGE OF INFECTED PATIENT |
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