Bordetella pertussis - Guides d'étude, Notes de cours & Résumés

Adenoviruses - respiratory infections Arboviruses - arthropod-borne viruses Bordetella pertussis - Pertussis (whooping cough) Borrelia burgdorferi - causes lyme disease Candida albicans - Topical azoles (vaginitis); nystatin, fluconazole, caspofungin (oral/esophageal); fluconazole, caspofungin, amphotericin B (systemic) Chalmydia trachomatis - a sexually transmitted infection caused by a bacterium Clostridium botulinum - causes botulism Clostridium difficile - C. diff. Colitis. Inflammat...

Intro to Microbiology Final Exam | Questions and Correct Answers | Latest Update 2024/2025 | Graded A+ Helicobacter pylori survives in the? How? - Answer -stomach, using urease to protect itself from acid Staphylococcus aureus causes? - Answer -pathogen that produces an exotoxin that causes exfoliation (loss of the outer layers) in infants Staph auerus virulence factor(s)? - Answer -afimbrial adhesin toxin (alpha toxin) exfoliatin protease TSST The alpha toxin in staph auerus does wh...

Bordetella Pertussis (Whooping cough) - ansGram - Coccobacilli -Acute Respiratory, Severe coughing episodes (Bronchial pneumonia, acute encephalopothy -killed 5-10,000/yr before vaccine (available 2013/2014) -S&S: runny nose, sneezing, mild cough, low-grade fever, pneumonia, whoop sound inhaling, cyanosis, vomiting -Petrussis toxin a-b subunit - attaches/blocks cilia movement, increases cAMP levels (mucous secretions) -Filamentous hemagglutinin - attaches to human cilia -Transmission - p...

sterile locations of the body correct answers Blood, deep tissues, lungs, synovial fluid, and cytoskeletal fluid staphylococci characteristics (>6) correct answers Gram+; hardy facultative anaerobes; mesophilic (temp/pH); resistant to drying, salt (10%), heat; membrane: peptidoglycan is lysozyme-resistant but lysostaphin-sensitive, techoic acids trigger inflammation; MRSA and VRSA diseases caused by staphylococci (6) correct answers skin abscesses (on the surface); cellulitis (in the ti...

Prokaryotes (Bacteria and Archaea) are - Answer-everywhere. Prokaryotes are - Answer-VERY adaptable & resilient Prokaryotes have the ability to - Answer-switch metabolic or respiration methods Mutualism - Answer-both populations benefit; ex: gut nutrition metabolism Amensalism - Answer-one population is harmed and the other is unaffected; ex: antimicrobial defense on skin Commensalism - Answer-one population is benefitted and the other is unaffected; ex: Skin cells as food source Neutral...

Bordetella Pertussis (Whooping cough) - ansGram - Coccobacilli -Acute Respiratory, Severe coughing episodes (Bronchial pneumonia, acute encephalopothy -killed 5-10,000/yr before vaccine (available 2013/2014) -S&S: runny nose, sneezing, mild cough, low-grade fever, pneumonia, whoop sound inhaling, cyanosis, vomiting -Petrussis toxin a-b subunit - attaches/blocks cilia movement, increases cAMP levels (mucous secretions) -Filamentous hemagglutinin - attaches to human cilia -Transmission - p...

CLIPP Exam | questions and answers | latest 2023/24 12: A 12-year-old male presents to the ED with complaints of anorexia, weight loss, and persistent cough, with nocturnal coughing fits that have been waking him from sleep for the past three weeks. He denies fever, chills, myalgia, sore throat, or rhinorrhea. The patient presented to his primary care physician one week prior with the same complaint, and was treated with amoxicillin and bronchodilator therapy. His chest x-ray was negative fo...

CBiC exam 1 review Practice Questions and Answers 100% Pass which of the following is an example of the criterion of strength of the association from hills criteria for causation? a. in the study of the association between antibiotic exposure and development of c difficile infection the odds ratio was 2:3 b. in the study of the association between antibiotic exposure and development of c difficile infection the authors conclusions are consistent with those of three other studies c. in a ...

Gram positive organisms have a thick cell wall and stain ____. - ANS-Purple or bluish Gram negative organisms have a thin cell wall and result in a ___ color. - ANS-Pink or reddish Identify the bug: gram-positive clusters (1) - ANS-Staphylococcus species Identify the bug: gram-positive cocci in pairs and chains (3) - ANS-Strep. pneumoniae (pairs), Streptococcus species, Enterococcus species Identify the bug: gram-positive rods (1) - ANS-Listeria monocytogenes Identify the bug: gra...

Virulence characteristics, unique properties, and diseases caused by: Mycobacterium tuberculosis, - -virulent strains contain cord factor (cell wall component) which is necessary to cause disease -3 types: primary (results from initial infection), secondary (reestab. of active infection after period of dormancy), disseminated (when infection spreads thru body) -high risk ppl are those who contact infected persons and those with immunodeficiencies (HIV--combo has 90% chance of death) -diagno...