| A | B |
|---|
| common cold | rhinitis |
| common cold virus | rhinovirus |
| tympanocentesis | procedure otitis media specimen |
| Streptococcus pneumoniae | Gram positive cocci; cause of otitis media |
| Haemophilus influenzae | Gram negative bacilli; cause of otitis media |
| Epiglottitis | serious infection caused by Haemophilus influenzae |
| Streptococcus pyogenes | Group A beta hemolytic streptococci |
| Distinguishine identification criteria for Grp A Strep | beta hemolysis; bacitracin susceptible |
| etiologic agent of streptococcal pharyngitis | Streptococcus pyogenes |
| Post-streptococcal sequelae affecting joints and heart valves | Rheumatic fever |
| Post-streptococcal sequelae affecting kidneys | Glomerulonephritis |
| Gram positive bacilli | Corynebacterium diptheriae |
| Diptheria | D part of the TDaP vaccine |
| Consequence of Diptheria | Formation of pseudomembrane over throat |
| Bordetella pertussis | Gram negative bacilli; cause of Whooping Cough |
| P part of the TDaP vaccine | pertussis |
| T part of the TDaP vaccine | tetanus |
| Paroxysmal stage | stage of pertussis with characteristic intense coughing |
| Catarrhal stage | initial stage of pertussis characterized by cold-like symptoms |
| etiologic agent of the "real flu" | orthomyxovirus |
| common reservoir of flu | birds |
| associated with pandemic flu | Type A Influenza; Antigenic Shift |
| associated with epidemic flu | Type B Influenza; Antigenic Drift |
| associated with sporadic flu | Type C Influenza; Antigenic Drift |
| amantadine, relenza, tamiflu | influenza treatment |
| Mycobacterium tuberculosis | causes caseous necrosis in lungs |
| positive acid fast stain | diagnostic criteria for tuberculosis |
| Mantoux test | tuberculin skin test |
| purified protein derivative | component of tuberculin skin test |
| BCG vaccine | causes false positive TB skin test |
| Streptococcus pneumoniae | most common cause of community acquired pneumonia |
| Identifying characteristic of Streptococcus pneumoniae | Gram positive cocci; alpha hemolytic |
| capsule | major virulence factor of Streptococcus pneumoniae |
| Mycoplasma pneumoniae | cause of walking pneumonia |
| major characteristic of Mycoplasma pneumoniae | has no cell wall |
| Legionnaire's disease | cause of pneumonia associated with aerosols from contaminated water supplies |
| Legionella pneumophilia | organism may use amoeba as a resevoir |
| hantavirus | reservoir is deer mice |
| four corners of SW USA | endemic area of the hantavirus |
| Histoplasma capsulatum | dimorphic fungal cause of serious lung infection |
| Ohio River Valley | endemic area of histoplasmosis |
| bird and bat droppings | source of histoplasmosis infection |
| Klebsiella pneumoniae | Gram negative bacilli; most common cause of nosocomial pneumonia |
| nosocomial | associated with hospital stay |
