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  #26

catalase +
"space"
staph pseudomonas aspergilus candida enterobacter

  #27

bugs that cause food poisoning......

salman -salmonella
basically- bacillus cereus
stays- staph aureus
in the
closest- clostridium botulinum
closet- clostridium perfringens
because he
echoes- e.coli
vibrance- vibrio

  #28

heart block by

i will block my heatr fromgrinirty Cheap Looking Trouble making Losers

D-DIPHTHERIA

C-CHAGAS

L-LEGIONELLA

T-TYPHIOD

L-LYME DISEASE

Clue high fever slow pulse


  #29

my mneomonic for cysteine requirement for growth:
St. Francis was a brother and Pastor for Legendary Cysteine Chapel.
Francisella
Brucella
Pasturella
Legionella


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  #30

here is some collected ones:

Urease positive organisms PUNCH:
Proteus (leads to alkaline urine)
Ureaplasma (renal calculi)
Nocardia
Cryptoccocus (the fungus)
Helicobacter pylori


Streptococcus pyogenes: virulence factors SMASHED: Streptolysins
M protein
Anti-C5a peptidase
Streptokinase
Hyaluronidase
Exotoxin
DNAses


Psedomonas aeruginosa: features AERUGINOSA:
Aerobic
Exotoxin A
Rod/ Resistance
UTIs, burns, injuries
Green-blue dressings
Iron-containing lesions
Negative gram
Odor of grapes
Slime capsule sometimes (in CF pt)
Adherin pili

Streptococcus pyogenes: diseases caused NIPPLES:
Necrotising fasciitis and myositis
Impetigo
Pharyngitis
Pneumonia
Lymphangitis
Erysipelas and cellulitis
Scarlet fever/ Streptococcal TSS


Trichomaniasis: features·
5 F's:
Flagella
Frothy discharge
Fishy odor (sometimes)
Fornication (STD)
Flagyl (metronidazole) Rx


Toxoplasma gondii: manifestations "My Cat Eats Mice": Mononucleosis-like illness
Chorioretinits/ Congenital infection
Encephalitis
Myocarditis


Staphylococcus aureus: diseases caused SOFT PAINS:
Skin infections
Osteomyelitis
Food poisoning
Toxic shock syndrome
Pneumonia
Acute endocarditis
Infective arthritis
Necrotizing fasciitis
Sepsis


Endotoxin features ENDOTOXIN:
Endothelial cells/ Edema
Negative (gram- bacteria)
DIC/ Death
Outer membrane
TNF
O-antigen
X-tremely heat stable
IL-1
Nitric oxide/ Neutrophil chemotaxis



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  #31

FASLE POSITIVE VDRL
SLAP HIM:
S: SLE
L: Leprosy
A: Acute febrile illness
P: Pregnancy

H: Hepatitis
I: Infectious mononucleosis
M: Malarianod

raised eyebrowfor cholera,
COINS
C-CATALASE POSITIVE
O-OXIDASE POSITIVE
I-INDOLE POSITIVE
N-NITRATE
S-SUCROSE FERMENTER

Edited by Drshreyas on 11/25/07 - 09:53 PM

  #32

Live Viral Vaccines

VeneZuelan Males Rub their Small Yellow Antenas(Adeno) against Polish mums

Varicella-Zoster
Measles
Rubella
Small Pox
Yellow Fever
Adenoviruses
Polio (Sabin)
Mumps

  #33

Vaccines with immunoglobulins

Venezuelan babies imagine Hep A&B are measles and rabies.

Varicella-Zoster
Hep A
Hep B
Measles
Rabies

associate imagine with immunoglobulins

  #34

Positive sense RNA viruses

Picornavirus
Retrovirus
Flavivirus
Togavirus
Coronavirus
Calicivirus

pick on retrovirus and it will fly you to grave from your coronation like a califlower

  #35

Negative Sense RNA viruses

Filovirus
Arenavirus
Rhabdovirus
Bunnyavirus
Paramyxovirus
Orthomyxovirus

to fill the Arena, Rabits make bunnys and Paramyx make Orthomyx

  #36

Organisms that Produce granulomas (Persistent Antigens)

Bruce Ly's Beryliant trap for my cat was Listed in the History of France as a sarcastic Acting blast

Brucellosis
Lynphogranuloma venerum
Berylliosis
Treponema pallidum
Mycobacterium
Cat Scratch Fever
Listeria
Histoplasma
Francisella
Sarcoidosis
Actinomyces
Blastomyces


  #37

Infections that cross the placenta

a babys input from the other side of the placenta:

the cyte of policox being rubbed on her peice with HIV and syphilis is really tocxic

Cytomegalovirus
Polio
Coxsacki B
Rubella
Herpese II in Primary infection
HIV
Syphilis
Toxoplasmosis

  #38

the Zoonotic Bacteria
Be sure Cattle Carry Light Bacteria Fast

Brucella, Salmonella enteridis, Coxiella Burnetti, Chlamydia psittaci, Listeria monocytogenes, Brucella, Francisella tularensis



  #39

ENCAPSULATED ORGANISMS-

Some Killers Have Pretty Nice Capsules.

Strep pneumoniae

Klepsiella

Hemophilus influenza

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Cryptococcus neoformans(fungus)grin


  #40

ORGANISMS ACTING VIA c-AMP

C-AMP

CHOLERA.

ANTHRAX.

M-ALTERED M SIDEWAYS=winkE- E.COLI

PERTUSSIS


  #41

Registered just to post my correction to this one:

Bad Bacterial Killers Have Some Pretty Nasty External Carbohydrate Capsules

Bacillus / Bacteroides / Kleb / Hemophilius / strepts / pseudomonas / Neisseria M. / E. coli / Clostridium / Cryptococcus

Probably many more, not sure where to fit pasturella in







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