Pathogen Quiz 2

Streptococus pneumoniae

community-acquired pneumonia, bacterial meningitis, bacteremia and otitis media (inner ear infection)

Bordetella pertussis

whopping cough

Staphylococcus aureus

skin infection (MRSA), bacteremia, endocarditis, and toxic shock syndrome

Clostridium tetani

tetanus

Neisseria meningitidis

meningococcal meningitis

Clostridium botulinum

botulism food poisoning

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

tuberculosis

Corynebacterium diphtheriae

diphtheria

Haemophilus influenzae

otitis media, pneumonia, sepsis and meningitis

Mycoplasma pneumoniae

“walking pneumonia” and urethral (male) or vaginal (female) infection

Borrelia burgdorferi

lyme disease

Vibrio cholerae

cholera: profuse watery diarrhea, dehydration and electrolyte depletion

Streptococcus pyogenes

“strept thorat” or pharyngitis, tonsilitis, scarlet fever and rheumatic fever

Clostridium perfringes

gas gangrene

Salmonella typhi

thyphoid fever and “food poisoning”

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

nosocomial pneumonia in CF or immunocompromised patients and UTI’s

Neisseria gonorrhea

gonorrhea

Treponema pallidum

syphilis, bejel and yaws

Mycobacterium leprae

leprosy or Hansen’s disease

Clostridium difficile

infectious diarrhea and colitis often a result of antibiotic overuse

Brucella abortis

Brucellosis

Francisella tularensis

tularemia

Campylobacter jejuni

most common cause of community-acquired inflammatory enteritis

Bartonella henselae

cat scratch disease / fever of Bartonellosis

Helicobacter pylori

stomach or duodenal ulcers

Listeria monocytogenes

food poisoning (Listeriosis)

Rickettsia rickettsii

rocky mountain spotted fever

Escherichia coli

traveler’s diarrhea, urinary tract infection, shigellosis (bloody diarrhea)