BIOL 4376 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Toxic Shock Syndrome, Necrotizing Fasciitis, Urinary Tract Infection
20 Jun 2020
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Disclaimer: this is a quick review sheet for major bacteria covered in the semester. Emphasis on quick: this does not always cover some important details such as how notable infections present anatomically or symptomatically. It is meant to be used in conjunction with my other notes, which give a more thorough and complete review of the overall body of material. Positive: non-purulent cellulitis, pharyngitis (most common!, necrotizing fasciitis, rheumatic fever, scarlet fever, post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis, toxic shock syndrome. Positive: neonatal meningitis (leading cause, urinary tract infections. Vaginal and lower gi flora in 30% of women. Optochin test (will not grow near disk); x-ray. Treatment shows hazy lungs filling with pleural fluid; rusty red sputum due to blood. Vaccination with pneumovax recommended for anyone below 2, above 64, and people in between who are immunocompromised, smokers, or lacking regular spleen function. Penicillin no longer recommended due to increasing resistance. Bacteremia leading to progressive endocarditis from bleeding during dental procedures.
