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What characteristics do Yersinia, Francisella, and Brucella have in common?
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Gram (-) rods
Zoonotic diseases Very virulent Facultative intracellular organisms Common treatment is aminoglycoside and/or doxycycline |
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What is the staining pattern of Yersinia pestis?
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Bipolar staining
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Describe features of bubonic plague?
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Inguinal node swelling, pain. Blackish hemorrhages under the skin. Pneumonic plague via aerosolized bacteria.
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Yersinia pestis treatment?
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Gentamicin
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Francisella tularenses is acquired from which sources?
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Infected rabbits and from tick and deerfly bites.
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What important diseases are caused by Francisella tularensis?
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1. Ulceroglandular tularemia (hole in the skin with black base, systemic symptoms).
2. Pneumonic tularemia 3. Oculoglandular tularemia 4. Typhoidal tularemia (GI tract) |
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What are the symptoms of Brucella infection?
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Systemic, undulant fever, neither buboes nor a primary skin ulcer appear.
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Which bacterium causes the most frequent wound infection following a cat or dog bite? What is an important treatment consideration?
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Pasteurella. Do NOT close the wound with sutures. Treat with penicillin or doxycycline.
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How does Pasteurella multocida differ from yersinia, francisella, and brucella?
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Not a facultative intracellular organism
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