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Urease positive organisms

PUNCH:
Proteus (leads to alkaline urine)
Ureaplasma (renal calculi)
Nocardia
Cryptoccocus (the fungus)
Helicobacter pylori
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---Dr. Enrique Cifuentes Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara

Typhus: Epidemic Typhus: etiologic agent, vector

ePidemic typhus:
Etiological agent: Rickettsia Prowazekii.
Vector: Pediculus corporis (human body louse).
· This is in contrast to Endemic typhus.
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---Joel Camilo Universidad Iberoamericana (UNIBE), Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Capsulated bacteria

"Some Bacteria Have An Effective Paste Surrounding Membrane Yielding Pseudo Fort, Bypassing Killing":
Strep pneumonia
Bacteroides
H. influenza
Anthrax (B. anthracis)
E. coli
Pasteurella
Salmonella
Menigitidis (N. Menigitidis)
Yersinia pestis
Pseudomonas
Francisella
Brucella
Klebsiella
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---Michel Nawfal

Diphtheria toxin properties

ABCDEF:
A/B-type toxin. Made by
Corynebacterium diphtheriae, which binds to
EF-2 (elongation factor 2).
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---J. Wild Georgetown School of Medicine

RNA viruses: negative stranded

"Always Bring Polymerase Or Fail Replication":
Arena
Bunya
Paramyxo
Orthomyxo
Filo
Rhabdo
· Note: Negative RNA viruses need there own polymerase.
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---Anonymous Contributor

Streptococcus pneumoniae: diseases caused

COMPS:
Conjunctivitis
Otitis media
Meningitis
Pneumonia
Sinusitis
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---Anonymous Contributor