An emerging pathogen Actinotignum schaalii gram stain (pic Manurx27, Wikipedia) What infection does it cause, and who is mostly affected? How to identify Actinotignum schaalii in the lab? How do we treat infection caused by Actinotignum schaalii infection? Actinotignum schaalii presentation.(Youtube)
Patients with an absent or dysfunctional spleen (AoDS) are at increased risk of infection, especially with capsulated bacteria. What are the organisms that can cause infection in patients with AoDS? Prevention of infection – vaccines, antibiotic prophylaxis Antibiotic What is the risk of sepsis?The risk of death from sepsis is 600 times more than the…
Understanding Actinomyces: The Ray Fungus That’s Actually a Bacterium ⚠️ DISCLAIMER: This content is for academic and educational purposes only. Always consult current medical guidelines and seek professional medical advice for clinical decisions. 🦠 What is Actinomyces? + 🔬 Taxonomy Despite its name meaning “ray fungus,” Actinomyces is actually a bacteria that reproduces by binary…
Enterobacterales & Aeromonas Enterobacterales and Aeromonas are intrinsically resistant to benzylpenicillin, glycopeptides, lipoglycopeptides, fusidic acid, macrolides (Except Azithromycin, effective for typhoid/paratyphoid fever and erythromycin for travellers’ diarrhoea), lincosamides, streptogramins, rifampicin, and oxazolidinones. Bacteria Beta-lactams Non-beta-lactams Klebsiella pneumonia complex,Klebsiella oxytocaRoultella sp.Citrobacter koseri,Citrobacter amalonaticus Amoxicillin, Ticarcillin Klebsiella aerogenes,Enterobacter cloacae complexCitrobacter freundiiHafnia alvei Amoxicillin, Coamoxiclav,1st generation cephalosporinsCefoxitin Serratia…
Monkeypox is an emerging disease. It was first discovered in 1958 in a captive monkey population, from which it received its name. However, monkeys are not its main reservoir. The largest natural reservoir population is rodents. The full lifecycle and the extent of the reservoir population are still unknown.Monkeypox is a zoonosis. The virus: It…
Interactive Yersinia Species Identification Guide 🔬 Yersinia Species Identification Guide Comprehensive laboratory identification and characterization of Yersinia species Overview Species Laboratory Process Safety Media Summary 🦠 Genus Yersinia Overview 📊 Taxonomy Family: Enterobacteriaceae Species: 17 recognized species + 2 subspecies Type species: Yersinia pestis Pathogenic species: Y. pestis, Y. pseudotuberculosis, Y. enterocolitica 🧬 General Characteristics…
Aerococcus genus, a firmicute, was first identified in 1953 [Williams, 1953]. Multiple species have been identified since then; not all are human pathogens. Human pathogen Aerococcus viridans, Aerococcus urinae, Aerococcus urinae hominis,Aerococcus christensenii, (2001), Aerococcus sanguinicola. Not human pathogen Aerococcus urinae equi ( or Pediococcus urinae equi), Aerococcus suis, Aerococcus vaginalis. Laboratory identification: Aerococcus is a gram-positive coccus in clusters (like Staphylococcus), alpha-hemolytic on…
AI, or to be more specific LLM’s like ChatGPT can be used for education effectively. However, this needs a good understanding of LLM and domain expertise. In other words, if you want to use LLM effectively, you must have a working knowledge of LLM, its capabilities and its problems, but you must know your subject…
Where to find questions for FRCPath Microbiology? Part 1: A. The first question that comes to mind is – Are there any past papers? RCPath does not allow storing past papers; hence only place you can find them is RCPath’s website. Find sample questions on the following pages. B. LearnInfection website: This is a BIA…
Introduction There are various types of E coli that live in the environment and our intestines. Although most live inside our bowel harmlessly and even be beneficial, some E coli may cause infection, like UTI, bacteraemia, gastroenteritis etc. The E coli causing gastroenteritis could be divided into six phenotypes – Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) [or EHEC/VTEC]…
