Most Common: Bugs

Here is a list of key Most common bugs. Knowing this list will be important come test time.
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Bug in Acute Endocarditis Staph aureus
Bug in Bacterial Arthritis in young Adults Neisseria ghonorrhea
Bug in Bacterial Meningitis – elderly Strep pneumoniae
Bug in Bacterial Meningitis – newborns E. coli
Bug in Bacterial Meningitis – toddlers Hib
Bug in Bacterial Meningitis – young adults Neisseria meningitidis
Bug in debilitated, hospitalized pneumonia pt Klebsiella
Bug in Epiglottitis Hib
Bug in food poisoning Staph aureus
Bug in GI Tract Bacteroides 2. E. coli
Bug in IV drug user bacteremia / pneumonia Staph aureus
Bug in opportunistic infection of AIDS CMV Pneumocystis carinii is most common overall
Bug in PID N. Gonnorrhoeae or Chlamydia
Bug in Pneumonia - Community - typical Strep pneumoniae 2. H. influenza 3. Klebsiella
Bug in Pneumonia - Hospital aquired Klebsiella 2. Psuedomonas 3. E. coli
Bug in Pneumonia - Community - atypical Mycoplasma 2. Legionella
Bug in Subacute Endocarditis Strep Viridans


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