Matching Exercise 7.02
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Transmissible airborne nuclei; identified via positive acid-fast stain and culture; may be MDR
Hepatitis C
Virus causing chronic disease without jaundice
Clostridium perfringens
Spore forming anaerobic gram positive rod; causes gas gangrene
Staphylococcus aureus
Most common SSI pathogen, found commonly on skin
Candida albicans
Opportunistic fungus that affects the immunocompromised
Escherichia coli
Pathogen outside the intestine; common UTI
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
Prion transferred via items contaminated with CNS tissue
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Gram negative rod found commonly in burns
Helicobacter pylori
Gram negative rod that causes ulcers
Streptococcus pyogenes
Gram positive aerobic cocci; causes rheumatic fever