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Micro Test-2 Disease of skin & eyes:TB

Terms in this set (14)

The majority of organisms normal to the skin are
gram positive
There are a number of different species that can live on the skin as resident microflora. Which of the following is not considered resident microflora of the skin
E. coli
Staphylococcus aureus causes all of the following EXCEPT
erysipelas
The most common bacteria to cause infections from soaking in a hot tub
pseudomonas aeruginosa
The flesh eating bacteria are
steptococcus
Neisseria gonorrhea is implicated in eye infections such as
only B & C
Gas gangrene, with gas production leading to tissue necrosis is due to
clostridium perfringens
Bacterial infections of the eye include all of the following EXCEPT
onchocerciasis
Tears contain _____ which is a protective chemical that is effective in killing gram-positive bacteria by destroying the peptidoglycan n the cell wall.
lysozyme
______ are the predominant bacteria on the skin with at least a dozen different species living there.
Staphylococcus
The number one cause of preventable blindness in the world is
chlamydia trachomatis
Asymtomatic staphylococcus carriers like hospital personnel often spread staphylococci via the skin as well as by nasal droplets and fomites.
true
Impetigo is also called St. Anthony's fire
false
Scalded skin syndrome is caused by a staphylococcus toxin
true
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