Common Causative Organisms

 

1. Metastatic Lung Lesions	Staphylococcus
2. Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis	Nocardia
3. Pneumonia with multiple pulmonary calcification	Cytomegalovirus
4. Thin walled Cavity with Pus	Coccidioidomycosis
5. Fungal ball in Lung cavity	Aspergillosis
6. Multiple cavities in lung	Blastomycosis
7. Bronchiolitis in Children	Resp. Syncytial Virus
8. CROUP	Parainfluenza Virus
9. Viral Pneumonia Adults Children	Influenza Resp. Syncytial Virus
10. Tropical hemoptysis	Paragonimus Westermanii
11. Bacteremia with enterogenic bacteria in cirrhosis	E.Coli
12. Pyelephlebitis	Mixed ( Predominantly E.Coli)
13. Peritonitis	E.Coli
14. Peritonitis with Odourless sticky fluid	Pneumococcus
15. Meningitis in a patient with Rhinorrohoea	Pneumococcus
16. Meningitis in less than 2 months old	E.Coli Beta Hemolytic Streptococci
17. Meningitis 2 months to 12 years	H.Influenza
18. Meningitis after 12 years	Meningococccus
19. Para or suburethral gland infection	Gonococci
20. Perinephric abscess	Staphylococcus
21. Pyelonephritis with stones	Staphylococcus, Proteus
22. Endemic hematuria	Schistosoma haemotobium
23. Infection in burns	Pseudomonas
24. Tinea Versicolor	Malassezia Fever
25. Favus	Tricophyton Schonleneii
26. Erysipeloid	Erysipelothrix rhusiopathy
27. Bockhart’s impetigo	Staphylococcus
28. Erythema multiforme major	Mycoplasma
29. Pemphigus, secondary infection	Staph. aureus
30. Acne	Corynebacterium acnes
31. Scalded skin syndrome	Staphylococcus
32. Myocarditis	Coxsackie B
33. Pericarditis	Viral
34. Virus causing osteomyelitis	Smallpox
35. Herpangina	Coxsackie
36. Virus destroying olfactory nerve filaments	Influenza
37. Involvement of Chest Wall	Actinomycosis
38. Commonest fungus infecting:
a) Ear	Aspergillus Niger
b) Nose, lung	Aspergillus Niger
c) Larynx	Blastomycosis
d) Mouth	Candida
e) Pharynx	Monilia
39. The only pathogenic yeast	Crptococcus
40. Chicleros ulcer	Leishmania Mexicana
41. Espundia	L.Braziliensis
42. Uta	L.Peruana
43. a) Hand Infection	Staphylococcus
b) Parotitis	Staphylococcus
c) Boil	Staphylococcus
d) Carbuncle	Staphylococcus
44. Botryomycosis	Staph, aureus
45. Toxic Shock Syndrome	Staphylococcus
46. Soduku	Spirillum minus
47. Herpetiform genital ulcer	LGV
48. Scleroma	Klebsiella. Rhinoscleromatosis
49. Commonest STD	Nongonococcal urethritis
50. Endemic Syphilis	Treponema pallidum
51. Sinusitis	Pneumococcus
52. Nasal vestibulitis	Staphylococcus
53. Myringitis bullosa (Otitis externa hemorrhagica)	Hemolytic streptococcus plus virus during influenza epidemic
54. Malignant Otitis externa	Pseudomonas pyocyaneus
55. Infection after splenectomy	Pneumococcus and H.Influenza
56. Infection in cystic fibrosis	Staphylococcus
57. Progressive post operative Bacteria synergistic gangrene	Microaerophillic, non hemolytic Streptococci plus staphylococci
58. Anorectal abscess	E.Coli (60%)
59. Arthritis Infancy Adults	H. Influenza Streptococci or Staphylococci
60. Commonest infective disease	Common cold
61. Spread by reverse peristalsis	Tapeworm
62. Spread by auto infection	Tapeworm and Enterobiasis
63. Protozoan transmitted through mother’s milk	Toxoplasma
64. Infections in Patients of immuno Suppression	Herpes Simplex  Cytomegalo virus  Aspergillus  Candida  Histoplasmosis  Phycomyces  Pneumocystis Cairnii
65. In  Sickle cell anemia  Cirrhosis  Bartonellosis  Malaria	Salmonella infections are common
66. Virus producing resolution in Asthma, Eczema and remission in Hodgkin’s diseases and Leukaemia	Measles
67. The only helminth causing consistent fever	Trichinosis