BACTERIAL TOPICS
Chapter 1 – Gram Positive Cocci (6)
1
Staphylococcus aureus
2
Staphylococcus epidermidis & saprophyticus
3
Streptococcus pyogenes (group A strep)
4
Streptococcus agalactiae (group B strep)
5
Streptococcus pneumoniae & viridans
6
Enterococcus faecium & faecalis
Chapter 2 – Gram-Positive Bacilli (7)
1
Bacillus anthracis & cereus
2
Clostridium tetani
3
Clostridium botulinum
4
Clostridium difficile
5
Clostridium perfringens
6
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
7
Listeria monocytogenes
Chapter 5 – Gram-Negative Bacilli - Enteric Tract (9)
1
Klebsiella pneumoniae, Enterobacter spp., Serratia marcescens
2
Salmonella enteritidis & typhi
3
Shigella spp.
4
Escherichia coli (ETEC, EHEC)
5
Yersinia enterocolitica & pestis
6
Campylobacter jejuni
7
Vibrio spp.
8
Helicobacter pylori
9
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
10
Proteus mirabilis
Chapter 10 – Gram-Indeterminate Bacteria (7)
1
Chlamydia trachomatis, Chlamydophila pneumoniae & Chlamydophila psittaci
2
Coxiella burnetii
3
Gardnerella vaginalis
4
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
5
Rickettsia overview
6
Rickettsia prowazekii
7
Rickettsia rickettsii
VIRUSE TOPICS
Chapter 1 – RNA Viruses - Positive Sense (11)
1
Picornaviridae overview
2
Poliovirus (Picornaviridae)
3
Coxsackievirus A & B (Picornaviridae)
4
Rhinovirus (Picornaviridae)
5
Hepatitis A virus (Picornaviridae)
6
NorovirusNorwalk virus (Caliciviridae)
7
Flaviviridae overview
8
Hepatitis C virus (Flaviviridae)
9
EasternWesternVenezuelan equine encephalitis virus, Rubella virus (Togaviridae)
10
Coronavirus (Coronaviridae)
11
Human immunodeficiency virus (Retroviridae)
Chapter 2 – RNA Viruses - Negative Sense (7)
1
Influenzavirus (Orthomyxoviridae)
2
Measles virus, mumps virus, respiratory syncytial virus, parainfluenza virus (Paramyxoviridae)
3
Rabies virus (Rhabdoviridae)
4
Ebolavirus, Marburgvirus (Filoviridae)
5
Hantavirus, California encephalitis virus, Rift Valley fever virus (Bunyaviridae)
6
Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (Arenaviridae)
7
Rotavirus, Colorado tick fever virus (Reoviridae)
Chapter 3 – DNA Viruses (12)
1
Herpes simplex virus type 1 & 2 (Herpesviridae)
2
Epstein–Barr virus (Herpesviridae)
3
Cytomegalovirus (Herpesviridae)
4
Varicella-zoster virus (Herpesviridae)
5
HHV-6, roseola (Herpesviridae)
6
HHV-8, Kaposi’s sarcoma (Herpesviridae)
7
JC polyomavirus, BK polyomavirus (Polyomaviridae)
8
Human papillomavirus (Papillomaviridae)
9
Parvovirus B19 (Parvoviridae)
10
Adenovirus (Adenoviridae)
11
Smallpox virus, Cowpox virus, Molluscum contagiosum virus (Poxviridae)
12
Hepatitis B virus (Hepadnaviridae)
PARASITE TOPICS
Chapter 5 – Helminths - Nematodes (2)
1
Enterobius vermicularis, Ancylostoma duodenale, Necator americanus, Ascaris lumbricoides, Strongyloides stercoralis, Trichinella spiralis (intestinal nematodes)
2
Dracunculus medinensis, Wuchereria bancrofti, Onchocerca volvulus, Toxocara canis, Loa loa (tissue nematodes)