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03/19/2013

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Term
normal flora of teeth
Definition

s. mutans

bacteriodes

fusobacterium

streptococci

actinomyces

Term
normal flora of throat
Definition

strept. viridans

strept pyogenes

strept pneumoniae

neisseria species

epidermidis

haemophilus influenza

Term
normal flora for skin
Definition

staph. epidermidis

staph aureus

diphtheriods

streptococci

pseudomonas aeruginosa

anaerobes

candida

torulopsis

pityrosporum

Term
normal flora of nose
Definition

staph aureus

staph epidermidis

diphtheriods

streptococci

Term
normal flora to mouth
Definition

strep mitis and other streptococci

trichomonas tenax

candida

Term
normal flora of urethra and vagina
Definition

staphylococcus epidermidis

diptheroids

streptococci

gram negative rods

Term
carrier state
Definition
a symptomless individual who is host to a pathogenic microorganism and can potential pass the pathogen to others
Term
examples of carrier states
Definition

individual with asymptomatic infections (gonorrhea)

clincally cured but still infected (typhoid fever, diphtheria)

transiently infected which do not develop symptomatic disease (meningococcus)

Term
what bacteria is found in the highest number in the gi tract
Definition
bacteroides fragilis
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