Biomedical Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
Yersinia pseudotuberculosis (pseudotuberculosis)
Cardiobacterium hominis (endocarditis)
Coxiella burnetii (Q fever)
Fluoribacter bozemanae, formerly Legionella bozemanae (pneumonia)
Legionella pneumophila (Legionellosis, Legionnaire's disease, Legion
fever, Pontiac fever)
Legionella species (Legionellosis, Legionnaire's disease, Legion fever,
Pontiac fever)
Haemophilus ducreyi (chancroid)
Haemophilus influenzae (meningitis, pneumonia, conjunctivitis, otitis media)
Haemophilus parainfluenzae (endocarditis)
Pasteurella multocida (pasteurellosis)
Acinetobacter baumannii (nosocomial pneumonia, ventilator-associated
pneumonia)
Acinetobacter lwoffi (nosocomial pneumonia, nosocomial bacteremia,
nosocomial meningitis, nosocomial wound infections)
Moraxella catarrhalis (respiratory tract infections, sepsis, especially in
immune-compromised individuals)
Pseudomonas aeruginosa (multi-organ infections, sepsis in immune-
compromised individuals, hot tub rash)
Francisella tularensis (tularemia, rabbit fever)
Vibrio cholerae, including El Tor (cholera)
Vibrio parahaemolyticus (watery diarrhea)
Vibrio vulnificus (watery diarrhea)
Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans, formerly Actinobacillus actino-
mycetemcomitans (periodontal disease)
