Biomedical Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
Infectious species:
Listeria ivanovii (in immune-deficient hosts)
Listeria monocytogenes (listeriosis)
Staphylococcus aureus (staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome, toxic
shock syndrome, acne, skin abscesses, cellulitis, sepsis, food poisoning)
Staphylococcus epidermidis (catheter-transmitted urinary tract infections,
commonly found in acne infections)
Bacillus cereus (fried rice syndrome, small
fraction of
food-borne
illnesses)
Bacillus anthracis (anthrax)
Enterococcus species (bacteremia, diverticulitis, endocarditis, meningitis,
urinary tract infections)
Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcal pneumonia, childhood meningitis)
Streptococcus agalactiae (bacterial septicemia of the newborn) [56]
Streptococcus iniae (bacteremic cellulitis, sepsis,
in immune-deficient
individuals)
Streptococcus pyogenes (scarlet fever, erysipelas, rheumatic fever, strep-
tococcal pharyngitis, post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis)
Streptococcus suis (multi-organ infections)
Clostridium botulinum (botulism)
Clostridium difficile (pseudomembranous colitis)
Clostridium perfringens (gas gangrene, clostridial necrotizing enteritis,
food poisoning, emphysematous cholecystitis)
Clostridium tetani (tetanus)
Peptostreptococcus species, formerly Peptococcus species, including
Peptostreptococcus magnus (septicemia, organ abscesses, cellulitis,
particularly in immune-compromised patients)
