Bacterial Infection: General Principles and Diagnosis

1502 Define bacteraemia, sepsis, severe sepsis, and septic shock.

1504 What causes tetanus and describe the main clinical effect.

1504 What life threatening condition may Staph. and Strep. spp. cause due to release of toxins?

1505 Name some of the common causes of food-borne DS inc S & Sx and sources.

1505 Outline how food-borne DS can be prevented.

1507 Outline the different classes of ABx's, their MOA, and give eg's.

1508 List and describe the types of bacterial morphology and staining characteristics seen by light microscopy and give common examples of each group.

1513 List the different classes of immuno-globulin and outline their structure and function.

1516 Give some common eg's of ABx resistant infxns.

1516 What are some possible ways to slow/stop ABx resistance?

1518 What does the term cytopathic effect mean and how is it used by microbiologists?