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Clostridium perfringens
Type of microbe: Gram-positive, rod-shaped, anaerobic bacteria Infections caused: Clostridium perfringens food poisoning, usually caused by...
Nursing, 08/01/04 by Sheff, Barbara · More from publication -
Legionella pneumophila
Type of microbe: Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium Infections caused: legionellosis (Legionnaires' disease and Pontiac fever). Legionnaires'...
Nursing, 05/01/04 by Sheff, Barbara · More from publication -
Giardia lamblia
Type of microbe: one-celled, protozoan parasite that lives in the small intestines of animals and humans Infection caused: acute giardiasis, a...
Nursing, 04/01/04 by Sheff, Barbara · More from publication -
Shigella
Type of microbe: Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium. The most common species is Shigella sonnei. Diseases caused: shigellosis (bacillary...
Nursing, 02/01/04 by Sheff, Barbara · More from publication -
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Type of microbe: acid-fast, rod-shaped bacteria Diseases caused: Airborne droplets from an infected person usually transmit Mycobacterium...
Nursing, 11/01/03 by Sheff, Barbara · More from publication -
Multidrug-resistant microorganisms: Still making waves
Multidrug-resistant microorganisms continue to threaten our patients. Learn why more new drugs may not be the answer and how you can protect your...
Nursing, 11/01/03 by Sheff, Barbara · More from publication -
Microbe of the month: Norwalk virus
Type of microbe: a single-stranded RNA norovirus Infections commonly caused: viral gastroenteritis. This self-limiting, acute illness occurs 1 to 2...
Nursing, 09/01/03 by Sheff, Barbara · More from publication -
Microbe of the month: Bacillus anthracis
Type of microbe: aerobic, Gram-positive, spore-forming bacilli. Inactive spores become active and cause disease when they find a host. Diseases...
Nursing, 05/01/03 by Sheff, Barbara · More from publication -
Microbe of the month: Listeria monocytogenes
Type of microbe: Gram-- positive, rod-shaped bacteria Infections commonly caused: Listeria monocytogenes infection (listeriosis) may cause...
Nursing, 03/01/03 by Sheff, Barbara · More from publication -
Microbe of the month: Moraxella catarrhalis
Type of microbe: Gramnegative diplococci bacteria Diseases caused: Moraxella, a respiratory tract pathogen with nasopharyngeal colonization,...
Nursing, 01/01/03 by Sheff, Barbara · More from publication
