Definition of Terms

Communicable disease capable of being transmitted from one person to another direct or
indirect transmission.
Disparities Inequality or difference
Inadequacies lack of an adequate quantity or number
Proliferation to grow or multiply by rapidly producing new tissue, parts, cells, or offspring.
Conscientious controlled by or done according to one's inner sense of what is right;
governed by conscience; principled
Streptococcus pneumoniae is a Gram-positive, alpha-hemolytic A significant human
pathogenic bacterium major cause of pneumonia in the late 19th century, and is the
subject of many humoral immunity studies.
Haemophilus influenzae formerly called Pfeiffer's bacillus or Bacillus influenzae, is a
Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium. A member of the Pasteurellaceae family, it is
generally aerobic, but can grow as a facultative anaerobe
.

Moraxella catarrhalis is a fastidious, nonmotile, Gram-negative, aerobic, oxidase-positive
diplococcus that can cause infections of the respiratory system
Escherichia coli is a Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium that is commonly found in the
lower intestine of warm-blooded organisms
Klebsiella pneumoniae is a Gram-negative, non-motile, encapsulated, lactose fermenting,
facultative anaerobic, rod shaped bacterium. Although found in the normal flora of the
mouth, skin, and intestines,
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it can cause destructive changes to human lungs if aspirated.
Immunocompromised pertaining to an immune response that has been weakened by a
disease or an immunosuppressive agent.
Dissemination To scatter widely
Empiric antibiotic therapy is a medical term referring to the initiation of treatment prior
to determination of a firm diagnosis.
Immunocompetent Able to develop an immune response.
Discrepancy a conflict or variation, as between facts, figures, or claims.
Recuperate To return to health or strength; recover.
Tangible Something palpable or concrete.
Ingenuity Inventive skill or imagination; cleverness.