Common Causative Organisms

1. Metastatic Lung Lesions Staphylococcus

2. Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis Nocardia
3. Pneumonia with multiple pulmonary Cytomegalovirus
calcification
4. Thin walled Cavity with Pus Coccidioidomycosis
5. Fungal ball in Lung cavity Aspergillosis
6. Multiple cavities in lung Blastomycosis
7. Bronchiolitis in Children Resp. Syncytial Virus
8. CROUP Parainfluenza Virus
9. Viral Pneumonia Adults Children Influenza Resp. Syncytial Virus
10. Tropical hemoptysis Paragonimus Westermanii
11. Bacteremia with enterogenic bacteria in E.Coli
cirrhosis
12. Pyelephlebitis Mixed ( Predominantly E.Coli)
13. Peritonitis E.Coli
14. Peritonitis with Odourless sticky fluid Pneumococcus

15. Meningitis in a patient with Rhinorrohoea Pneumococcus

16. Meningitis in less than 2 months old E.Coli Beta Hemolytic Streptococci
17. Meningitis 2 months to 12 years H.Influenza
18. Meningitis after 12 years Meningococccus
19. Para or suburethral gland infection Gonococci
20. Perinephric abscess Staphylococcus
21. Pyelonephritis with stones Staphylococcus, Proteus
22. Endemic hematuria Schistosoma haemotobium
23. Infection in burns Pseudomonas
24. Tinea Versicolor Malassezia Fever
25. Favus Tricophyton Schonleneii
26. Erysipeloid Erysipelothrix rhusiopathy
27. Bockhart’s impetigo Staphylococcus
28. Erythema multiforme major Mycoplasma
29. Pemphigus, secondary infection Staph. aureus
30. Acne Corynebacterium acnes
31. Scalded skin syndrome Staphylococcus
32. Myocarditis Coxsackie B
33. Pericarditis Viral
34. Virus causing osteomyelitis Smallpox
35. Herpangina Coxsackie
36. Virus destroying olfactory nerve filaments Influenza
37. Involvement of Chest Wall Actinomycosis
38. Commonest fungus infecting:
a) Ear Aspergillus Niger
b) Nose, lung Aspergillus Niger
c) Larynx Blastomycosis
d) Mouth Candida
e) Pharynx Monilia
39. The only pathogenic yeast Crptococcus
40. Chicleros ulcer Leishmania Mexicana
41. Espundia L.Braziliensis
42. Uta L.Peruana
43. a) Hand Infection Staphylococcus
b) Parotitis Staphylococcus
c) Boil Staphylococcus
d) Carbuncle Staphylococcus
44. Botryomycosis Staph, aureus
45. Toxic Shock Syndrome Staphylococcus
46. Soduku Spirillum minus
47. Herpetiform genital ulcer LGV
48. Scleroma Klebsiella. Rhinoscleromatosis
49. Commonest STD Nongonococcal urethritis
50. Endemic Syphilis Treponema pallidum
51. Sinusitis Pneumococcus
52. Nasal vestibulitis Staphylococcus
53. Myringitis bullosa (Otitis externa Hemolytic streptococcus plus virus during
hemorrhagica) influenza epidemic
54. Malignant Otitis externa Pseudomonas pyocyaneus
55. Infection after splenectomy Pneumococcus and H.Influenza
56. Infection in cystic fibrosis Staphylococcus
57. Progressive post operative Bacteria Microaerophillic, non hemolytic Streptococci
synergistic gangrene plus staphylococci
58. Anorectal abscess E.Coli (60%)
59. Arthritis Infancy Adults H. Influenza Streptococci or Staphylococci
60. Commonest infective disease Common cold
61. Spread by reverse peristalsis Tapeworm
62. Spread by auto infection Tapeworm and Enterobiasis
63. Protozoan transmitted through mother’s Toxoplasma
milk
64. Infections in Patients of immuno 1. Herpes Simplex
Suppression 2. Cytomegalo virus
3. Aspergillus
 4. Candida
5. Histoplasmosis
6. Phycomyces
7. Pneumocystis Cairnii

65. In Salmonella infections are common

h. Sickle cell anemia

i. Cirrhosis
j. Bartonellosis
k. Malaria

66. Virus producing resolution in Asthma, Measles

Eczema and remission in Hodgkin’s diseases
and Leukaemia
67. The only helminth causing consistent fever Trichinosis