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Bartonella bacilliformis

`A small gram negative pleomorphic motile bacilli with a tuft of polar flagella. It causes oroya fever which is characterised by fever and progressive anemia. It invades the

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Oroya fever

A disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis characterised by fever and progressive anemia. It is found in the mountain areas of Peru, Columbia and Equador. The bacteri invade the

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Verruga peruana

Nodular ulcerating skin lesions found in survivors of oroya fever caused by Bartonella bacilliformis. Bartonella can be found within these skin lesions.

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Bartonella A genus of tiny gram negative bacilli. The pathogenic species include: Bartonella bacilliformis – causing oroya fever Bartonella henselae – causing cat scratch disease Bartonella quintana –

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Pfeiffer's bacillus

Haemophilus influenzae in blood agar Pfeiffer’s bacillus is Haemophilus influenzae. It is also known as influenza bacillus. It is a small gram negative bacillus first observed by Pfeiffer

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Nonvenereal Treponematoses

There are a group of diseases that occur in various endemic foci around the world. They are are associated with poor hygiene. They are spread by body contact.

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Mycobacterium marinum

It is a non tuberculous mycobacteria belonging to the group ‘photochromogens’ and is the causative factor for swimming pool granuloma. It is similar to M.kansasii. Differentiating features of

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Photochromogens

It is the group of non tuberculous mycobacteria forming Group I of Runyon’s Classification of non tuberculous mycobacteria. Features: They do not form pigment when kept in the

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Swimming pool granuloma

Swimming pool granuloma also known as fish tank granuloma is a disease caused by Mycobacterium marinum. It is a type of non tuberculous mycobacteria belonging to the group

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