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Bartonella

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 –

Pharmacology

Clonidine

Clonidine Clonidine is an imidazoline derivative and is a Alpha 2 adrenergic agonist, particularly alpha 2a. The hemodynamic effects are due to activation of Alpha 2 (especially alpha

Acronyms

BP – Acronym

Blood Pressure – acronym

Acronyms

NA – Acronym

Noradrenaline – acronym

Acronyms

CO – Acronym

Cardiac Ouptut – acronym

Microbiology

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

Microbiology

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.

Microbiology

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

Microbiology

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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