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== Background ==
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==Background==
   
* Bacteria that are particularly stimulated by excess iron
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*Bacteria that are particularly stimulated by excess iron
   
=== Microbiology ===
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===Microbiology===
   
* Bacteria
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*Bacteria
** Gram-positive
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**Gram-positive
*** [[Listeria monocytogenes]]
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***[[Listeria monocytogenes]]
*** Others: [[Bacillus]], [[Clostridium]], [[Corynebacterium]], [[Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae]], [[Mycobacterium species]], [[Staphylococcus species]], [[Streptococcus species]], [[Gemella]]
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***Others: [[Bacillus]], [[Clostridium]], [[Corynebacterium]], [[Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae]], [[Mycobacterium species]], [[Staphylococcus species]], [[Streptococcus species]], [[Gemella]]
** Gram-negative
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**Gram-negative
*** [[Yersinia enterocolitica]], in the context of iron chelation
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***[[Yersinia enterocolitica]], in the context of iron chelation
*** [[Aeromonas hydrophilia]]
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***[[Aeromonas hydrophilia]]
*** [[Escherichia coli]]
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***[[Escherichia coli]]
*** [[Vibrio vulnificus]]
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***[[Vibrio vulnificus]]
*** Others: [[Acinetobacter]], [[Alciligenes]], [[Capnocytophaga canimorsus]], [[Campylobacter]], [[Chlamydia]], [[Ehrlichia]], [[Enterobacter]], [[Klebsiella]], [[Legionella]], [[Moraxella]], [[Neisseria]], [[Pasteurella]], [[Proteus]], [[Pseudomonas]], [[Plesiomonas]], [[Shigella]]
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***Others: [[Acinetobacter]], [[Alciligenes]], [[Capnocytophaga canimorsus]], [[Campylobacter]], [[Chlamydia]], [[Ehrlichia]], [[Enterobacter]], [[Klebsiella]], [[Legionella]], [[Moraxella]], [[Neisseria]], [[Pasteurella]], [[Proteus]], [[Pseudomonas]], [[Plesiomonas]], [[Shigella]]
* Viruses: [[hepatitis B virus]], [[hepatitis C virus]], [[cytomegalovirus]], [[parvovirus B19]], [[HIV]]
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*Viruses: [[hepatitis B virus]], [[hepatitis C virus]], [[cytomegalovirus]], [[parvovirus B19]], [[HIV]]
* Fungi
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*Fungi
** [[Mucorales]] (particularly [[Rhizopus]])
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**[[Mucorales]] (particularly [[Rhizopus]])
** Others: [[Candida]], [[Cryptococcus]], [[Histoplasma]], [[Paracoccidioides]], [[Trichosporon]], [[Aspergillus]], [[Pneumocystis jirovecii]]
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**Others: [[Candida]], [[Cryptococcus]], [[Histoplasma]], [[Paracoccidioides]], [[Trichosporon]], [[Aspergillus]], [[Pneumocystis jirovecii]]
* Protozoa: [[Entamoeba histolytica]], [[Leishmania]], [[Naegleria fowleri]], [[Plasmodium]], [[Toxoplasma]], [[Trypanosoma]]
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*Protozoa: [[Entamoeba histolytica]], [[Leishmania]], [[Naegleria fowleri]], [[Plasmodium]], [[Toxoplasma]], [[Trypanosoma]]
   
=== Risk Factors ===
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=== Pathophysiology ===
   
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* Bacteria have a siderophore, that allows acquisition of iron from the environment
* [[Hemochromatosis]]
 
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* [[Yersinia]] does not have a siderophore, but has receptors for iron-bound exogenous siderophores such as [[deferoxamine]]
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===Risk Factors===
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*[[Hemochromatosis]]
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[[Category:Infectious diseases]]

Revision as of 16:39, 6 August 2020

Background

  • Bacteria that are particularly stimulated by excess iron

Microbiology

Pathophysiology

  • Bacteria have a siderophore, that allows acquisition of iron from the environment
  • Yersinia does not have a siderophore, but has receptors for iron-bound exogenous siderophores such as deferoxamine

Risk Factors