Gram negative rods other than members of Enterobacteriaceae family such as Pseudomonas, Acinetobacter and related organisms
How Burkholderia pseudomallei causes melioidosis, why diabetes is the main risk factor, why it can reactivate years later, how it is diagnosed, and why treatment has two phases.
Helicobacter pylori infects half the world's population and causes peptic ulcer disease and gastric cancer. Learn its properties (spiral GN rod, microaerophilic, urease-positive),...
How to confirm Vibrio cholerae from a diarrheal outbreak: TCBS culture, string test vs Aeromonas, serotyping O1/O139, and ORS-first treatment.
How Campylobacter jejuni causes the world's most common bacterial gastroenteritis, its link to Guillain-Barré syndrome, and how the laboratory identifies it (curved rods, 42°C, mic...
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a WHO High priority pathogen causing HAP, VAP, burn wound infections, and cystic fibrosis lung disease. Learn its virulence factors (exotoxin A, T3SS, alg...
