| Latin name |
Gram stain |
Morphology |
Disease |
Chapter |
|
|
Gram - |
 |
bacteremia |
25 |
|
|
Gram + |
 |
tooth decay |
22 |
|
|
Gram + |
|
ocular infection, meningitis, endocarditis |
9, 19, 20 |
|
|
Gram + |
|
cutaneous anthrax, inhalation anthrax |
1, 4, 5, 9, 19, 21, 26, 20 |
|
|
Gram + |
|
food poisoning |
5, 22 |
|
|
Gram + |
|
food poisoning in severely immunocompromised patients |
18, 20 |
|
|
Gram - |
 |
pelvic inflammatory disease |
22, 23 |
|
|
Gram - |
|
pertussis (whooping cough) |
4, 5, 6, 8, 21 |
|
|
Gram - |
 |
bacteremia, relapsing fever |
6, 25 |
|
|
Gram - |
|
chronic meningitis, Lyme disease |
6, 7, 8, 9, 24, 25 |
|
|
Gram - |
|
relapsing fever |
25 |
|
|
Gram - |
|
bacteremia, brucellosis |
6, 8, 25 |
|
|
Gram - |
|
glanders |
8 |
Burkholderia pseudomallei |
|
Gram - |
|
melioidosis |
8 |
|
|
Gram - |
 |
acute intestinal disease, Campylobacter enteritis, dysentery, watery diarrhea |
18, 22 |
|
|
Gram - |
 |
genital tract infections, lymphogranuloma venereum, respiratory and cardiovascular disease, trachoma |
4,19,23 |
|
|
Gram - |
|
cervicitis, epididymitis, lymphogranuloma venereum, non-gonococcal urethritis, salpinglitis, trachoma |
5, 6, 7, 18, 23, 26 |
|
|
Gram - |
|
atypical pneumonia, chlamydial pneumonia |
21 |
|
|
Gram - |
|
atypical pneumonia, psittacosis (ornithosis) |
6, 8, 21 |
|
|
Gram + |
|
gastrointestinal infections, botulism, gas bangrene, tetanus |
9, 22 |
|
|
Gram + |
|
botulism, food poisoning |
4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 18, 22, 24 |
|
|
Gram + |
|
gastrointestinal infections, superinfections |
6, 19, 20, 22 |
|
|
Gram + |
|
gas gangrene, food poisoning, watery diarrhea |
5, 8, 10, 22, 26 |
|
|
Gram + |
|
tetanus (lockjaw) |
1,4, 5, 6, 18, 24 |
|
|
Gram + |
|
catheter bacteremia, intravenous-line bacteremia |
7, 9, 25, 26 |
Corynebacterium diphtheriae |
|
Gram + |
|
diphtheria |
2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 11, 12, 21 |
|
|
Gram - |
|
atypical pneumonia, Q fever |
6, 8, 9, 18, 21 |
|
|
Gram - |
|
bacteremia, nosocomial pneumonia |
7, 21, 25 |
|
|
Gram + |
 |
dental diseases, diverticular abscesses, endocarditis, infections of the bowel, appendix, and liver |
6, 7, 19, 20, 22, 23, 25 |
|
|
Gram + |
|
endocarditis |
20 |
|
|
Gram - |
 |
cystitis, meningitis, opportunistic infections, nephritis, urethritis, watery diarrhea |
1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25 |
|
|
Gram - |
|
bloody diarrhea, hemolytic uremic syndrome |
1, 8 |
|
|
Gram - |
|
gastrointestinal infections, hemolytic uremic syndrome, renal failure |
1, 5, 8, 20, 22, 28 |
|
|
Gram - |
|
tularaemia |
6, 8, 25 |
|
|
Gram variable |
 |
bacterial vaginitis |
23 |
|
|
Gram - |
 |
chancroid |
6, 23 |
|
|
Gram - |
|
acute purulent meningitis |
6, 7, 10, 21, 24 |
Haemophilus influenzae type B |
|
Gram - |
|
bacteremia, meningitis, pneumonia |
24, 25 |
|
|
Gram - |
 |
chronic gastritis, gastric cancer, gastroduodenal ulcer, peptic ulcers |
3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 22 |
|
|
Gram - |
 |
pneumonia |
5, 7, 9, 20 |
Lactobacillus acidophilus |
|
Gram + |
|
dental caries |
22, 23 |
|
|
Gram - |
 |
atypical pneumonia, legionellosis (Legionnaires’ disease) |
6, 8, 21 |
|
|
Gram - |
|
bacteremia, chronic meningitis |
24, 25 |
|
|
Gram + |
 |
bacteremia |
20, 25 |
|
|
Gram + |
|
listeriosis |
4, 6, 18, 24 |
|
|
Gram + |
|
pulmonary disease, skin disease, lymphadenitis |
18, 19 |
|
|
Gram + |
|
leprosy |
4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 15, 16, 19 |
Mycobacterium tuberculosis |
|
Gram + |
|
chronic meningitis, infections of the central nervous system, tuberculosis |
1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24 |
|
|
no Gram reaction |
 |
mild pneumonia |
2, 4, 9 |
|
|
no Gram reaction |
|
Mycoplasma pneumonia |
5, 21 |
|
|
Gram - |
 |
bacteremia |
7, 9, 11, 15, 17, 20, 23 |
|
|
Gram - |
|
bacteremia, gonorrhea, neonatorum (neonatal gonorrheal ophthalmia), ophthalmia |
4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 17, 18, 20, 23, 25, 26 |
|
|
Gram - |
 |
acute purulent meningitis, bacteremia, meningitis |
4, 5, 6, 24, 25 |
|
|
Gram + |
|
nocardiasis |
4 |
|
|
Gram + |
|
acne, chronic blepharitis, endophtahalamitis |
7, 26 |
|
|
Gram - |
 |
nosocomial urinary tract infections |
7, 23 |
|
|
Gram - |
|
urinary tract infections |
5 |
|
|
Gram - |
 |
catheter bacteremia, intravenous-line bacteremia |
6, 7, 11, 18, 19, 20, 23, 25 |
|
|
Gram - |
|
aggressive keratitis, folliculitis, nosocomial infections |
4, 6, 10, 19, 21, 23, 24, 26 |
|
|
Gram - |
|
vector transmitted disease |
4, 7, 19 |
|
|
Gram - |
|
rickettsial pox |
25 |
|
|
Gram - |
|
typus |
6, 7, 8, 25 |
|
|
Gram - |
|
Rocky Mountain spotted fever |
5, 6, 25 |
|
|
Gram - |
|
typhus |
25 |
|
|
Gram - |
|
dysentery, food poisoning, gastrointestinal infections |
3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 17, 18, 20, 22 |
|
|
Gram - |
|
bacteremia, acute enteritis |
22 |
Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi |
|
Gram - |
|
bacteremia, typhoid fever |
5, 6, 7, 10, 18, 22, 25 |
|
|
Gram - |
|
shigellosis (bacillary dysentery) |
3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 20, 22 |
|
|
Gram - |
|
dysentery |
22 |
|
|
Gram - |
|
bacillary dysentery, bacteremia, food poisoning, gastrointestinal infections |
5, 12, 20, 22, 25 |
|
|
Gram - |
|
dysentery |
22 |
|
|
Gram - |
|
dysentery |
22 |
|
|
Gram + |
 |
impetigo |
10, 11, 15, 18, 19, 20, 26 |
|
|
Gram + |
|
boils (furuncles), carbuncles, catheter bacteremia, endocarditis, folliculitis, food poisoning, intravenous-line bacteremia, nosocomial pneumonia, scalded skin syndrome, skin infections, staphylococcal pneumonia, toxic shock |
1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 |
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) |
|
Gram + |
|
antibiotic resistant nosocomial infections |
1, 6, 20, 21, 23 |
vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA) |
|
Gram + |
|
antibiotic resistant nosocomial infections |
6, 20 |
Staphylococcus epidermidis |
|
Gram + |
|
catheter bacteremia, intravenous-line bacteremia |
7, 25, 26 |
coagulase-negative staphylococci |
|
Gram + |
|
endocarditis, epididymitis, bacteremia, urinary tract and CNS infections |
7, 25, 26 |
|
|
Gram + |
|
dental diseases, diverticular abscesses, infections of the bowel, appendix, and liver |
5, 7, 9, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 25, 26 |
|
|
Gram + |
|
erysipelas, impetigo, necrotizing fasciitis |
21, 25, 26 |
|
|
Gram + |
|
neonatal sepsis, post partum infections |
23, 24 |
|
|
Gram + |
|
pharyngitis |
21 |
|
|
Gram + |
|
bacteremia |
25 |
|
|
Gram + |
|
tooth decay |
2, 5, 22 |
|
|
Gram + |
|
acute otitis media, acute purulent meningitis, bacteremia, meningitis, middle ear infections, pneumonia, sinusitis |
4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 20, 21, 24, 25 |
|
|
Gram + |
|
abscesses on the tonsils, acute tonsillitis, endocarditis, erysipelas, necrotizing fasciitis, pharyngitis, pneumonia, scarlet fever, strep throat, toxic shock |
4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 19, 21, 26 |
|
|
Gram + |
|
tooth decay |
22 |
|
|
Gram + |
|
endocarditis |
25 |
|
|
Gram - |
|
chronic meningitis, syphilis |
5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 23, 24, 25 |
|
|
no Gram reaction |
|
non-gonococcal urethritis |
23 |
|
|
Gram - |
 |
cholera |
5, 6, 8, 9, 12, 20, 22 |
|
|
Gram - |
|
cholera |
8, 20 |
|
|
Gram - |
|
food poisoning, watery diarrhea |
6, 22 |
|
|
Gram - |
|
gastrointestinal infections |
11, 22 |
|
|
Gram - |
|
plague (bubonic plague, pneumonic plague) |
1, 5, 6, 8, 15, 19, 25 |