infections
Overview of Bacteria
Bacterial Infections
Doctors classify bacterial infections based on the various ways they classify the bacteria. For example, infections may be classified as caused by gram-negative or by gram-positive bacteria. This distinction is important because treatment of the two types may require different types of antibiotics. Gram-negative infectionsinclude the following: Brucellosis None Campylobacter Infections None Cat-Scratch Disease None Cholera None Escherichia coli Infections None Gonorrhea None Klebsiella, Enterobacter, and Serratia Infections None Legionella Infections None Meningococcal Infections None Pertussis None Plague and Other Yersinia Infections None Pseudomonas Infections None Salmonella Infections None Shigellosis None Typhoid Fever None Tularemia None Gram-positive infectionsinclude the following: Anthrax None Clostridioides (formerly Clostridium) difficile–Induced Colitis None Diphtheria None Enterococcal Infections None Erysipeloid None Listeriosis None Nocardiosis None Pneumococcal Infections None Staphylococcus aureus Infections None Streptococcal Infections None Some infections are classified by the bacteria's shape. For example, infections caused by spirochetes (spiral-shaped bacteria) are classified as spirochete infections. Spirochete infectionsinclude the following: Bejel, Yaws, and Pinta None Leptospirosis None Lyme Disease None Rat-Bite Fever None Relapsing Fever None Syphilis None Other infections may be classified by whether the bacteria that cause them require oxygen or thrive in an oxygen-free environment. Bacteria that require oxygen to live and grow are called aerobes. Bacteria that do not require oxygen to live and grow are called anaerobes. Anaerobic infectionsinclude the following: Actinomycosis None Overview of Anaerobic Bacteria None Botulism None Overview of Clostridial Infections None Tetanus None Many different Overview of Antibiotics are available to treat bacterial infections. However, bacterial 