The Glory Of Acronyms

Cheap shortcuts to memorising important facts are a necessary survival mechanism in life.

Fortunately, in this case, there’s the powerful pairing of a nonsensical acronym with several respiratory illness-related pathogens.

When you mix that with pictures of knives, baked beans and a receding water line, anything is possible!

 

SHaNK SPC EBBS

Streptococcus pneumoniae

Haemophilus influenzae B

Neisseria meningitidis

Klebsiella pneumoniae

 

Salmonella typhi

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Cryptococcus neoformans

 

Escherichia coli

Bacillus anthracis

Bordetella pertussis

Streptococcus pyogenes

 

Not having a spleen increases the risk of or susceptibility to infection with encapsulated bacteria.

 

References

1. Medbullets Team (2017). Encapsulated Bacteria. [online] Medbullets.com. Available at: http://www.medbullets.com/step1-microbiology/4010/encapsulated-bacteria [Accessed 15 Aug. 2017].