Gram (+)

Question 1

Staph. Aureus

Answer 1

• cluster cocci
• found naturally in nares
• toxic shock and food poisoning
• causes a little bit of everything

Question 2

Staph. epidermidis

Answer 2

prosthetic devices

Question 3

Staph. saprophyticus

Answer 3

women UTI

Question 4

Strep. Pneumoniae

Answer 4

• meninigitis, otitis media, pneumonia, sinusitis
• opochin sensitive
• rusty sputum

Question 5

Strep. Sanguinis

Answer 5

-damaged heart valves

Question 6

Strep. Pyrogenes

Answer 6

• scarlet fever, toxic shock, acute glomerulonephritis, impetigo
• bacitracin sensitive
• Group A strep

Question 7

Strep. agalactiae

Answer 7

• B is for Babies

- Group B strep

Question 8

Entercocci

Answer 8

• normal colonic flora

- penicillin resistant

Question 9

Strep. Bovus

Answer 9

-can cause endocarditis and colon cancer

Question 10

Corynebacterium Diptheriae

Answer 10

-pseudomembranous pharyngitis

Question 11

Bacillus cereus

Answer 11

-reheated rice syndrome

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Question 12

Listeria Mono

Answer 12

• dairy products and cold deli meat

- uses actin polymerization to spread

Question 13

Norcardia

Answer 13

• causes pulmonary infections in immunocompromised

- treat with sulfonamides

Question 14

Actinomyces

Answer 14

• treat with penicillin

- oral / facial abscesses

Question 15

Leprosy

Answer 15

• infects skin and superficial nerves
• “glove and stocking” loss
• treat with dapsone and rifampin