Actinomycetes? Flashcards
1
Q
Both 5 facts
A
cause absences
Grow as delicate branching filaments
Sulfur granules in pus-yellow
not fastidious-slow growth and need selective media
GM+
2
Q
Norcardia
- metaboism
- most common species
- source
- transmission
- characterstic site
- antibiotic
- ID
A
No Card Games for old men Aerobic N. asteroides Exogenous-soil and water REspirtaroy/ skin lesion and fever Lung/Brain-make lesions Sulfa drugs Catalase and urease positive, Immunocomp patients, men>women
3
Q
Actinomyces
- metaboism
- most common species
- source
- transmission
- characterstic site
- antibiotic
- special
A
Israeli soldier anaerobic A. isrealii Endogenous-oral-dental procedures-jaw drop, GI, RT, female GU-infections often mixed Spread from endogenous source Oral, abdomen, female GU tract Penicillin G Sinus tracts that result in yellow pus
