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All Bacteria (Positive and Negative) Flashcards

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What are the 2 broad classes of gram positive cocci bacteria?

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Staphylococci

Streptococci

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What test is carried out on staphylococci?

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Coagulase test

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3
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What is the outcome of positive coagulase on staphylococci?

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Staphylococcus aureus

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4
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Staphylococci is normal flora where?

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Nose and skin

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What is the outcome of negative coagulase staphylococci?

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Staphylococcus epidermis

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6
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Where is staphylococcus epidermis found?

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Everywhere on the skin

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7
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What are the three haemolysis types off streptococci?

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Partial (a-haemolytic)
Complete (b-haemolytic)
Non-haemolytic

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What are the two types of a-haemolytic streptococci?

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Streptococcus pneumoniae

Viridians Streptococci

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9
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What does streptococcus pneumoniae cause?

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Commonest cause of pneumonia

Normally infections of the respiratory tract

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10
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What are the groups in B-haemolytic split into?

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Groups A-D

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11
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What bacteria is non-haemolytic streptococci/

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Enterococcus faecalis

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12
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What does enterococcus faecalis cause?

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It is a gut commensal

Causes UTI, VRE

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13
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Are gram positive bacilli anaerobic spore forming or non spore forming?

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Spore forming

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14
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What are the four types of bacteria in gram positive spore forming anaerobic bacteria?

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Clostridium difficile
Clostridium Perfinges
Clostridium Botulinum
Clostridium tetani

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15
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What are the 4 types of clostridium bacteria?

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Clostridium difficile
Clostridium Perfinges
Clostridium Botulinum
Clostridium tetani

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16
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What is the gram + spore forming aerobic bacilli bacteria called?

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Bacillus species

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17
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What are the two types of non spore forming aerobic bacilli (gram +)?

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Listeria monocytogenes

Corynebacterium diphtheriae

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18
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What does clostridium difficile cause?

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Diarrhoea

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19
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What does clostridium perfringes cause?

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Food poisoning

It is present in normal faeces

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What does clostridium botulinum cause?

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Causes botulism following the ingestion of contaminated food

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21
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What does clostridium tetani cause?

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Causes tetanus due to the toxins acting on the CNS

22
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What does listeria monocytogenes cause?

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Causes meningitis in neonates and the elderly

Causes bacteraemia in pregnancy

23
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What does corynebacterium diphtheriae cause?

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Diphtheriae

24
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What are the 3 types of gram negative cocci?

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Moraxella Catarrhalis
Neisseria Gonorrhoeae
Neisseria Meningitidis

25
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What does moraxella catarrhalis cause?

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Respiratory problems

26
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What does neisseria gonorrhoeae cause?

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PID in women

Urethritis in men

27
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What does neisseria meningitidis cause?

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Meningitis

Meningococcal septicaemia

28
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In gram negative bacilli what is the lactose fermenter coli?

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Escherichia coli

29
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What does enterohamorrhagic E.coli cause?

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Bloody diarrhea

30
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What does camplyobacter bacteria cause?

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Most common cause of ‘travellers diarrhoea’

31
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What are the 2 types of salmonella bacteria?

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Salmonella enterica

Salmonella Typhi

32
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What are the 4 group of lactose non-fermentors (gram -)?

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Salmonella species
Shigella species
Proteus species
Pseudomonas species

33
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What are the 3 types of anaerobic gram negative bacilli?

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Bacteriodes fragilis
Provotella
Porphyromonas

34
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What are the 3 types of curved bacilli (gram neg)?

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Helicobacter pylori
Camplyobacter spp.
Vibrio cholerae

35
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What does vibrio cholerae cause?

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Causes severe diarrhoea in the form of cholera

36
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What does helicobacter cause?

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Gastritis and peptic ulceration

37
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What are the 2 types of acid and alcohol fast bacteria?

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Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Mycobacterium leprae

38
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What does mycobacterium tuberculosis cause?

A

Tuberculosis

39
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What does mycobacterium leprae cause?

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Causes leprosy

40
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What is the type of cocci-bacilli bacteria?

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Haemophilus Influenzae

41
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What does haemophilus influenzae cause?

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Childhood meningitis and epiglottitis

42
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What are the 3 types of spirochaetes bacteria?

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Treponema pallidum
Borrelia burgdoferi
Leptospira Interrogans

43
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What does treponema pallidum (spirochates) cause?

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Syphillis

44
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What does Borrelia burgdoferi (spirochaetes) cause?

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Lyme disease

45
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What does Leptospira Interrogans (spirochaetes) cause?

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Leptospirosis

46
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What are the 6 miscellaneous gram negative bacteria?

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Chlamydia Pneumoniae
Chlamydia Psittacci
Rickettsia Typhi 
Coxiella Burnetti 
Mcyoplasma pneumoniae
Myoplasma hominis
47
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What does chlamydia pneumoniae cause?

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Cause of community aquired pneumonia

48
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What does chlamydia psittacci cause?

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Psittacosis and ornithosis

49
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What does coxiella burnetti cause?

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Q fever

50
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What does mycoplasma pneumoniae cause?

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Atypical pneumoniae and post-puerpural fever

51
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What does mycoplasma hominis cause?

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PID an post-puerpural fever

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