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Staphylococcus aureus investigation x3?

A

Gram +ve cocci
Catalase +ve
–> Coagulase +ve

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Diseases caused by staphylococcus aureus? Think main and x4 others

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Skin infection (impetigo/cellulitis)
Osteomyelitis/septic arthritis
Pneumonia
Endocarditis

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Staphylococcus epidermidis investigation x3?

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Gram +ve cocci
Catalase +ve
–> coagulase -ve

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Staphylococcus epidermidis disease caused?

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Endocarditis (prosthetic valves)

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Staphylococcus saprophyticus investigation x3?

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Gram +ve cocci
Catalse +ve
–> coagulase -ve

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Staphylococcus saprophyticus disease caused?

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UTI - honeymoon cystitis

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Streptococcus pneumoniae investigation x2?

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Gram +ve cocci

Catalase -ve

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Streptococcus pneumoniae effect on blood agar and optochin?

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Green edge on blood agar

Optochin resistant

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Diseases caused by streptococcus pneumoniae? x2

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Pneumonia and meningitis

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Streptococcus viridians investigation x2?

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Gram +ve cocci

Catalase -ve

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Streptococcus viridians effect on blood agar and optochin?

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Green edge on blood agar and optochin resistant

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Streptococcus viridians disease caused?

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Endocarditis - rheumatic patients in dental

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Streptococcus pyogenes investigation x2?

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Gram +ve cocci

Catalase -ve

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Streptococcus pyogenes effect on blood agar and which Lancefield?

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Clear on blood agar

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Streptococcus pyogenes will cause x2 main?

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Cellulitis and strep throat

Also rheumatic fever/glomerulonephritis/impetigo (if becomes very severe)

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Listeria monocytogenes investigation x1 and aerobic/anaerobic?

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Gram +ve bacilli

Aerobic

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Listeria monocytogenes main in specifically who, and x2 diseases caused?

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Meningitis in immunocompromised, sepsis (neonates), abortion in pregnant

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Clostridium investigation x1 and aerobic/anaerobic?

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Gram +ve bacilli

Anaerobic

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Clostridium will cause x4?
C.perfringes?
C.tetani?
C.difficile?
C.botulinum?
A

Perfringes - gas gangrene
Tetani - tetanus
Difficile - pseudoemn colitis
Botulinum - botuilism

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Bacillus is notifiable and investigation x2?

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Gram +ve bacilli

Aerobic

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21
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Bacillus anthracic causes?

Bacillus cereus caused?

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Anthrax and food poisoning (rice) respectively

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Escherichia coli investigation x1?

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Gram -ve bacilli

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Effect of E.coli on MacConkey and therefore?

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Lactose fermenter as purple

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E.coli will cause x4?

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Diarrhoea, UTI, pneumonia, Meningitis (neonates)

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Klebsiella pneumoniae investigation?

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Gram -ve bacilli

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Klebsiella pneumoniae effect on MacConkey and therefore?

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Lactose fermenter as purple

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Klebsiella pneumoniae will cause x2?

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Pneumonia

UTI

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28
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Nesisseria investigation x2?

Oxidase?

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Gram -ve cocci

Oxidase +ve

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Nesisseria will cause? x2

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Meningitis and gonorrhoea

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30
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Haemophilus influenzae investigation?

Chocolate agar?

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Gram -ve coccobacilli

VX on chocolate agar

31
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H.influenzae will cause? x4

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Meningitis, pneumonia, cellulitis, sinusitis

32
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Legionella pneumophilia investigation x1?

And which test?

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Gram -ve coccobacilli

Urine antigen test

33
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Legionella pneumophilia causes? In who?

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Severe pneumonia particularly in the immunocompromised

34
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa investigation x3?
Lactose fermenter?
Oxidase?

A

Gram -ve bacilli
Non-lactose fermenter
Oxidase +ve

35
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa will cause x2?

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UTI, pneumonia, sepsis

and smelly sputum

36
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Proteus mirabilis investigation?

Lactose fermenter?

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Gram -ve bacilli

Non-lactose fermenter

37
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Proteus mirabilis diseases caused?

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UTI, kidney stones

38
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Campylobacter jejuni/coli investigation?

Oxidase test?

A

Parvobacteria - spiral rods

Oxidase +ve

39
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C. jejuni/coli causes? x2

A

Giullian Barre, diarrhoea (food poisoning)

40
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H.pylori investigation oxidase test? What shape?

A

Positive and spiral shape

41
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H. pylori causes?

A

Chronic gastritis, peptic ulcers

42
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Salmonella investigation; lactose fermenter and oxidase?

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Gram -ve bacilli
Non-lactose fermenter
Oxidase -ve

43
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Salmonella disease caused?

A

Diarrhoea and abdominal pain

44
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Shigella investigation and think lactose fermenter and oxidase test?

A

Gram -ve bacilli
Non-lactose fermenter
Oxidase +ve

45
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Shigella causes

46
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis causes?

A

Tuberculosis

47
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis investigation; zeil-nelison stain and culture?

A

Acid fast bacilli

Culture is Lowenstein-Jenson slopes

48
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What happens in Beta-haemolysis?

A

Blood cells are completely broken down so will appear clear around the culture

49
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What happens in Alpha-haemolysis?

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Greeny hue - Fe oxidised to green colour

50
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What happens in Delta-haemolysis?

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Normal haemolysis

51
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What stain is required to see gram -ve bacteria?

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Fuchsin or safranin counterstain

52
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Why is a different stain required to see gram -ve bacteria? Constituents of two layers.

A

Peptidoglycan layer is thinner outer membrane in gram -ve.
Inner leaflet - phospholipid
Outer leaflet - lipopolysaccharide (LPS)

53
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What is a virulence factor?

A

Any product or strategy that contributes to the pathogenicity/virulence

54
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x5 proteobacteria? (not important to recite all 5, but they are rod shaped)

A

Shigella flexneri, E.col, Salmonella enterica, proteus mirabilis, klebsiela pneumonia

55
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Why is the Ziehl-neelsen stain used for TB?

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TB cell walls are very lipid dense so gram strain can’t penetrate them. Highlighted as yellow-orange on green as acid fast bacteria.

56
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What x3 bacteria can cause STI?

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Chlamydia trochmatis, N. gonnorhoea and syphilis

57
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Treatment for bacteria causing STI?

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Azithromycin, IM benzep or doxycycline (depends on the STI and individual)

58
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Lactose positive on Mackonkey-lactose agar colour?

A

Red/purple

59
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Lactose negative on Mackoney-lactose agar (e.g. salmonella)?

60
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Why is only a low dose of Shigella required to cause infection?

A

Acid-tolerant

61
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Why can salmonella cause enteric fever?

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Initially there is little damage to the gut mucosa cells, but can spread systemically through the lymphatic system due to survival within macrophages

62
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Vibrio cholerae survives in what environment and can cause what disease?

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Saline environment and can cause severe diarrhoeal disease

63
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Why is pseudomonas aeruginosa so dangerous?

A

Highly resistant to multiple antibiotics so very hard to treat once it has breached the host defenses of the organism

64
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Why reduced incidence of H.influenzae now?

A

Vaccine present

65
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N. gonorrhea causes which diseases x3?

A

Proctitis
Gingitis
Pharyngitis

66
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Chlamydia trachomatis causes?

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Blindness, conjunctivitis, urethra membrane

67
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What are spirochaetae shape?

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Long, slender, helical, highly flexible

68
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What do spirchaetae have as an adaptation to aid in their movement?

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Endoflagella between peptidoglycan and outer membrane

69
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Treponema pallidum is the spirocheatae responsible for?

A

The STD syphilis

70
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Treponema pallidum primary, secondary and tertiary infection?

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Primary - localized infection (ulcer)
Secondary - Systemic (joints, muscles, skin, lymph nodes)
Tertiary - granuloma in bone and soft tissue

71
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Which cells do mycobacteria survive very well within?

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Macrophages and are very slow growing

72
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Why is TB not considered gram positive?

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Won’t strain gram staining paper

73
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Leptospira bacteria will cause which disease?

A

Weil’s disease

74
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How do mycobacteria differ from normal bacteria?

A

Intracellular

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