Bacteria Information Flashcards
In hot tubs, what bacteria should you be cautious of?
MAC and Legionella
MAC is a ______ disease that causes a _____ and has a ________ pattern
granulomatous disease
cough
restrictive
Aspergillosis stains with what stain?
silver stain
What type of bacteria is strep pneumo?
Gram POS diplocci (lancet shaped) in pairs and chains
What type of bacteria is S. aurues?
Gram + cocci “cluster of grapes”
What type of bacteria is Cornyebacterium diptheriae
Gram + bacilli/ROD, club-shaped
What type of bacteria is Listeria
Gram + bacilli/ROD
What is a gram + rod that causes disease of the URT?
Cornyebacterium Diptheriae
Name gram NEG rods
1. Klebsiella
2. Pseudonomas
3. H. Influenza
4. Legionella
5. Bartonella
Gram Indeterminate
- Chlamydia
- Indeterminate
What is the gram stain and shape of Bordatella pertussis?
Gram negative bacillus/rod
Who gets lung abcesses?
- Complication of pneumonia d/t S. aureus and K. pneumoniae (both cause lobar pneumo)
- Ppl who aspirate: Chronic alcoholics, elderly ppl who have had stroke, d/t anaerobic bacteria
what anaerobic bacteria cause aspiration
- - Bacteroides fragilis
- - Prevotella
- - Fusobacterium
- - Peptostreptococcus
What funguses cause Chronic pneumonia (immunocompete, may/may LN, granulomatous inflamm)?
1. Histoplasma
2. Blastomycosis
3. Coccidiomycosis
Thin-walled yeast w/ “pumpkin seed” morphology
Histoplasma