Bacteriology gram pos Flashcards
non-motile, box-car shaped
bacillus anthracis
motile, heated fried rice
bacillus cereus
tennis racket like (terminal spore)
clostridium tetani
bulging cans
clostridium botilinum
lechitinase, gas forming
clostridium perfringens
anaerobic, pseudomembranes
clostridium difficile
aerobic, motile, chinese character
corynebacterium diphtheriae
aerobic, tumbling motility
listeria monocytogenes
Medussa head morphology
bacillus anthracis
woolsorter’s disease
bacillus anthracis
protective antigen + edema factor =
edema toxin of b. anthracis
protective antigen + lethal factor =
lethal toxin
DOC for cutaneous anthrax
ciprofloxacin
DOC for inhalational/gastrointestinal anthrax
cipro/doxycycline plus one/two addtnl antibx (rifampin, vanco, pen, imipenem, clinda, clarith)
DOC for clostridium tetani
metronidazole