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gram +
aerobic
bacilli
listeria
bacillus
corynebacteria
gram +
anaerobic
bacilli
clostridium
gram +
aerobic
cocci
catalase -
strep
gram +
aerobic
cocci
catalase -
alpha hemolytic
NOT optochin sensitive
Strep Viridans
gram +
aerobic
diplococci
catalase -
alpha hemolytic
+ optochin sensitive
Strep Pneumo
gram +
aerobic
cocci
catalase -
beta hemolytic
NOT bacitracin sensitive
Strep agalactiae (group B)
gram +
aerobic
cocci
catalase -
beta hemolytic
+ bacitracin sensitive
Strep pyogenes (group A)
gram +
aerobic
cocci
catalase -
gamma hemolytic
No growth in 6.5% NaCl
Strep bovis
gram +
aerobic
cocci
catalase -
gamma hemolytic
+ growth in 6.5% NaCl
Enterococci (group D strep)
gram +
aerobic
cocci
catalase +
Staph
gram + cocci in chains
Strep
gram + cocci in clusters
Staph
gram +
aerobic
cocci
catalase +
coagulase -
Staph saprophyticus
Staph epidermidis
gram +
aerobic
cocci
catalase +
coagulase +
Staph aureus
gram +
aerobic
branching filaments
Nocardia
gram +
anaerobic
branching filaments
Actinomyces
1 bacterial cause of community acquired pneumonia
Strep pneumoniae
gram + diplococci
Strep pneumoniae
dental caries
subacute bacterial endocarditis
Strep viridans
Strep throat
Strep pyogenes
Toxic Shock Syndrome
Strep pyogenes
scarlet fever
Strep pyogenes
rheumatic fever
Strep pyogenes
post strep glomerulonephritis
Strep pyogenes
neonatal sepsis and meningitis
Strep agalactiae
screen mothers to avoid neonatal sepsis
Strep agalactiae (group B strep)
two subtypes of Enterococcus
faceium
fecalis
indwelling foreign devices (cats, valves, etc)
Staph epidermidis
1 cause of contaminated blood cultures
Staph epidermidis
honeymoon cystitis
Staph saprophyticus
produces biofilms
Staph epidermidis
boxcars
Bacillus anthracis
spore forming
eschar formation cutaneously
Bacillus anthracis
refried rice
Bacillus cereus
spores live in soil
rusty nails
Clostridium tetani
acts on Renshaw cells
arched back
rictus
cuts SNAREs
Clostridium tetani
gas gangrene
Clostridium perfringens
descending flaccid paralysis
Clostridium botulinum
honey contaminated with spores
Clostridium botulinum
poor canning practices
Clostridium botulinum
pseudomembranous colitis
Clostridium difficile
previous abx use with subsequent diarrhea
Clostridium difficile
soft cheese
milk
pregnant pt
Listeria monocytogenes
V or Y shaped gram + chains
Corynebacteria diptheriae
gram - cocci seen in dorms/military
Neisseria meningitidis
gram - cocci that can cause Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome (adrenal hemorrhage)
Neisseria meningitidis
gram -
diplococci
does not use maltose
Neisseria gonorrhea
moraxella
gram -
diplococci
does use maltose
Neisseria meningitidis
gram -
coccobacilli
H. flu
B. pertussis
pasturella
gram -
bacilli
non-lactose fermenting
oxidase -
non H2S producing
shigella
yersinia
gram -
bacilli
non-lactose fermenting
oxidase -
produces H2S
Salmonella
proteus
gram -
bacilli
slow lactose fermenting
citrobacter
serratia