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1
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gram +
aerobic
bacilli

A

listeria
bacillus
corynebacteria

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gram +
anaerobic
bacilli

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clostridium

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3
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gram +
aerobic
cocci
catalase -

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strep

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4
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gram +
aerobic
cocci
catalase -
alpha hemolytic
NOT optochin sensitive

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Strep Viridans

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5
Q

gram +
aerobic
diplococci
catalase -
alpha hemolytic
+ optochin sensitive

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Strep Pneumo

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6
Q

gram +
aerobic
cocci
catalase -
beta hemolytic
NOT bacitracin sensitive

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Strep agalactiae (group B)

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7
Q

gram +
aerobic
cocci
catalase -
beta hemolytic
+ bacitracin sensitive

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Strep pyogenes (group A)

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8
Q

gram +
aerobic
cocci
catalase -
gamma hemolytic
No growth in 6.5% NaCl

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Strep bovis

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9
Q

gram +
aerobic
cocci
catalase -
gamma hemolytic
+ growth in 6.5% NaCl

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Enterococci (group D strep)

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10
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gram +
aerobic
cocci
catalase +

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Staph

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11
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gram + cocci in chains

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Strep

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12
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gram + cocci in clusters

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Staph

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13
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gram +
aerobic
cocci
catalase +
coagulase -

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Staph saprophyticus
Staph epidermidis

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14
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gram +
aerobic
cocci
catalase +
coagulase +

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Staph aureus

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15
Q

gram +
aerobic
branching filaments

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Nocardia

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16
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gram +
anaerobic
branching filaments

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Actinomyces

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17
Q

1 bacterial cause of community acquired pneumonia

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Strep pneumoniae

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18
Q

gram + diplococci

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Strep pneumoniae

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19
Q

dental caries
subacute bacterial endocarditis

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Strep viridans

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20
Q

Strep throat

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Strep pyogenes

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21
Q

Toxic Shock Syndrome

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Strep pyogenes

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22
Q

scarlet fever

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Strep pyogenes

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23
Q

rheumatic fever

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Strep pyogenes

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24
Q

post strep glomerulonephritis

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Strep pyogenes

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25
Q

neonatal sepsis and meningitis

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Strep agalactiae

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26
Q

screen mothers to avoid neonatal sepsis

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Strep agalactiae (group B strep)

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27
Q

two subtypes of Enterococcus

A

faceium
fecalis

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28
Q

indwelling foreign devices (cats, valves, etc)

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Staph epidermidis

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29
Q

1 cause of contaminated blood cultures

A

Staph epidermidis

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30
Q

honeymoon cystitis

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Staph saprophyticus

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31
Q

produces biofilms

A

Staph epidermidis

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32
Q

boxcars

A

Bacillus anthracis

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33
Q

spore forming
eschar formation cutaneously

A

Bacillus anthracis

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34
Q

refried rice

A

Bacillus cereus

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35
Q

spores live in soil
rusty nails

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Clostridium tetani

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36
Q

acts on Renshaw cells
arched back
rictus
cuts SNAREs

A

Clostridium tetani

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37
Q

gas gangrene

A

Clostridium perfringens

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38
Q

descending flaccid paralysis

A

Clostridium botulinum

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39
Q

honey contaminated with spores

A

Clostridium botulinum

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40
Q

poor canning practices

A

Clostridium botulinum

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41
Q

pseudomembranous colitis

A

Clostridium difficile

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42
Q

previous abx use with subsequent diarrhea

A

Clostridium difficile

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43
Q

soft cheese
milk
pregnant pt

A

Listeria monocytogenes

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44
Q

V or Y shaped gram + chains

A

Corynebacteria diptheriae

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45
Q

gram - cocci seen in dorms/military

A

Neisseria meningitidis

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46
Q

gram - cocci that can cause Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome (adrenal hemorrhage)

A

Neisseria meningitidis

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47
Q

gram -
diplococci
does not use maltose

A

Neisseria gonorrhea
moraxella

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48
Q

gram -
diplococci
does use maltose

A

Neisseria meningitidis

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49
Q

gram -
coccobacilli

A

H. flu
B. pertussis
pasturella

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50
Q

gram -
bacilli
non-lactose fermenting
oxidase -
non H2S producing

A

shigella
yersinia

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51
Q

gram -
bacilli
non-lactose fermenting
oxidase -
produces H2S

A

Salmonella
proteus

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52
Q

gram -
bacilli
slow lactose fermenting

A

citrobacter
serratia

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53
Q

gram -
bacilli
fast lactose fermenting

A

E. coli
klebsiella
enterobacter

54
Q

gram -
comma-shaped
oxidase +
grows at 42 degrees C

55
Q

gram -
comma-shaped
oxidase +
grows on alkaline media

A

V. cholerae

56
Q

gram -
comma-shaped
oxidase +
urease producing

57
Q

dermatitis
tenosynovitis
migratory polyarthritis

A

Neisseria gonorrhea

58
Q

STI
gram - diplococci

A

Neisseria gonorrhea

59
Q

traveler’s diarrhea (watery)
gram -

60
Q

O157:H7

61
Q

shiga like toxin
bloody diarrhea
hamburger

62
Q

bloody diarrhea
invasive
similar to shigella

63
Q

leading cause of infantile diarrhea in developing areas
watery diarrhea

64
Q

gram -
bacilli
catalase +
fast lactose fermenting

65
Q

Lobar pneumonia
UTI
nosocomial infection

A

Klebsiella pneumoniae

66
Q

currant jelly sputum

A

Klebsiella pneumoniae

67
Q

nosocomial infection in alcoholics and diabetics

A

Klebsiella pneumoniae

68
Q
  • makes red pigment on agar (NOT actually a lactose fermenter)
  • red sputum in pnx
69
Q

very motile
urease splitting
turns urine alkaline

A

Proteus mirabilis

70
Q

staghorn caliculi

A

Proteus mirabilis

71
Q

very motile!
fishy odor
UTIs

A

Proteus mirabilis

72
Q

motile
reptiles
rose spots

A

Salmonella enterica typhi

73
Q

Typhoid Fever (mimics appendicitis)

A

Salmonella enterica typhi

74
Q

non-motile
shiga toxin
bloody diarrhea

A

Shigella dysenteriae

75
Q

motile
mimics appendicitis
grows in cold temps

A

Yersinia enterolytica

76
Q

black rats
prairie dogs

A

Yersinim pestis (Black Death)

77
Q

Bubonic plague

A

Yersinia pestis

78
Q

rice water stool

A

Vibrio cholera

79
Q

contaminated shellfish on East coast

A

Vibrio parahaemolyticus

80
Q

oysters in Chesapeake Bay

A

Vibrio vulnificans

81
Q

curved gram - rod
poultry and unpasteurized milk

A

Campylobacter jejuni

82
Q

bloody diarrhea
pseudoappendicitis
Guillain Barre

A

Campylobacter jejuni

83
Q

gastric ulcers

84
Q

gram - rod
makes urease
MALT lymphoma

85
Q

oxidase +
non-lactose fermenting
gram - rod

A

Psuedomonas aeruginosa

86
Q

hot tub folliculitis

A

Psuedomonas aeruginosa

87
Q

sour grape smell

A

Psuedomonas aeruginosa

88
Q

blue green pigment

A

Psuedomonas aeruginosa

89
Q

HVAC systems in pools of water

A

Legionella pneumophilia

90
Q

Buffered Charcoal Yeast Extract Media

A

Legionella pneumophilia

91
Q

STI
painful ulcers
lymphadenopathy

A

Haemphilus ducreyi

92
Q

whooping cough

A

Bordatella pertussis

93
Q

walking pnx with bad chest X-ray and mild sx

A

Mycoplasma pneumoniae

94
Q

Rocky Mountain spotted fever

A

Rickettsia

95
Q

condyloma lata

A

Treponema pallidum

96
Q

Farmers Lung

A

Aspergillus

97
Q

high IgE
asthma sx

A

Aspergillus (ABPA)

98
Q

45 degree branching septate hyphae

A

Aspergillus

99
Q

peanuts
aflatoxins

A

Aspergillus

100
Q

right angle (90 degree) branching

A

Mucor/Zygomycosis

101
Q

uncontrolled diabetic fungal infection

A

mucor/zygomycosis

102
Q

pigeon / bird droppings

A

cryptococcus

103
Q

narrow based budding

A

cryptococcus

104
Q

india ink

A

cryptococcus

105
Q

HIV / AIDS pt with dry hypoxic cough

A

pneumocystis jiroveci

106
Q

liver abscess of anchovy paste

A

Entamoeba histolytica

107
Q

hikers/campers drinking contaminated water
greasy stools

108
Q

water parks

A

crytosporidium

109
Q

green, foamy, fishy odor of vaginal discharge
corkscrew motility

A

Trichomonas vaginalis

110
Q

Anopheles mosquito

A

Plasmodium

111
Q

Ixodes tick

112
Q

Maltese cross (tetrads; multiple rings) in RBCs

113
Q

edema around eyes
Romana sign rash

A

Trypanosoma cruzi

114
Q

Chagas Disease

A

Trypanosoma cruzi

115
Q

Reduviid, kissing bug

A

Trypanosoma cruzi

116
Q

cats / litter box
mimics mono/lymphoma

A

Toxoplasma

117
Q

cribriform plate
freshwater

A

Naelgia fowleri

118
Q

spaghetti and meatballs
hypo/hyperpigmentation

A

malassezia furfur

119
Q

alcoholic rose Gardner syndrome

A

Sporothrix schneckii

120
Q

Ohio River Valley
Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes

A

Histoplasma

121
Q

erythema nodosum

A

Histoplasma

122
Q

caves
chicken coops

A

Histoplasma

123
Q

east coast USA

A

Blastomycosis

124
Q

big broad based buds

A

Blastomycosis

125
Q

multiple buds
Ship’s wheel

A

paracoccidiomycosis

126
Q

Valley Fever
San Joaquin Valley Fever

A

Coccidiomycosis

127
Q

bile duct adenocarcinoma

A

Clonochis sinensis

128
Q

inferior mesenteric vein

A

Schistosome mansoni

129
Q

superior mesenteric plexus

A

Schistosome japonium

130
Q

SCC of bladder

A

Schistosome hematobium

131
Q

itchy butt
cellophane tape

A

Enterobium vermicularis

132
Q

most common human parasite

A

ascaris lumbricoides

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