Boards Micro Flashcards

1
Q

gram +
aerobic
bacilli

A

listeria
bacillus
corynebacteria

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

gram +
anaerobic
bacilli

A

clostridium

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

gram +
aerobic
cocci
catalase -

A

strep

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

gram +
aerobic
cocci
catalase -
alpha hemolytic
NOT optochin sensitive

A

Strep Viridans

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

gram +
aerobic
diplococci
catalase -
alpha hemolytic
+ optochin sensitive

A

Strep Pneumo

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

gram +
aerobic
cocci
catalase -
beta hemolytic
NOT bacitracin sensitive

A

Strep agalactiae (group B)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

gram +
aerobic
cocci
catalase -
beta hemolytic
+ bacitracin sensitive

A

Strep pyogenes (group A)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

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

A

Strep bovis

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

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

A

Enterococci (group D strep)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

gram +
aerobic
cocci
catalase +

A

Staph

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

gram + cocci in chains

A

Strep

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

gram + cocci in clusters

A

Staph

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

gram +
aerobic
cocci
catalase +
coagulase -

A

Staph saprophyticus
Staph epidermidis

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

gram +
aerobic
cocci
catalase +
coagulase +

A

Staph aureus

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

gram +
aerobic
branching filaments

A

Nocardia

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

gram +
anaerobic
branching filaments

A

Actinomyces

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

1 bacterial cause of community acquired pneumonia

A

Strep pneumoniae

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

gram + diplococci

A

Strep pneumoniae

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

dental caries
subacute bacterial endocarditis

A

Strep viridans

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

Strep throat

A

Strep pyogenes

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

Toxic Shock Syndrome

A

Strep pyogenes

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

scarlet fever

A

Strep pyogenes

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

rheumatic fever

A

Strep pyogenes

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

post strep glomerulonephritis

A

Strep pyogenes

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

neonatal sepsis and meningitis

A

Strep agalactiae

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
26
Q

screen mothers to avoid neonatal sepsis

A

Strep agalactiae (group B strep)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
27
Q

two subtypes of Enterococcus

A

faceium
fecalis

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
28
Q

indwelling foreign devices (cats, valves, etc)

A

Staph epidermidis

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
29
Q

1 cause of contaminated blood cultures

A

Staph epidermidis

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
30
Q

honeymoon cystitis

A

Staph saprophyticus

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
31
Q

produces biofilms

A

Staph epidermidis

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
32
Q

boxcars

A

Bacillus anthracis

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
33
Q

spore forming
eschar formation cutaneously

A

Bacillus anthracis

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
34
Q

refried rice

A

Bacillus cereus

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
35
Q

spores live in soil
rusty nails

A

Clostridium tetani

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
36
Q

acts on Renshaw cells
arched back
rictus
cuts SNAREs

A

Clostridium tetani

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
37
Q

gas gangrene

A

Clostridium perfringens

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
38
Q

descending flaccid paralysis

A

Clostridium botulinum

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
39
Q

honey contaminated with spores

A

Clostridium botulinum

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
40
Q

poor canning practices

A

Clostridium botulinum

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
41
Q

pseudomembranous colitis

A

Clostridium difficile

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
42
Q

previous abx use with subsequent diarrhea

A

Clostridium difficile

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
43
Q

soft cheese
milk
pregnant pt

A

Listeria monocytogenes

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
44
Q

V or Y shaped gram + chains

A

Corynebacteria diptheriae

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
45
Q

gram - cocci seen in dorms/military

A

Neisseria meningitidis

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
46
Q

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

A

Neisseria meningitidis

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
47
Q

gram -
diplococci
does not use maltose

A

Neisseria gonorrhea
moraxella

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
48
Q

gram -
diplococci
does use maltose

A

Neisseria meningitidis

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
49
Q

gram -
coccobacilli

A

H. flu
B. pertussis
pasturella

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
50
Q

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

A

shigella
yersinia

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
51
Q

gram -
bacilli
non-lactose fermenting
oxidase -
produces H2S

A

Salmonella
proteus

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
52
Q

gram -
bacilli
slow lactose fermenting

A

citrobacter
serratia

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
53
Q

gram -
bacilli
fast lactose fermenting

A

E. coli
klebsiella
enterobacter

54
Q

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

A

C. jejuni

55
Q

gram -
comma-shaped
oxidase +
grows on alkaline media

A

V. cholerae

56
Q

gram -
comma-shaped
oxidase +
urease producing

A

H. pylori

57
Q

dermatitis
tenosynovitis
migratory polyarthritis

A

Neisseria gonorrhea

58
Q

STI
gram - diplococci

A

Neisseria gonorrhea

59
Q

traveler’s diarrhea (watery)
gram -

A

ETEC

60
Q

O157:H7

A

EHEC

61
Q

shiga like toxin
bloody diarrhea
hamburger

A

EHEC

62
Q

bloody diarrhea
invasive
similar to shigella

A

EIEC

63
Q

leading cause of infantile diarrhea in developing areas
watery diarrhea

A

EPEC

64
Q

gram -
bacilli
catalase +
fast lactose fermenting

A

E. coli

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
A

Serratia

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

A

H. pylori

84
Q

gram - rod
makes urease
MALT lymphoma

A

H. pylori

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

A

Giardia

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

A

Babesia

112
Q

Maltese cross (tetrads; multiple rings) in RBCs

A

Babesia

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