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CHAPTER 13: Staphylococcus Flashcards

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Pathogenicity determinant of Staphylococcus aureus which catalyzes the conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin

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Coagulase

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Primary skin infection caused by Staphylococcus aureus

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Impetigo

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Gene possessed by MRSA that make them resistant to penicillin

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mecA gene

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TRUE/ FALSE: Staphylococcus aureus is the most invasive species

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TRUE

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Painful skin abscess caused by staphylococcus infection, also known as a boil, that forms around a hair follicle and contains pus

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Furuncle

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Treatment for Staphylococcus aureus infection that’s penicillin-resistant due to β-lactamase

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Flucloxacillin

Methicillin

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Treatment for MRSA

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Vancomycin

Teicoplanin

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Route of transmission of S. aureus

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Direct contact

Airborne

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Topical treatment for S. aureus

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Mupirocin

Chlorhexidine

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Most important of the coagulase-negative Staphylococci (CoNS)

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Staphylococcus epidermidis

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Staphylococcus epidermidis is uniformly susceptible to _____________and usually to _____________

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Vancomycin

Teicoplanin

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Most common cause of UTI in women; Most common cause of UTI next to Escherichian Coli

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Staphylococcus saprophyticus

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Staphylococcus saprophyticus is naturally resistant to __________

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Novobiocin

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Staphylococcal specie that is naturally resistant to Teicoplanin

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Staphylococcus haemolyticus

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Virulence factor of S. aureus that breaks down tissue

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Lipase (Lytic Enzyme)

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5 Protein toxins of S. aureus

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Panton-Valentin Leucocidin (PVL)
Toxic Shock Syndrome Toxin (TSST-1)
Enterotoxin
Hemolysin
Exfoliatin
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Protein toxin of S. aureus that causes destroys leukocytes

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Panton-Valentin Leucocidin

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Protein toxin of S. aureus that causes cytokine storm

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Toxic Shock Syndrome Toxin

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Protein toxin of S. aureus that causes diarrhea

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Enterotoxin

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Protein toxin of S. aureus that causes Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome

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Exfoliatin

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Other name of Staphylococcus Scalded Skin Syndrome

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Ritter’s disease

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