CHAPTER 20: Non-sporing Anaerobes

Question 1

Rarely tropical ulcers may be caused by which non-sporing organism?

Answer 1

Fusobacterium ulcerans

Question 2

Specimen to collect for non-sporing anaerobes

Answer 2

Pus

Question 3

________ and ________ are not active against
Bacteroides fragilis, the anaerobe most commonly
isolated from abdominal sepsis

Answer 3

Penicillin

Erythromycin

Question 4

The most commonly used anti-anaerobic agent

Answer 4

Metronidazole

Question 5

Most common agent of serious anaerobic sepsis

Answer 5

Bacteroides fragilis

Question 6

2 non-sporing anaerobic organisms found chiefly in the oral cavity

Answer 6

Prevotella melaninogenicus

Fusobacteria

Question 7

Organism causing Vincent’s angina

Answer 7

Borrelia vincentii

Question 8

_______ and _______ are the only anaerobic Gram-positive cocci that are regularly found in human specimens.

Answer 8

Peptococcus and Peptostreptococcus

Question 9

________ are associated with chronic abscesses following dental sepsis, lung abscesses, gut perforation and infection of intrauterine devices. -

Answer 9

Actinomyces spp.