Cocci

Question 1

Is group A Strep gram - or gram +

Answer 1

Gram +

Question 2

What type of hemolysis does Group A strep exhibit?

Answer 2

Beta hemolysis

Question 3

Is Group A strep sensitive to bacatracin?

Answer 3

Yes

Question 4

Is there lancefield testing for Group A strep?

Answer 4

Yes

Question 5

Is Group A strep Catalase negative or positive?

Answer 5

negative

Question 6

What are the virulence factors of Group A strep?

Answer 6

1- Pili
2-M protein
3- Toxins

Question 7

How is Group A strep treated?

Answer 7

penicillin and erythromycin

Question 8

Which bacteria is associated with post steptococcal infections?

Answer 8

Group A strep

Question 9

What is an example of Group B strep?

Answer 9

S. agalactinae

Question 10

What are the lab properties of Group B strep?

Answer 10

Gram +
Catalase negative
beta hemolytic
resistant to bacitracin
lancefield stereotyping

Question 11

What is the major diagnostic difference between Group A strep and Group B strep?

Answer 11

Group A is susceptible to bacitracin and Group B isnt

Question 12

What bacteria is the CAMP test used for?

Answer 12

group B strep and S. aureaus synergy

Question 13

What type of bacteria do females carry in their GU track?

Answer 13

Group B strep

Question 14

How are women with GU group B strep treated?

Answer 14

With penicillin before the baby is born

Question 15

What are the virulence factors of group B strep?

Answer 15

capsule that prevents phagocytosis

Question 16

What are the lab properties of S. Pneumonia?

Answer 16

Gram +
Catalase negative
alpha hemolytic
bile/optochin sensitive
no lancefield stereotyping

Question 17

What is the virulence factor of S. pneumonia?

Answer 17

capsule

Question 18

How is s. Pneumonia treated and prevented?

Answer 18

Treated by penicillin and cephalosporin. Prevention is polyvalent vaccine

Question 19

Is S. viridans sensitive to bile/ optochin sensitive or resistant?

Answer 19

resistant

Question 20

Is S. viridans alpha or beta hemolytic?

Answer 20

alpha

Question 21

Which bacteria uses sugar metabolizing enzymes as a virulence vactor?

Answer 21

S. viridans

Question 22

Where is S. viridans typically found?

Answer 22

the mouth

Question 23

What type of bacteria is S. facalis?

Answer 23

enterococci

Question 24

What are the lab properteis of S. facalis?

Answer 24

Gram +
Catalase neg
Gamma hemolytic
resitant to bile/ optochin

Question 25

Where is S. facalis usually found?

Answer 25

The colon

Question 26

Is S. Aureus gram + or gram -?

Answer 26

gram +

Question 27

Which bacteria is resistant to salt?

Answer 27

S. aureus

Question 28

What are the virulence factors of S. aureus?

Answer 28

Protein A
Capsule
Coagulase
Toxins

Question 29

What are S. aureus’ response to catalase, coagulation, and hemolytic?

Answer 29

catalase +, coagulase +, beta hemolytic

Question 30

What is complicating about the treatment for S. aureus?

Answer 30

If has multi drug resistance on a plasmid

Question 31

Where is S. epidermidis typically found?

Answer 31

the skin

Question 32

What are the hemolytic properties of S. saprophyticus?

Answer 32

non hemplytic

Question 33

What are the lab properties of N. meningitides?

Answer 33

Gram -
Maltose ferment +
multiple serotypes

Question 34

What are the virulence factors of N. meningitides?

Answer 34

capsule

LPS toxin

Question 35

Does N. gonhorrhoeae ferment maltose?

Answer 35

no

Question 36

Which bacteria has pili and LOS as virulence factors?

Answer 36

N. gohnorrheoeae

Question 37

Where does N.gohnorrhoeae typically infect?

Answer 37

the GU tract

Question 38

Is peptostreptococcis alpha, beta, or gamma hemolytic?

Answer 38

gamma

Question 39

How does peptostreptococcis make ATP?

Answer 39

obligate anaerobes

Question 40

Where is eptostreptococcis found?

Answer 40

the mouth, resp track, GU track, bowl