cocky cocci

Question 1

what cocci is always sensitive to bacitricin?

Answer 1

group A streptococus

Question 2

what two cocci have pilli

Answer 2

group A step

N. gonorrhea

Question 3

what cocci can cause chronic infection

Answer 3

N. gonorrhea

Question 4

what cocci is bile/optochin sensitive

Answer 4

steptococcus pneumoniae

Question 5

what cocci is bile/optochin resistant

Answer 5

strep viridans

Question 6

what three cocci do we have vaccines against?

Answer 6

step pheumoncocci

N. meningococci

Question 7

what cocci results in a postive cAMP test

Answer 7

group B strep

Staph aureus

Question 8

what four cocci are transmitted by physical contact

Answer 8

group A strep
Group B strep
N. gonorrhea
Staph Aureus

Question 9

what 4 cocci have a capsule

Answer 9

group B strep
step pheumococci
staph aureus
n. meningitidis

Question 10

what cocci is transmitted by aerosols?

Answer 10

n. meningitidis

Question 11

what cocci grow gram positive in chains

Answer 11

streptococci pyogenes

Question 12

what two streptococci are beta hemolytic

Answer 12

group A and B

Question 13

what antibody does group A strep’s streptolysin O induce?

Answer 13

igM

Question 14

what is group A strep’s reservoir

Answer 14

pharynx and skin of 10% of people

Question 15

what is group B strep’s reservoir

Answer 15

female genital tract in 25% of people. transmitted to baby at or before birth

Question 16

what is streptococcus pneumoniae’s reservoir

Answer 16

throat of 5-50% of people

Question 17

what two cocci are alpha hemolytic

Answer 17

s. pneumoniae

strep viridians group

Question 18

what is viridan strep’s reservoir

Answer 18

normal flora of mouth and female genital tract

Question 19

what is common presentation of viridan strep?

Answer 19

dental carries!

Question 20

what cocci is gram + and catalase and coagulase +

Answer 20

staph aureus

Question 21

what are staph aureus’ toxins?

Answer 21

coagulase, protein A, enterotoxin, exofoliatin, leukocidin, TSS toxin

Question 22

what is staph aureus’ reservoir

Answer 22

nose and skin of carriers

Question 23

how do you treat staph aureus?

Answer 23

drain abscesses
penicillin, oxacillin, methicillin unless resistant
MRSA-vancomycin

Question 24

what cocci is gram +, catalase + and coagulase -

Answer 24

staph epidermidis and staph saprophyticus

Question 25

what cocci is known to infect IV, catheters and other medical devices

Answer 25

staph epidermidis

Question 26

what cocci is known to cause UTIs

Answer 26

staph saprophyticus

Question 27

what staph is coagulase - and sensitive to novobiocin

Answer 27

s. epidermidis

Question 28

what staph is coagulase - and resistant to novobiocin

Answer 28

s. saprophyticus

Question 29

what gram - cocci ferments maltose

Answer 29

N. meningitides

Question 30

what is N. meningitides resevoir

Answer 30

respiratory tract of 5% of people. transmitted by droplets

Question 31

what gram - cocci cannot ferment maltose

Answer 31

n. gonorrhoeae

Question 32

Which bacteria has accumulated mutations leading to multidrug resistance?

Answer 32

-Staph Aureus | -

Question 33

Which two bacteria are able to spread?

Answer 33

- Group A strep | - Viridans Strep

Question 34

How would you test for post-strep glomerulonephritis?

Answer 34

IgM antibody to group A strep since bacteria is not currently present