Day 1 Flashcards
What species is described?
“Found in pairs, tetrads, short chains, and irregular clusters ; can be beta or gamma hemolytic; most are facultative anaerobes; non motile and non spore forming; can produce toxins and enzymes; natural habitat of the skin and mucous membranes.”
Staphylococcus spp.
Beta hemolytic, catalase positive and coag positive
S.aureus
gamma hemolytic
catalase positive
coag negative
novobiocin susceptible
S. epidermis
gamma hemolytic
Catalase pos
Coag negative
Novobiocin resistant
S.sapro
What organism is the most common cause of staphylococcal infections?
S.aureus
What diseases does S. aureus cause? (6)
Sinusitis Skin infections Toxic shock Food poisoning Nosocomial infections Septicemia
What diseases does S.epidermis cause?
UTI’s
Post surgical infections
Endocarditis
Infections of indwelling devices and prosthetics
What diseases does S.saprophyticus cause?
Opportunistic UTI’s
Wound infections
Septicemia
Non-gonoccocal Urethritis and Prostatitis in males
What organism is of major concern in nosocomial infections due to antimicrobial resistance?
S.aureus(MRSA)
What organism is the Most common cause of infections in individuals with indwelling devices and prosthetics?
S.epi
What organism the suggested agent of non-gonoccocal urethritis and prostatitis in males?
S.saprophyticus
What does the catalase test differentiate between in regards to GPC?
Staph spp. and Strep spp.
What does the coagulase test differentiate between in regards of GPC?
S.aureus and other Staph spp.
What does the Novobiocin susceptibility test differentiate between in regards to GPC?
S.saprophyticus and S.epidermis(other coag neg staph)
What antibiotic are the discs impregnated with to differentiate between S.saprophyticus and othe coag neg staph?
5 micrograms Novobiocin