diseases and bacteria association

Question 1

What causes food poison?

Answer 1

Staph aureus and B. Cereus heat stable (ST) toxins for short duration

Question 2

Which bacteria cause TSS?

Answer 2

TSST-1 of Staph aureus and exotoxin A of strep Pyogene group A

Question 3

What causes acute endocarditis?

Answer 3

Staph aureus’s cytolytic toxin (lecithinase) (gold medal in eating fast)

Question 4

What causes subacute endocarditis?

Answer 4

Strep viridans group through dextran adherence to damaged heart valves (slow VIRIdan [green foliage] eating) and by GROUP D Strep faecalis

Question 5

What causes meningitis in neonates? In adults?

Answer 5

Strep agalactiae, Listeria monocytogenes and E. Coli

In adults: Strep pneumoniae, Neisseria meningitides and H. influenza

Question 6

What cause rheumatic fever?

Answer 6

Strep pyogene secondary to untreated pharyngitis that results in myocarditis

Question 7

What causes acute glumerulonephritis?

Answer 7

Strep pyogene secondary to untreated pharyngitis or skin infection

Question 8

Which cause bloody diarrhea?

Answer 8

Enterohemorrhagic E. Coli, Shigella dysenteriae, and Salmonella

Question 9

What cause myonecrosis ?

Answer 9

Clostridium perfingens alpha toxin which hydrolyses lecithin

Question 10

Which have long acting diarrhea?

Answer 10

Heat labile (LT) of E. coli and B. cereus as well as vibrio Cholerae

Question 11

Which can cause catheter infections?

Answer 11

Staph epidermis and Strep mutan (viridan group)

Question 12

Which cause UTI?

Answer 12

Staph saprophyticus and Strep faecalis after GU surgery

Question 13

Which cause skin infection like impetigo?

Answer 13

Staph aerus and strep pyogenes

Question 14

If pt has damaged heart valves, which bacteria would you concerned with and under what conditions? Is there anything that can be done about it?

Answer 14

If doing a GU/GI manipulation be concerned with Strep faecalis
If doing dental work be concerned with Strep viridans

Give prophylactic PCN and gentamicin for S. faecalis and PCN for Strep viridans

Question 15

Which is the common cause of pneumonia ?

Answer 15

Strep Pneumoniae

Question 16

Which is the common cause of OM? Which else cause OM?

Answer 16

Strep Pneumoniae, followed by Haemophilus influenzae then Moraxella catarrhalis

Question 17

WHich cause granulomas?

Answer 17

Catalase + because make bubbles from H2O2 in Staph aureus and Listeria
Also in Mycobacterium

Question 18

Fill in blank:

Corynebacterium Diphtheriae affects the _____ while Pseudomonas Aeruginosa affects the _____??

Answer 18

C. Diph: heart

P. Aeruginosa: liver