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1
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What organism is coagulase-positive?

A

Staphylococcus aureus

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2
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What organism has enterotoxins that cause food poisoning?

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Staphylococcus aureus

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3
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What is impetigo caused by?

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Staphylococcus aureus or Streptococcus pyogenes

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4
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What organism causes toxic shock syndrome?

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Staphylococcus aureus or Streptococcus pyogenes

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What is caused by Staphylococcus aureus?

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Folliculitis, impetigo, gastroenteritis/food poisoning, scalded skin syndrome, toxic shock syndrome (w/ TSST)

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6
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What is caused by Streptococcus pyogenes?

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Impetigo, erysipelas, necrotizing fasciitis, strep throat, scarlet fever, streptococcal toxic shock syndrome, rheumatic fever, acute glomerulonephritis

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7
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What is caused by Streptococcus mutans?

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Endocarditis, dental caries/plaque

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8
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What is caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae?

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Pneumococcal pneumonia and pneumococcal meningitis

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9
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What organism has a common name, and a diplococci arrangement?

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Streptococcus pneumoniae (Pneumococcus)

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10
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What group is Streptococcus pyogenes?

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A-Beta

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11
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What group is Streptococcus mutans?

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NA-Alpha

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12
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What group is Streptococcus pneumoniae?

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NA-Alpha

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13
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What organism has M proteins?

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Streptococcus pyogenes

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14
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What organism has Protein A?

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Staphylococcus aureus

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15
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What organisms are catalase-negative?

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Streptococcus organisms

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16
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List the bacterial STI from most common to least common.

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1) Chlamydia
2) Gonorrhea
3) Syphilis
4) Chancroid

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17
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1 common bacterial STI?

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Chlamydia

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18
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2 common bacterial STI?

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Gonorrhea

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19
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3 common bacterial STI?

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Syphilis

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20
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4 common bacterial STI?

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Chancroid

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21
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What organisms are gram-positive?

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Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Bacillus, Clostridium, Corynebacterium, Listeria

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22
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What organisms are acid-fast?

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Mycobacterium

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23
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What do acid-fast bacteria have in their cell walls?

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Mycolic acid

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24
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What organisms are wall-less?

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Mycoplasma

25
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What do wall-less organisms have in their cell wall?

26
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What kind of organism causes Buruli ulcers?

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Acid-fast organisms (Mycobacterium ulcerans)

27
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What type of organism causes strep throat?

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Gram-pos (Streptococcus pyogenes)

28
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What type of organism causes tuberculosis?

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An acid-fast one (Mycobacterium tuberculosis)

29
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What type of organism causes leprosy?

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An acid-fast one (Mycobacterium leprae)

30
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What causes gas gangrene?

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Clostridium perfringens

31
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What Clostridium species have a soil reservoir?

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Clostridium perfringens, Clostridium tetani, Clostridium botulinum

32
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What Clostridium species have a human reservoir?

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Clostridium perfringens, Clostridium difficile

33
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What is the source of Botox?

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Clostridium botulinum

34
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What causes Opisthotonos?

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Clostridium tetani

35
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What causes lock-jaw?

A

Clostridium tetani

36
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What causes spastic paralysis?

A

Clostridium tetani

37
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What causes flaccid paralysis?

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Clostridium botulinum

38
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What Clostridium is an obligate anaerobe?

A

Clostridium tetani

39
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What Clostridium causes myonecrosis similar to necrotizing fasciitis?

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Clostridium perfringens

40
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What Clostridium is gram-positive?

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All of them

41
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What is Woolsorter’s disease?

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Pulmonary anthrax

42
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What organisms/diseases are transmitted via respiratory?

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Scarlet fever, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Neisseria meningitidis, Corynebacterium diphtheriae, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Bordetella pertussis, Haemophilus influenzae, Mycoplasma pneumoniae

43
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What organisms/diseases are transmitted via ingestion?

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Bacillus cereus, Clostridium botulinum, Listeria monocytogenes, Helicobacter pylori

44
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What organisms/diseases are transmitted via parenteral?

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Erysipelas, necrotizing fasciitis, folliculitis, Clostridium perfringens, Listeria monocytogenes

45
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What organisms/diseases are transmitted sexually?

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Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Haemophilus ducreyi, Treponema pallidum, Chlamydia trachomatis

46
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What organisms/diseases are transmitted via fecal-oral?

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Clostridium difficile, Escherichia coli, Salmonella typhi, Shigella/shigellosis, Vibrio cholerae, Campylobacter jejuni

47
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Vector of Francisella tularensis?

48
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Vector of Yersinia pestis?

49
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Vector of Borrelia?

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Tick or louse

50
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Vector of Borrelia burgdorferi?

51
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Vector of Rickettsia prowazekii?

52
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Vector of Rickettsia typhi?

53
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Vector of Rickettsia rickettsii?

54
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Organisms w/ a tick vector?

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Francisella tularensis, Borrelia burgdorferi, Rickettsia rickettsii

55
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Organisms w/ a flea vector?

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Yersinia pestis, Rickettsia typhi, Bartonella henselae (from cat to cat only)

56
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Organisms w/ a louse vector?

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Borrelia recurrentis, Rickettsia prowazekii

57
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Vector of Borrelia recurrentis?

58
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Vector of Bartonella henselae?

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Flea, but only from cat to cat

59
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Atypical pneumonia is caused by what type of organism?

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A wall-less one (mycoplasma)

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