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G+, G-, and Mycobacteria Flashcards

1
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When taking broad spectrum antibiotics and diarrhea is followed by it, what species causes that?

Streptococci pyogenes
Clostridium difficile
Clostridium perfringens
Listeria monocytogenes
Neisseria meningitidis
A

Clostridium difficile

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Which of the following causes skin infections, osteomyelitis, and/or endocarditis?

Streptococci agalactiae
Listeria monocytogenes
Ureaplasma urealyticum
Clostridium tetani
Staphylococcus aureus
A

Staphylococcus aureus

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Which of the following causes pneumonia and meningitis in adults?

Viridans group streptococci
Clostridium difficile
Streptococci pneumoniae
Clostridium botulinum
Helicobacter pylori
A

Streptococci pneumoniae

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What species causes atypical pneumonia and is the number one cause of pneumonia in teens and young adults?

Borrelia burgdorferi
Clostridium difficile
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Viridans group streptococci
Legionella pneumonphila
A

Mycoplasma pneumoniae

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5
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Which of the following causes shock?

Cholera toxin
Diptheria toxin
Botulinum toxin
Tetanus toxin
TSST-1
A

TSST-1

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What species can be found in smoked fish or home-canned vegetables?

Mycobacterium leprae
Clostridium botulinum
Klebsiella pneumoniae
Vibrio parahaemolyticus
Chlamydia trachomatis
A

Clostridium botulinum

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Which of the following causes pneumonia in neonates?

Staphylococcus aureus
Shigella dysenteriae
Ureaplasma urealyticum
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
Treponema pallidum
A

Ureaplasma urealyticum

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What species causes infections due to surgical or trauma damage to intestines?

Corynebacterium diphtheriae
Ureaplasma urealyticum
Bacteroides fragilis
Shigella dysenteriae
Staphylococcus epidermidis
A

Bacteroides fragilis

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Which of the following causes syphilis?

Treponema pallidum
Clostridium perfringens
Mycobacterium leprae
Campylobacter jejuni
Streptococci pneumoniae
A

Treponema pallidum

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What species produces urease, which metabolizes urea into ammonia and CO2?

Listeria monocytogenes
Treponema pallidum
Bacteroides fragilis
Ureaplasma urealyticum
Streptococci agalactiae
A

Ureaplasma urealyticum

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Which of the following causes neonatal meningitis/pneumonia/sepsis?

Staphylococcus epidermidis
Streptococci agalactiae
Borrelia burgdorferi
Clostridium tetani
Legionella pneumonphila
A

Streptococci agalactiae

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12
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What species is part of the normal flora of the nose and skin?

Clostridium tetani
Helicobacter pylori
Staphylococcus aureus
Shigella dysenteriae
Ureaplasma urealyticum
A

Staphylococcus aureus

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Which of the following causes atypical pneumonia?

Streptococci pneumoniae
Chlamydia pneumoniae
Streptococci agalactiae
Legionella pneumonphila
Streptococci pyogenes
A

Chlamydia pneumoniae

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Which of the following causes bloody diarrhea due to a zoonotic infection?

Listeria monocytogenes
Neisseria meningitidis
Campylobacter jejuni
Neisseria gonorrhea
Salmonella typhi
A

Campylobacter jejuni

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Which of the following causes peptic ulcers?

Clostridium tetani
Helicobacter pylori
Staphylococcus aureus
Shigella dysenteriae
Ureaplasma urealyticum
A

Helicobacter pylori

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Which of the following causes urethritis?

Streptococci pyogenes
Neisseria gonorrhea
Clostridium difficile
Bacillus anthracis
Viridans group streptococci
A

Neisseria gonorrhea

17
Q

What species causes pneumonia in neonates and plays a role in infertility?

Clostridium difficile
Staphylococcus saprophyticus
Viridans group streptococci
Ureaplasma urealyticum
Legionella pneumonphila
A

Ureaplasma urealyticum

18
Q

Which of the following causes rheumatic fever?

Clostridium tetani
Streptococci pyogenes
Borrelia burgdorferi
Campylobacter jejuni
Klebsiella pneumoniae
A

Streptococci pyogenes

19
Q

What species causes lower urinary tract infections and causes urethritis?

Bacteroides fragilis
Ureaplasma urealyticum
Streptococci agalactiae
Staphylococcus saprophyticus
Campylobacter jejuni
A

Ureaplasma urealyticum

20
Q

Causes scarlet fever

Streptococci pyogenes
Clostridium difficile
Clostridium perfringens
Listeria monocytogenes
Neisseria meningitidis
A

Streptococci pyogenes

21
Q

What species causes speticemia in pregnant women?

Ureaplasma urealyticum
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Neisseria meningitidis
Listeria monocytogenes
Staphylococcus saprophyticus
A

Listeria monocytogenes

22
Q

Which of the following causes sepsis in pregnant women?

Borrelia burgdorferi
Salmonella typhi
Vibrio parahaemolyticus
Listeria monocytogenes
Streptococci agalactiae
A

Streptococci agalactiae

23
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What species causes Legionaire’s disease?

Clostridium difficile
Staphylococcus saprophyticus
Viridans group streptococci
Ureaplasma urealyticum
Legionella pneumonphila
A

Legionella pneumonphila

24
Q

Which of the following causes otitis media in children?

Streptococci pneumoniae
Vibrio parahaemolyticus
Streptococci pyogenes
Staphylococcus saprophyticus
Chlamydia trachomatis
A

Streptococci pneumoniae

25
Q

Which of the following causes urethritis?

Streptococci pyogenes
Neisseria gonorrhea
Clostridium difficile
Bacillus anthracis
Viridans group streptococci
A

Neisseria gonorrhea

26
Q

Which of the following causes diphtheria?

Streptococci pyogenes
Borrelia burgdorferi
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
Neisseria gonorrhea
Staphylococcus saprophyticus
A

Corynebacterium diphtheriae

27
Q

Causes endocarditis and dental infections

Chlamydia trachomatis
Bacteroides fragilis
Viridans group streptococci
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Streptococci agalactiae
A

Viridans group streptococci

28
Q

What species causes rapid fatal food poisoning?

Ureaplasma urealyticum
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
Treponema pallidum
Mycobacterium leprae
Clostridium botulinum
A

Clostridium botulinum

29
Q

Which of the following causes urethritis?

Clostridium botulinum
Klebsiella pneumoniae
Staphylococcus aureus
Ureaplasma urealyticum
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
A

Ureaplasma urealyticum

30
Q

Which of the following causes atypical pneumonia?

Vibrio parahaemolyticus
Chlamydia trachomatis
Bacteroides fragilis
Viridans group streptococci
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
A

Mycoplasma pneumoniae

31
Q

Which of the following causes bloody diarrhea due to a zoonotic infection?

Listeria monocytogenes
Neisseria meningitidis
Campylobacter jejuni
Neisseria gonorrhea
Salmonella typhi
A

Campylobacter jejuni

32
Q

Which of the following causes diarrhea due to eating raw seafood?

Treponema pallidum
Mycobacterium leprae
Clostridium botulinum
Klebsiella pneumoniae
Vibrio parahaemolyticus
A

Vibrio parahaemolyticus

33
Q

Which of the following causes “lockjaw”?

Cholera toxin
Diptheria toxin
Botulinum toxin
Tetanus toxin
TSST-1
A

Tetanus toxin

34
Q

Which of the following causes nosocomial infections including biofilms on prosthetic devices?

Staphylococcus epidermidis
Viridans group streptococci
Neisseria meningitidis
Clostridium botulinum
Streptococci pyogenes
A

Staphylococcus epidermidis

35
Q

What species has a carrier state aka Typhoid Mary?

Bacillus anthracis
Legionella pneumonphila
Chlamydia trachomatis
Salmonella typhi
Borrelia burgdorferi
A

Salmonella typhi

36
Q

What species causes gaseous gangrene?

Clostridium difficile
Borrelia burgdorferi
Clostridium perfringens
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
Salmonella typhi
A

Clostridium perfringens

37
Q

What species causes Pontiac fever?

Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Clostridium botulinum
Bacillus anthracis
Legionella pneumonphila
Chlamydia trachomatis
A

Legionella pneumonphila

38
Q

What species causes neonatal meningitis and meningitis in immunosuppressed pts?

Listeria monocytogenes
Staphylococcus saprophyticus
Streptococci agalactiae
Streptococci pneumoniae
Helicobacter pylori
A

Listeria monocytogenes

39
Q

What species causes pneumonia (alcoholics or compromised lung) + hospital acquired UTI?

Klebsiella pneumoniae
Treponema pallidum
Listeria monocytogenes
Vibrio parahaemolyticus
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
A

Klebsiella pneumoniae

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