Gram + algorithim Flashcards
Gram + branching aerobe
Nocardia
Gamma hemolytic strep
GDS (Enterococcus)
Non-enterococcus (S. bovis)
(No hemolysis)
Enterococcus vs. Strep bovis
Enterococcus = growth in bile and 6.5% NaCl
Strep bovis = growth in bile but not 6.5% NaCl
G+ encapsulated
Pneumococcus
GBS
Gram + rod acid fast
Mycobacterium
Alpha hemolytic strep
Pneumococcus
Viridans strep
(green, incomplete hemolysis)
G+ yellow pigment
S. aureus
Gram + branching acid fast
Nocardia
G+ cocci catalse -
Strep
G+ branching filaments
Nocardia
Actinomyces
G+ yellow granules
Actinomyces
S. pyogenes
G+ coccus, catalse -, beta hemolytic, Bacitracin sensitive
Listeria
G+ rod exotoxin producer
G+ cocci exotoxin producers
S. aureus
GAS
Pneumococcus
G+ coccus, catalse -, alpha hemolytic, doesn’t grow in optochin or bile
Gram + rod catalse +
Listeria
G+ cocci catalse + coagulase -
S. epidermidis
S. saprophyticus
G+ with IgA protease
Pneumococcus
G+ cocci
Staph or strep
S. saprophyticus
G + cocci catalse + coagulase - Novobiocin resistant
S. mutans
G+ coccus, catalse -, grows in bile and optochin
Corynebacterium
G+ rod
Clostridium
G+ rod anaerobe toxin producers
Novobiocin resistant
S. saprophyticus