Gram Positive Flashcards
Organism that is salt tolerant on mannitol salts agar
Staph aureus
gram postive cocci with white non hemolytic colonies on blood agar
Staph epidermidis
Staph saprophyticus
Novobiocin resistant gram positive
2nd most common cause of UTI in sexually active women
Staph saprophyticus
Accumulation of neutrophils brneath stratum corneum
Caused by gram positive catalase negative B hemolytic
Impetigo contagiosa
Susceptibilty test for scarlet fever
Dick test
Nice to know
IRIS JON does this twice a month
ARF is due cross reacting Ab to __________ and Ag to joint, heart and brain tissue
M proteins
Broth used to grow this gram positive, catalase (-), b hemolytic, bacitracin resistant organisim
LIM broth
Cause of gold color in blood agar of staph aureus
Staphyloxantin
Most common MO to cause of acute endocarditis
Staph aureus
Layer of skin where epidermis is separated in SSSS
Stratum granulosum
3 conditions where strawberry tongue is a typical PE finding
Scarlet fever
Kawasaki disease
TSS
Most common cause of prosthetic valve endocarditis
Staph epidermidis
Most common bacterial cause of sore throat
Strep pyogenes
Most common cause of neonatal meningitis
Group B strep (strep agalactiae)
E. Coli (2nd most common)
L. Monocytogenes
