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Gram positive and negative cocci Flashcards

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Streptococcus pyogenes character

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Gram positive cocci in chains, group A beta-haemolytic strep, not normal flora

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S. pyogenes virulence factors

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SPE A & C causes scarlet fever

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S. pyogenes presentations

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Pharyngitis (common in children), Skin and soft tissue infections (impetigo, erysipelas, cellulitis), Scarle fever, Acute rheumatic fever, Acute glomerulonephritis

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S. pyogenes treatment

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Penicillin, erythromycin, clindamycin (necrotising fasciitis)

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S. agalactiae character

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Gram positive cocci in chains, Group B beta-haemolytic strep, normal flora of gut and vagina

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S. agalactiae presentations

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Neonatal sepsis leading to pneumoniae and meningitis, postpartum infection

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S. agalactiae treatment

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Prophylactic penicillin, penicillin, + gentamicin

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S. bovis character

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Gram positive cocci in chains, Group D b-haemolytic strep

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S. bovis presentation

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Endocarditis

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S. bovis treatment

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Penicillin

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Enterococcus character

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Gram positive cocci in chains, Group D strep, normal bowel flora

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Enterococcus presentation

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Nosocomial infections, UTI, intra-abdominal, endocarditis

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Enterococcus treatment

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Ampicillin, Vancomycin (for non VRE), gentamicin supplementary in endocarditis, VRE: linezolid, UTI; Amoxicillin

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S. dysgalactiae character

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Group C and Group G b-haemolytic strep

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S. dysgalactiae presentation

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Group C: acute glomerulonephritis, Group G: scarlet fever

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S. pneumoniae character

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Gram positive diplococci, alpha haemolytic, not normal flora, optochin sensitive

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S. pneumoniae diagnosis

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Culture on blood agar, draughtsman colonies; sputum or CSF sample for pneumonia and meningitis

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S. pneumoniae presentation

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Pneumoniae (very common), meningitis (high mortality), URTI, endocarditis, septicaaemia

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S. pneumoniae treatment

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Amoxicillin, Benzylpenicillin; Ceftriaxone + vancomycin for meningitis

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S. pneumoniae prevention

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Vaccine in NCIS: conjugate vaccines (capsule material and protein carrier)

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Viridans strep character

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Alpha haemolytic gram positive cocci in chains, optochin resistant, normal flora of mouth

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Viridans strep presentation

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Dental caries, mucosa associated infections

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S. aureus character

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Gram positive cocci in clusters, golden yellow colonies on blood agar, coagulase positive, not normal flora

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S. aureus presentations

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Skin infections (follicle, carbuncle, furuncle, impetigo, cellulitis, surgical wound infection), Deep infections (osteomyelitis), endocarditis, pneumonia after viral flu

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S. aureus diagnosis

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Suppurative wound, culture

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S. aureus treatment

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Drainage of pus, cloxacillin (no MRSA coverage), erythromycin/clindamycin, co-amoxiclav (beta lactamase producing strains), vancomycin (MRSA)

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S. lugdunensis character

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Gram positive cocci in clusters, coagulase negative

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S. lugdunensis presentation

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Localised infections, deep infections, nosocomial

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S. lugdunensis treatment

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Vancomycin

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S. saprophyticus character

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Normal vaginal flora

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S. saprophyticus presentation

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UTI (2nd most common after E.coli)

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S. saprophyticus treatment

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Co-trimoxazole

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Moraxella catarrhalis character

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Gram negative cocci, oxidase positive, upper respi tract normal flora

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Moraxella catarrhalis presentation

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Pneumonia in immunosuppressed individuals

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Moraxella catarrhalis treatment

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Co-amoxiclav

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Neisseria gonorrhoeae character

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Gram negative INTRACELLULAR diplococci

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N. gonorrhoeae presentations

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STI, in males acute urethritis, in females acute salpingitis, pelvic inflammatory disease, fitz-hugh-curtis syndrome; in both gender: bacteremia, periorbital cellulitis. in neonate: ophthalmia neonatorum

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N. gonorrhoeae diagnosis

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Samples from urethra, throat, rectum. Culture in chocolate agar with charcoal transport medium, Antigen detection

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N. gonorrhoeae treatment

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Ceftriaxone, Azithromycin, check for other STD

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N. meningitidis character

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Gram negative INTRACELLULAR diplococci

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N. meningitidis virulence factors

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Anti-phagocytic capsule, lipooligosaccharide

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N. meningitidis presentation

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Meningitis, meningococcaemia (non blanching rash, waterhouse-friederichsen syndrome)

Common in hajj pilgrimage, meningitis belt in africa, hyposplenism (no protection against encapsulated bacteria)

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N. meningitidis diagnosis

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CSF gram stain, blood cultures

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N. meningitidis treatment

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Benzylpenicillin, ceftriaxone (clears throat carriage)

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N. meningitidis prevention

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Prophylactic ceftriaxone, quadrivalent polysaccharide vaccines, tetravalent conjugate vaccines (infant)

Indication: travel, splenectomy, contact prophylaxis

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