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Gram Positive Bacilli Flashcards

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Are bacillus spp. part of normal flora?

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No, usually more associated with env

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What clinical diseases are associated with B. Cereus?

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GI distress, diarrhea

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What clinical diseases are associated with B. Anthacis?

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Depends on infection route:
Cutaneous (most common) low mortality
Ingestion
Inhalation - high mortality

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What drug therapy are bacillus spp. intrinsically resistant to?

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Penicillin

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What is first line therapy against bacillus spp.?

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Cipro

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This bacteria is associated with food poisoning related to cheese, raw milk, poultry, and smoked salmon

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Listeria monocytogenes

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What clinical diseases are associated with L. Monocytogenes?

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Gastroenteritis
Self-limiting. Fever, diarrhea
Neonatal listeriosis
Early onset - transplacental (pneumonia or sepsis)
Late onset - during birth —> meningitis

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L. monocytogenes is susceptible to what antibiotic(s)?

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Penicillin or Ampicillin

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L. monocytogenes is intrinsically resistant to what antibiotic(s)?

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All cephalosporins

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Are corynebacterium spp. part of normal flora?

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No

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What clinical diseases are associated with corynebaterium spp?

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C. Diphtheria
Resp: sore throat, “Bull neck”, neuro symptoms
Cutaneous: Ulcerative lesion
C. Urealyticum
Chronic UTIs in elders, esp IC

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What drug(s) are corynebacterium intrinsically resistant to?

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Penicillin
Macrolides
Septra

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What drug(s) are used first line against corynebacterium?

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Erythromycin and IgG antitoxin

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Are Nocardia spp. part of normal flora?

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No, found in soil and water

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Nocardia spp. have generally low virulence but have tropism for what tissue?

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Neuronal tissues

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What are the pulmonary S&S associated with Nocardia spp. infection?

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Acute flu like and non-specific
Relapsing bronchopneumonia

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What are the cutaneous S&S associated with Nocardia spp. infection?

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Primary - may cause ulcerations
Mycetoma - pustules, fever, chronic
Lymphocutaneous - sporotrichoid-like rash

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What 2 signs point towards Nocardia spp. infection?

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Abscesses in lungs AND brain

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What is the gram strain and morphology of nocardia spp.?

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Gram (+) with branching/beaded appearance

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What drug(s) are Nocardia spp. resistant to?

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Penicillin

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What drug(s) are Nocardia spp. susceptible to?

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Septra

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Metronidazole is commonly used to treat anaerobic bacterial infections. Which bacteria are exceptions to this?

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Cutibacterium spp
Actinomyces spp

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This bacteria is opportunistic and needs to produce toxins to be considered pathogenic

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Clostridioides difficile

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C. Diff has intrinsic resistances to which drug(s)?

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Aminoglycosides
Fluoroquinolones

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What is the first line therapy for C. Diff?

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Supportive tx
D/c Abx
Metronidazole if systemic
Oral Vanco if recurrent

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What is the gold standard for C. Tetani diagnosis?

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Toxin detection and PCR

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What antibiotics is C. Tetani intrinsically resistant to?

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Aminoglycosides

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What is the first line therapy for C. Tetani?

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Penicillin + human tetanus IgG
Tx based on exposure hx and vax status

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What is the clinical disease associated with C. Botulinum?

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Sudden flaccid paralysis

30
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How is C. Botulinum transmitted?

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Food contamination
“Black tar heroin”
For infants: honey, milk powder
Inhalation (bioterrorism)

31
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What is the gold standard for C. Botulinum diagnosis?

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Toxin detection and PCR

32
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What is the 1st line therapy for C. Botulinum?

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Ventilatory support
Antitoxin
IgG for infants

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This bacteria is associated with food poisoning, gas gangrene, and enteritis necroticans

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C. Perfringens

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C. Perfrigens can make 5 types of toxins. Which is the most common and associated with gas gangrene?

35
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These Clostridia species are associated with gas gangrene

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C. Septicum
C. Sordellii (uterine)
C. Perfingens (Fourniers; typically polymicrobial)

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What kind of medium does C. Perfringens grow in?

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Anaerobic only

37
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What is the management for gas gangrene?

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High dose abx (penicillin or clindamycin)

38
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What abx is C. Perfringens intrinsically resistant to?

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Aminoglycosides

39
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This bacteria (genus) is associated with acne in teenagers and shoulder revisions

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Cutibacterium spp.

40
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What abx is Cutibacterium spp. resistant to?

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Metronidazole
Tetracycline
Macrolide

41
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What is the first line tx for Cutibacterium spp.?

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Penicillin or Doxycycline

42
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This bacteria is associated with poor dental hygiene or trauma (IUD)

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Actinomyces spp.

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What is the most commonly seen Actinomyces spp?

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A. israelii

44
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What drug(s) is actinomyces spp. resistant to?

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Metronidazole

45
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What is the 1st line therapy for Actinomyces?

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High dose penicillin

46
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What clinical diseases are associated with Bacteroides spp.?

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Abdominal infections (bacteria’s abscesses, SSTIs)

47
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Is Bacteroides spp. part of normal flora?

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Yes; GI, oral, and vaginal tract

48
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What drug(s) is bactericides spp. resistant to?

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Penicillin and ampicillin

49
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What drug(s) are 1st line for tx of bacteroides?

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Metronidazole

50
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What clinical diseases are associated with F. Nucelatum?

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Oral/dental infections
Bite infection

51
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What clinical diseases are associated with F. Necrophorum?

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Pharyngotonsillitis (peds)
Lemierre’s disease - infectious thrombophlebitis of internal jugular

52
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What drug(s) is Fuscobacterium resistant to?

53
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What is the first line therapy for Fuscobacterium?

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Metronidazole

54
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There are 3 clinically important spp of Chlamydia

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C. Trachomatis
C. Psittaci
C. Pneumoniae

55
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This intracellular bacteria causes a flu-like condition transmitted from exposure to parrots

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C. Psittaci

56
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This spp. of Chlamydia is the most common STI in Canada

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C. Trachomatis

57
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C. Trachomatis is usually asymptomatic, but when it isn’t what are the possible clinical presentations of this illness?

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Urethritis
Conjunctivitis
Reiter’s (rare) - reactive arthritis ie inflammatory arthritis secondary to infection elsewhere in the body

58
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What is the first line therapy for Chlamydia spp?

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Azithromycin or Doxycycline

59
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What serogroup is most common for legionella pneumophilia?

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Serogroup 1

60
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This bacteria is associated with contaminated water systems in hospital outbreaks

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Legionella pneumophilia

61
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This is a pneumonia-like illness associated with the legionella pneumophilia bacteria

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Legionnaire’s disease

62
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This method of diagnosing leginella pneumophilia is highly specific but only detects serogroup 1

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Antigen testing via urine

63
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What drug(s) is L. Pneumophilia resistant to?

64
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What is first line therapy against L. Pneumophilia?

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Azithromycin

65
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Spirochetes are involved in what major illnesses? What bacteria cause them?

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Syphilis treponema pallidum
Lyme disease borrelia burgdorferi
Leptospirosis leptospiria interrogans

66
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If syphilis is left untreated, how many stages does it progress through?

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5 stages: Primary —> secondary —> early latent —> late latent —> tertiary

67
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A target shaped rash is characteristic of Lyme disease. What bacteria causes Lyme disease?

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Borrelia burgdoferi

68
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What diagnostic method is used to identify spirochete bacteria like those involved in syphilis, lime disease, and leptospirosis

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Serology - looking for antibodies against the bacteria

69
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What drug(s) are used for treponema pallidum?

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Penicillin

70
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What drug(s) are 1st line for tx of borrelia burgdorferi?

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Doxycycline

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What drug(s) are 1st line for tx of leptospirosis?

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Penicillin

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