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Gram positive bacteria Flashcards

1
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What are the clinically significant Gram positive bacteria species

A

Staphylococcus aureas
Strep pneumonia
Strep pyogenes
Clodistrium difficile

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What are the two from of cocci bacteria

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Streptococci (Chains)

Staphycocci (Clusters)

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3
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What test differentiates staphylcocci

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coagluse

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4
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What staphylcocci species is positive on coagulate test

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staphyl aureas

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5
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What staphylcocci species is negative on coagulate test

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staphyl epidermis

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6
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How are different species of streptococci distinguished

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blood agar

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7
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Blood agar turns white in beta haemolytic for what two streptococci species

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A - Strep pyogenes

B - Strep agalactiae

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8
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Blood agar turns green in alpha haemolytic (partial breakdown of RBC) for what two streptococci species

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Strep Pneumonia

Strep. Viridans

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9
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What Bacili are anaerobic

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Clostridium

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10
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What is the most clinically significant clostridium

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clostridium difficile

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11
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What are 3 important families of gram positive bacteria

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Staphylococci
Streptococci
Clostrdium

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12
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Where is clostrdium difficile found

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Gut

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13
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Why shouldn’t antibiotics be used to treat clostrdium difficile

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Will decrease competition by wiping out gut flora

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14
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What causes tetnus

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Clostridium tetani

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15
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What does clostridium prefringes cause

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Gas gangrene

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16
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Clostrdium difficile releases a toxin that causes what

17
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How is clostridium difficile detected

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Antigen test

18
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Where is staphyl epidermis located

19
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When does staphyl epidermis become pathogenic

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If first line of defence broken in immunosuppressed people

20
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Where is staphyl aureas located

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mainly the nose

21
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what are the possible diseases caused by staphyl aureas

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Pneumonia
Septicaemia
Skin infections - boils
Food poisoning

22
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What staphyococci is more pathogenic

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staphyl aureas is more pathogenic that staphyl epidermis

23
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What are the most important antigen group of beta haemolytic streptococci

24
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What does A strep proyogenes located and what does it cause

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skin

necotisfascitis

25
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What group of haemolytic streptococci cause meningitis

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B. Strep agolactiae

26
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What alpha haemolytic streptococci is part of normal oral flora

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Strep. Viridans

27
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What does the bacteria strep viridans cause if you have poor dental care

A

endocartis - infected viens

28
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What does strep pneumonia cause

A

pneumonia
meningitis
septicaemia

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