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Gram Positive Cocci Flashcards

1
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Test to separate Staphylococcus & Micrococcus from Streptococcus

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Catalase Test
* Catalase Positive: Staphylococcus, Micrococcus;
* Catase Negative: Streptococcus

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In tetrads

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Micrococcus

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Grapelike in clusters

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Staphylococci

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Identification of Staphlococci

  • Arrangement:
  • O2 Requirement:
  • Hemolysis:
  • Glucose utilization:
  • Bacitracin:
  • Furazolidone:
  • Lysostaphin
  • Microdase:
  • Catase:
  • Coagulase:
  • DNAse:
A
  • Arrangement: Grape-like clusters
  • O2 Requirement: Facultative anaerobe
  • Hemolysis: Beta-hemolytic
  • Glucose utilization: Fermentation
  • Bacitracin: Resistant
  • Furazolidone: Susceptible
  • Lysostaphin Susceptible
  • Microdase: Negative
  • Catalase: Positive
  • Coagulase: Positive
  • DNAse: Positive
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5
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Test to differentiate S. aureus from other Staphylococci spp.

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Coagulase Test
* Coagulase Positive: S. aureus
* Coagulase Negative: S. epidermidis, S. saprophyticus

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6
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Used in Coagglutination test which it binds to the Fc portion of IgG

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Protein A (Cowan 1 strain)

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Clumping factor

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Bound coagulase - detected in Slide Coagulase test

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Coagulase Reacting Factor

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Free coagulase - detected in Tube coagulase test

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9
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Spreading Factor/Duran Reynal Factor

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Hyaluronidase factor

causes Osteomyelitis (#1 common cause - S. aureus)

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Fibrinolysin

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Staphylokinase

dissolves fibrin clot

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Leukocidin

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Panton Valentine Leukocidin

lysis of neutrophils and macrophages

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Infection caused by Exfoliatins/Epidermolytic toxin

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Scalded Skin Syndrome

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Generalized form of Scalded Skin Syndrome

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Ritter’s disease

<90% of the Body is affected

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14
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Localized form of Scalded skin syndrome

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Pemphygus neonatorum

Milder with few blisters

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15
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Toxin causing Food Poisoning

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Enterotoxin A & B

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16
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Toxin causing Toxic shock syndrome (TSST-1)

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Enterotoxin F

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17
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Commonly associated case of TSS

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Menstruating women using TAMPONS

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18
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Infection caused by S. epidermidis

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Endocarditis after prosthetic-heart valve insertion
IV catheters by BIOFILM production

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19
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Infection caused by S. saprophyticus

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UTI in sexually active young females
Honeymoon cystitis

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20
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Differential test of Coagulase Negative Staphylococci (CONS)

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Novobiocin
* Novobiocin Susceptible: S. epidermidis
* Novobiocin Resistant: S. saprophyticus

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21
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Coagulase Positive in Tube Test

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S. aureus
S. intermedius

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22
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Test to differentiate S. aureus from S. intermedius

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Acetoin (VP) Test

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23
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Rapidly differentiate micrococci from staphylococci

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Microdase Test

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24
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Streptococcus Classification based on Antigenic determinant

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Lancefield Classification

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25
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Streptococcus Classification based on Hemolysis

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Brown and Smith Classification

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26
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Streptococcus Classification based on Temperature

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Academic or Bergey’s Classification

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27
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Streptococcus Colonies on BAP

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Pinpoint colonies

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28
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Staphylococcus colonies on BAP

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Pinhead colonies

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29
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Differentiate Streptococcus

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Hemolysis Pattern

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30
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Group A Streptococci

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S. pyogenes

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31
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Group B Streptococci

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S. agalactiae

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32
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Group C streptococci

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S. eqeuisimilis
S. aqeusimus
S. dysagalactiae

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33
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Group D

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Enterococcus

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34
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Strep causing Beta-hemolysis

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S. pyogenes (GAS)
S. agalactiae (GBS)

35
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Strep causing Alpha-hemolysis

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S. pneumoniae
Viridans group

36
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Strep causing Gamma hemolysis

A

Enterococci

37
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Anti-phagocytic cell wall of S. pyogenes

38
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Streptolysin O

A

Oxygen labile - will produce hemolysis only in the absence of O2
Antigenic

Responsible for subsurface hemolysis and increase in anaerobic

39
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Streptolysin S

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Oxygen stable
Non-antigenic

Responsible for surface hemolysisi and increased aerobically

40
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Responsible for
the beta-hemolytic pattern

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Streptolysin

41
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Toxin causing Scarlet fever

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Exotoxin A - Erythrogenic toxin/Pyrogenic toxin

42
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Toxin causing Necrotizing Fascitis

Supparative Fascitis, Hospital gangrene, Necrotizing Erysipelas

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Streptococcal Pyrogenic Exotoxin (SPE)

43
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Flesh eating bacteria

A

S. pyogenes

44
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Causes ERYSIPELAS

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S. pyogenes

45
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Finding - Strawbery Tongue

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Scarlet Fever

46
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S. pyogenes important sequelae

A

PSGN
Rheumatoid fever

Type III Hypersensitivity reaction

47
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Susceptibility test for Scarlet fever

Screening test

A

Dick’s Test

48
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Diagnostic Test for current scarlet fever

A

Schultz charlton

49
Q

Major cause of Neonatal meningitis

A

S. agalactiae

50
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CAMP Factor

A

Enhances hemolysis of S. aureus

51
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Differentiate Group A from Group B Streptococci

A

Bacitracin Test
* Suscpetible - Group A
* Resistant - Group B

mnemonics: BR AS

52
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Hemolytic pattern of S. agalactiae in CAMP test

A

Arrowhead zone of Hemolysis

53
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Identification of Group A - S. pyogenes

  • Bacitracin:
  • SXT:
  • PYR Test:
  • CAMP Test:
  • Hippurate Test:
A
  • Bacitracin: Susceptible
  • SXT: Resistant
  • PYR Test: Positive
  • CAMP Test: No enhanced hemolysis
  • Hippurate Test: Negative
54
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Identification of Group B - S. agalactiae

  • Bacitracin:
  • SXT:
  • PYR Test:
  • CAMP Test:
  • Hippurate Test:
  • Bile Esculin:
  • Growth in 6.5%:
A
  • Bacitracin: Resistant
  • SXT: Resistant
  • PYR Test: Negative
  • CAMP Test: Arrowhead hemolysis
  • Hippurate Test: Positive
  • Bile Esculin: Negative
  • Growth in 6.5%: Positive
55
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Identifies Group B Streptococci

A

CAMP test
Hippurate hydrolysis

56
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Bacitracin Disk

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Taxo A with 0.04 units

ZOI: 10 mm

57
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Negative CAMP Test

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Negative: No enhancement of hemolysis

58
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End products of hydrolysis of hippuric acid

A

Glycine
Benzoic acid

59
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Positive test of Hippurate hydrolysis

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Deep Purple

60
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Color developer in PYR test

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p-dimethylcinnamaldehyde

61
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Medium for isolation of S. agalactiae

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Todd Hewitt Broth

62
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S. pneumoniae in Gram stain

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Lancet shaped/Bullet shaped, Encapsulated

63
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Young colonies of S. pneumoniae

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Dome shaped

64
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Old colonies of S. pneumoniae

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Coin with a raised rim

65
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Pneumonia associated to S. pneumoniae

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Lobar Pneumonia

with Rusty colored Sputum/Anchovy sause

66
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Major cause of Otitis Media

A

S. pneumoniae

67
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Identification of S. pneumoniae

  • Optochin:
  • Bile Solubility:
  • Inulin Fermentation:
  • Animal inoculation:
  • Neufeld quellung’s test:
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  • Optochin: Susceptible
  • Bile Solubility: Soluble
  • Inulin Fermentation: Positive
  • Animal inoculation: Positive
  • Neufeld quellung’s test: Capsulaw swelling
68
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Skin Test of S. pneumoniae

A

Frances Test

69
Q

Viridans group causing Sub-acute bacterial endocarditis

A

S. sanguinis

70
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Viridans causing Bacterial Endocarditis

71
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Viridans causing Dental caries

A

S. mutans

Oral streptococci

72
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Identification of Viridans Streptococci

  • Optochin:
  • Bile Solubility:
  • Growth in 6.5% NaCl:
  • Bile esculin:
  • Inulin Fermentation:
  • Animal inoculation:
  • Neufeld quellung’s test:
A
  • Optochin: Resistant
  • Bile Solubility: Insoluble
  • Growth in 6.5% NaCl: Positive
  • Bile esculin: Negative
  • Inulin Fermentation: Negative
  • Animal inoculation: Negative
  • Neufeld quellung’s test: Negative
73
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Differentiates S. pneumoniae from Viridans

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Optochin Test

Presumptive test

74
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Optochin Disk

75
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Reagent in Optochin test

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Ethylhydrocupreine HCl

76
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Identification (confirm) of S. pneumoniae

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Bile solubility

77
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Presumptively identify Group D Streptococci and Differentiate Group D from Non-Group D Viridans Streptococci

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Bile Esculin Test

78
Q

Vancomycin Resistant

A

Group D Enterococci

79
Q

Bacteria causing COLON cancer

80
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Growth Factor of E. faecalis

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Vitamin B12

81
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Nutritionally Variant Streptococci

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Abiothrophia

82
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Growth factors of Abiothrophia

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Vitamin B6
Pyridoxal
Thiol

83
Q

Exhibit sattelitism in S. aureus

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Abiothrophia

84
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Differentiates S. bovis from S. salivarius

A

Starch hydrolysis
Mannitol fermentation

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