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Gram Postiive Cocci Flashcards

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Gram Positive cocci

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  • S. Aureus
  • S. Epididymis
  • S. Saprophyticus
  • Strep pyrogenes (Group A strep)
  • Strep Agalactiae (Group B strep)
  • Strep pneumonia
  • Strep viridians
  • Strep gallalyticus (group D strep)
  • Enterococcus Faccium or faecalis
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Staph Aureus ID
Gram —-
— shaped
catalase —–
coagulase —–

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  • Gram positive
  • Cocci shaped
  • Catalase +
  • coagulase +
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what test tells staph aureus apart from staph epididymis and staph saprophyticus

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  • Coagulase +
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Staph aureus is —– on blood agar

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yellow or golden apperance

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Staph aureus is —– hemolytic

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beta

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Staph aureus causes

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  • pneumonia with patchy infiltrate
  • most common cause of septic arthritis in adults
  • most common cause of OM in adults
  • causes abscess
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what is the main virulence factor of staph aureus

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Protein A

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What are the toxin mediated diseases caused by staph aureus

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  • scalded skin syndrome
  • Toxic shock syndrome
  • Rapid onset food poisoning
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Toxic shock syndrome caused by staph aureus

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  • can be caused by leaving a tampon on for too long
  • causes a cytokine storm
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Rapid onset food poisoning caused by staph aureus

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  • Associated with vomiting than diarrhea
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Treatment for staph aureus

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  • vancomycin
  • if methicilin sensitive, use Nafcilin
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—- resistance can occur with Staph aureus

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MRSA

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Staph Epididymis and saprophyticus ID
gram ——
—- shaped
catalase —–
coagulase ——
produces ——

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  • positive
  • cocci
  • positive
  • negative
  • urease
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How can you tell staph epididymis from saprophyticus?

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Staph epi- novobiosin sensitive
staph sapro- novobiocin resistant

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Staph Epi is a normal flora of the ——

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skin

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staph epi produces —–

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biofilm

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infections caused by staph epi

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  • Prosthetic joint infection
  • cathether associated infection
  • most common cause of endocarditis affecting heart valves
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Treatment of staph Epi

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Vancomycin

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infections caused by staph saprophyticus

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  • honey moon cystitis which is UTI affecting sexually active females
  • Acute bacterial endocarditis
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Strep pyrogenes (Group A strep) ID
Gram —–
— shaped
—– capsule made out of ——

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  • positive
  • cocci
  • encapsulated capsule made out of hyaluronic acid
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How can you tell strep pyrogenes (GAS) from strep agalactiae (GBS)

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Bacitracin sensitive

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Pyrogenic infections caused by GAS

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  • impetigo
  • Phayngitis (strep throat)
  • cellulitis and erysipelas
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Impetigo

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Honey coated skin infection

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Erysipelas

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superficial infection with demarcated borders

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infections caused by strep pyrogenes toxins

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  • scarlet fever
  • toxic shock like syndrome
  • necrotizing fascitis
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Scarlet fecer

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  • redening and swelling of the tongue (strawberry tongue)
  • widespread rash that spares the face
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What GAS toxins cause scarlet fever and Toxic shock likre syndrome

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  • SpeA and SpeC
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what GAS toxin causes necrotizing faascitis

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SpeB

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—– is the main virulence factor of GAS responsible for rheumatic fever

30
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M protein

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  • interferes with opsonization (anti-phagocytic)
  • M protein mimics the myosin in our heart and causes our own antibodies to attack out heart
31
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—– valves are normally affected by rheumatic fever

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Mitral valve

32
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Symptoms of rheumatic fever

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(JONES CRITERIA)
J- joints, polyarthritis
O- heart problems including murmurs, myocarditis, pericarditis
N- subcutaneous nodules
E- Erythema nodusum
S- Syndenham chorea

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Post strep Glomerulonephritis (PSGN)

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  • occurs after a pharyngitis
  • type 3 hypersensitivity
34
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Symptoms of PSGN

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  • dark brown or cola colored urine
  • Facial swelling from edema
  • occurs 2 weeks after onset of the initial pharyngitis infection
35
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Rheumatic fever occurs after

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Pharyngitis

36
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PSGN occurs after

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Pharyngitis or a superficial infection like impetigo

37
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Early diagnosis of pharyngitis can prevent —— but cannot precent —–

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  • Rheumatic fever
  • PSGN
38
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virulence factors of GAS

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  • Streptolysin O
  • streptokinase
  • DNAse
39
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streptolysin O

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  • virulence factor that allows GAS to lyse RBC and be beta hemolytic
  • can be used to diagnose pharyngitis
40
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what virulence factor can be used to diagnose pharyngitis

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Streptolysin O

41
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Streptokinase

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converts plasminogen to plasmin

42
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how do you tell if someone has recently had GAS infection

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Antistreptolysin O titers

43
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Treatment of GAS

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Penicillin

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Strep agalactiae ID
Gram ——
—- shaped
—— positive test
—– resistant
—– positive

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  • gram positive
  • cocci shaped
  • Hippurate positive
  • bacitracin resistant
  • CAMP positive
45
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Strep agalactiae capsule is made out of

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Polysaccharide

46
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Strep agalactiae mostly affects

47
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infections caused by strep agalactiae

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  • Causes meningitis in neonates (#1 cause)
  • Causes sepsis in neonates
  • causes pneumonia
48
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How do neonates get strep agalactiae

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  • through the vaginal canal of the mother during delivery
49
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Mothers are swabbed for strep agalactiae when

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at 35 weeks

50
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If the mother is colonized with strep agalactiae, the baby is protected from this by giving the mother ——

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Intrapartrum penicillin

51
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Strep pneumonia ID
Gram —–
—- hemolytic
—- shaped
encapsulated with —– capsule
—– protease
—— sensitive
—– soluble

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  • gram positive
  • alpha hemolytic
  • cocci shaped
  • polysaccharide
  • IgA protease
  • optochin sensitive
  • Bile soluble
52
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—— is the #1 cause of community acquired pneumonia

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Strep pnuemonia

53
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Strep pneumonia leads to production of —– sputum

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Rust colored

54
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Strep Pneumonia is the cause of which of the following diseases

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(MOPS)
Meningitis
Otitis media
Pneumonia
Sinusitis

55
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Individuals that had a splenectomy or autosplenectomy like sickle cell diseases have greater risk of being infected by —— organisms

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Encapsulated

56
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Patients with sickle cell diseases are susceptible to —— infection

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Strep pneumonia

57
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Treatment of strep pneumonia

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  • macrolides
  • 3rd gen cephalosporins like ceftriaxone
58
Q

How can you prevent strep pneumonia

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VACCINES
- 23 valence for adults, IgM response
- 7 valence for children, causes an IgG response

59
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Strep viridians ID
Gram ——
—- shaped
encapsulated???
—– resistant
—– hemolytic

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Gram positive
cocci shaped
not encapsulated
bile resistant
alpha hemolytic

60
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Viridans group especially strep mutans causes ——-

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dental carries

61
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Viridans adheres to ——

62
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Enterococcus faecium or fecalis is bile —–

63
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Enterococcus faecium or faecalis are able to grow in medium of —–

64
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infections caused by enterococcus

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  • UTIs
  • Endocarditis
  • infection of the biliary tree
65
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Treatment of enterococcus

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  • it is nosocomial which means it is resistant to almost every antibiotic including vancomycin; it is a VRE (vancomycin resistant enterococcus)
  • linezolid is the go to treatment
  • Tigecycline
66
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Strep gallolyticus (strep bovis) (GDS) ID
Gram —–
—- hemolytic
Bile ——

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Gram positive
gamma
senstive

67
Q

Strep gallolyticus is encapuslated in —– capsule

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polysaccharide

68
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Strep gallolyticus is a normal —– flora

69
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infections caused by strep gallolyticus

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  • Endocarditis
  • Collorectal neoplasia
70
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If a patient is diagnosed with a strep gallolyticus, it is important to obtain a colonoscopy as they may have ——

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Colon cancer

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Treatment of Strep gallolyticus

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  • vancomycin
  • penicillin
  • 3rd gen cephalosporin

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