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I. STAPHYLOCOCCI Flashcards

1
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Greek word meaning “bunches of grapes”:

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“staphle”

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Are catalase- producing bacteria; facultative anaerobic:

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staphylococci

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The only obligate anaerobe of the staphylococci spp.:

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S. saccharolyticus

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4
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Are non-motile, non-spore forming and glucose fermenter:

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staphylococci

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Microscopy of staphylococci:

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spherical cells that appear singly, in pairs and in clusters

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Culture of staphylococci:

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cream, white or light gold, and “buttery looking”

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The most virulent specie:

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S. aureus

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Aureus means:

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“gold”

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Culture of S. aureus:

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golden yellow pigment (lipochrome), B-hemolytic (BAP)

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10
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Cultivated with added 7.5-10% NaCl:

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halophilic microorganism

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Chiefly responsible for the various skin, wound, and deep tissue infection:

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S. aureus

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12
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Toxin-induced diseases:

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food poisoning, SSS, TSS

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13
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Extensive exfoliative dermatitis that occur primarily in newborns and previously healthy children:

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scalded skin syndrome (SSS)

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Rare but potentially fatal. multisystem disease characterized by a sudden onset of fever, chills, vomiting, diarrhea, muscles aches and rash, which can quickly progress to hypotension and shock:

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toxic shock syndrome (TSS)

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15
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Mild inflammation of hair follicle or sebaceous gland:

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folliculitis

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Large, raised, superficial abscesses; can be an extension of folliculitis:

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furuncles/boils

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Develop from multiple furuncles which may progress to deeper tissues; patients may have fever and chills (systemic infection):

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carbuncles

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18
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Superficial cutaneous infection characterized by crusty lesions and vesicles surrounded by a red border’ common in children:

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impetigo

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19
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Is a contaminant of medical instruments- catheters, CSF shunts and prosthetic heart valve implants:

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S. epidermidis

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20
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Helps S. epidermidis in the adherence to devices:

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poly-gamma-DL-glutamic acid

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Culture of S. epidermidis:

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non-hemolytic, non-pigmented, white opaque, pinhead colonies (BAP)

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Virulence factor of S. epidermidis:

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slime layer/biofilm

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Antimicrobial test of S. epidermidis:

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susceptible to 5ug Novobiocin

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Zone of inhibition of S. epidermidis:

25
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Is associated with community-acquired UTI in young, sexually active females:

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S. saprophyticus

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Culture of S. saprophyticus:

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nonhemolytic, (50% of strains) yellow pigmented, white opaque, pinhead colonies (BAP)

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Significant findings in urine culture for S. saprophyticus:

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10,000 CFU/mL

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Antimicrobial test of S. saprophyticus:

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resistant to 5ug Novobiocin

29
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Zone of inhibition of S. saprophyticus:

30
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More aggressive than the other CoNS in its ability to be infective- associated with catheter-related bacteremia and endocarditis:

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S. lugdunensis

31
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Clinically mimic S. aureus:

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S. lugdunensis

32
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Acquired after prolonged hospital stay; proximity to patients with MRSA; after receiving broad spectrum antibiotics; nasal carriage:

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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

33
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Chromogenic test of MRSA:

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(+) mauve-colored colonies within 24 hours and confirmed within 48 hours

34
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Resistance to penicillinase-resistant penicillin is due to an altered penicillin binding protein known as:

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PBP2a or PBP’2

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PBP2a has low affinity to:

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B-lactam drugs

36
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All cells have genetic element for oxacillin resistance, but not all cells express resistance by virtue of PBP2a production:

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hetero-resistant strains

37
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These isolates generally have MICs right above the breakpoint for oxacillin-susceptibility:

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borderline-oxacillin-resistant isolates

38
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Resistant gene that codes for oxacillin resistance:

39
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Resistant gene that codes for methylation of 23s rRNA, which results to resistance to erythromycin:

40
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erm gene has cross resistance to:

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macrolides (erythromycin) and streptogramins (quinupristin)

41
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erm means:

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Erythromycin Ribosomal Methylase

42
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Resistant gene that codes for an efflux mechanism, which results in resistance to erythromycin but susceptible to clindamycin:

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msr A gene

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msr A means:

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Methionine Sulfoxide Reductase A

44
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Harbors a single strain for an extended period of time:

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persistent carriers

45
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Harbors different strains over time:

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intermittent carriers

46
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Do not harbor any organisms:

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noncarriers

47
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Causes skin infections in immunocompromised patients:

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micrococci

48
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Microscopy of Micrococci:

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gram-positive cocci in tetrads

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