Micro Flashcards
How do you know it’s an anaerobe?
Gas, bad odor
What bug causes Acute Bacterial Endocarditis?
Staph aureus (attacks healthy valves)
What bug causes Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis?
Strep viridans (attacks damaged valves)
Optochin-resistant
Bile-insoluble
How do you diagnose Rheumatic Fever?
Subcutaneous nodules
Polyarthritis
Erythema Marginatum (red margins)
Chorea (Sydenham’s)
Carditis (MS > AS > TS) “MAT”
Etiology of Rheumatic Fever
PYR, bacitricin sensitive
Group A- B-Hemolytic Strep (GAS)
Streptococcus pyogenes
what is Aschoff bodies
rheumatic heart disease
Granuloma of rheumatic inflammation.
*fibrinoid necrosis
*type IV hypersensitivity
What are the only Gram – diplococci
Neisseria
What is the only Gram + diplococci?
capsule
Strep pneumo
Heart block bugs
Diptheria
Chaga’s dz
Typhoid fever(salmonella)
Legionella
Lymes dz
What are the IgA protease bugs?
Strep pneumo.
H. influenza
Neisseria catt.
What do the IgA protease bugs cause?
Sinusitis,
otitis media,
pneumonia,
bronchitis
What are the simple Gram – bugs?
“simple HE”
What are the atypical (no cell wall) bacteria?
“CLUMsy”
Chlamydia
What is the only Gram + endotoxin
Listeria
What are the Gram – exotoxins
H. influenza, Bordetella pertussis
What are the spore forming Gram + bacteria?
Bacillus anthracis,
Clostridium botulinum
What bugs cause walking pneumonia? By age group
“Come My Love for a walk”
0-2 yo: Chlamydia pn.
10- 30y: Mycoplasma pn. >40 y:
40+ : Legionella pn.
AIDS/Premies: Pneumo carinii
Gram-pos bacilli
Listeria
Corynebacterium Dip
Bacillus
What causes Cryoglobulinemia
“I Am HE”
Influenza
Adenovirus
Mycoplasma
Hep B, C
EBV
What are the Silver Stainers?
H. pylori
Listeria
Vibrio
Campylobacter
PJP
What bacteria cause diarrhea <8hrs after introduction
“CBS”
Clostridium
Bacillus cereus
Staph aureus
What are the Gram – capsules?
“Some Killers Have Pretty Nice Capsules”
Salmonella
Klebsiella
H. influenza B
Pseudomonas
Neisseria
Citrobacter
What is the Gram + capsule?
Strep pneumo
What are the Urease + bugs?
“Urease PPUNCH”
Proteus
Pseudomonas
Ureaplasma
Nocardia
Cryptococcus
H. Pylori
What bugs cause Monocytosis?
“STELS”
Syphilis
TB
EBV
Listeria
Salmonella
What are the Big Mama Anaerobes?
Bacteroides fragilis
Strep. bovis
C. melangosepticus
What bacteria cause UTIs and prostatitis
E. coli
Proteus
Klebsiella
Pseudomonas
What bug is associated w/ cat scratch?
Bartonella henselae
What bug is associated w/ cat saliva?
Pasturella multocida
What bug is associated w/ cat pee?
Toxoplasmosis
What bug is associated w/ cat caca?
Toxacara cati
What diseases are caused by the Ixodes Tick?
*Lyme disease – bull’s eye lesion
*Babesiosis – hemolytic anemia
*Ehrlichiosis – puncture near the eye
What bugs cause hospital abscesses?
*Day 1-3: Staph aureus – lots of O2
*Day 4-7: Strep viridans – no enzymes
*Day >7: Anaerobes – PMNs
What kind of patients does Staph and Pseudomonas like to attack
DM
Cystic fibrosis pts
Burn pts
Neutropenic pts
What diseases have granulomas?
TB
Sarcoidosis
Syphilis
Histiocytosis X
The -ellas
What diseases provide malaria protection?
Sickle cell: AAs G-6PD: Mediterranean
What bug causes multiple liver abscesses?
Entamoeba histolytica
What bug causes multiple cerebral abscesses?
citris producing
Citrobacter
What has multiple lung aneurysms?
Osler-Weber-Rendu
What bugs cause Loeffler syndrome?
“NASSA”
Necator americanus
Ancylstoma duodenale
Schistosomiasis
Strongyloides
Ascaris lumbricoides
What is the sign of Loeffler syndrome?
Pulmonary eosinophilia
What is PIE syndrome?
Pulmonary Infiltrate w/ Eosinophilia
What diseases have PIE syndrome?
Aspergillus, Loeffler’s, Churg-Strauss
What disease does Coxsackie A
Hand-Foot-Mouth disease
What diseases does Coxsackie B
Endocarditis, DM type 1
What bugs cause Meningitis?
0-2 mo: “baby BEL”*
Group B Strep
E. coli
Listeria
> 2mo: Strep pneumo
> 10-21y/o: N. meningitidis
What are the CSF lab values for Meningitis
PMNs –>bacterial
T cell/MP–>non-bacterial
Normal glucose–>viral
What does the Hep B Core Ag tell you?
Gone before pt has symptoms (2 mo)
What does the Core Ab tell you?
Past infection
core Ab=IgG
What does the Surface Ag tell you?
Current infection
Surface Ag= IgM
What does the Surface Ab tell you?
Vaccination has occurred
Surface Ab= IgG to vaccine
What does the E Ag tell you?
Transmissibility/ infectivity
What does the E Ab tell you?
Low transmissibility
What antibody shows current Hep A infection?
IgM
surface antigen
What antibody shows past Hep A infection?
IgG
core Ab
What type of people does Hep E like to infect?
Pregnant women, Asians
What is associated w/ Staph aureus?
Enymes and conditions
Cellulitis, dairy products, gold pigment, endocarditis, styes, hordeolum (on eyelid)
What is conditions associated w/ Strep pyogenes?
“LINES”, ASO, hyaluronic acid capsule
Lymphangitis
Impetigo
Necrotizing Fasciitis
Erysipelas
Scarlet fever
What is associated w/ Staph epidermidis?
Central lines, VP shunts, white pigment
What is associated w/ Propionibacterium acnes?
Acne, progesterone => propionic acid
What is associated w/ Pasteurella Multocida?
Cat/dog saliva => cellulitis w/ lymphadenitis
What is associated w/ Staph saprophyticus?
Female UTIs, honeymooner’s cystitis
What is associated w/ Hemophilus aegyptus?
Swollen eyeball w/ pus
What is associated w/ Francisella tularensis?
Ulcers at rabbit or deer tick bite site
(Tx: Streptomycin)
What is associated w/ Pseudomonas aeruginosa?
Otitis externa,
icthyma granulosum,
loves rubber,
whirlpool folliculitis,
ADP ribosylates EF-2
What is associated w/ Streptococcus pneumoniae?
Otitis media, red bulging tympanic membrane
What is associated w/ Fusobacterium?
Painful mouth ulcers, gum pus, Vincent’s angina
Vincent’s angina: Pharyngitis and tonsilitis
What is associated w/ Strep mutans
Dental cavities
What is associated w/ Strep viridans?
Subacute bacterial endocarditis, green pigment
What is associated w/ Strep salivarius?
Cold agglutinin test
What is associated w/ Strep pyogenes?
Rheumatic fever, strain 12 => PSGN
What is associated w/ Group C strep?
Pharyngitis
What is associated w/ Cornybacterium diptheriae?
Chinese letters,
gray pseudomembrane, suffocations,
ADP ribosylates EF2,
heart block,
Elek test
What is associated w/ Strep pneumonia?
Gram + diplococci, rusty sputum, IgA protease, vaccine covers 23 strains
What is associated w/ H. influenza?
Gram – pleomorphic rod,
Factors V/X,
5C-ribose capsule,
B-type: meningitis, epiglottitis, sepsis
What is associated w/ N. catarrhalis?
loves mucus–> attacks respiratory tract
What is associated w/ Chlamydia psittaci?
Parakeets, parrots
What is associated w/ Chlamydia pneumonia?
Staccato coughing, elementary and reticulate bodies
Primary CNS lymphoma with a single cerebral ring-enhancing lesion in immunocompromised ppl
EBV
EBV characteristics
Envelope ds linear DNA virus
Primary cns lymphoma, new unset of seizure, single ring enhancing lesion
EBV in (AIDS, transplant pt…)
Adenovirus characteristic
Non envelope ds linear dna
Localized warm, tender, erythema, swollen, Xrays: perioesteal elevation
Dx, Bug, enzyme used
Osteomyelitis: staphylococcus using collagenase, hyaluronadase, lecithenase
What is associated w/ Mycoplasma pneumonia?
Bullous myringitis, ground-glass CXR, P1 protein, erythema multiforme
What is associated w/ Legionella pneumonia?
AC ducts, silver stains lung, CYEA, Pontiac fever, Legionnaire’s pneumonia
What is associated w/ Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia?
AIDS/premies, rusty sputum, silver stains lung, (Tx: steroids)
What is associated w/ Clostridium botulinum?
Canned food, honey, inhibits ACh release, resp failure, stool toxin (Tx: Penicillin
What is associated w/ Clostridium tetani?
Rusty nail wounds, inhibits Gly release, resp failure, risus sardonicus, tennis racquet shape
What is associated w/ Bordetella pertussis?
Whooping cough, ADP ribosylates Gi
What is associated w/ Bacillus anthracis?
Black eschar, woolsorter’s lung disease, D- Glu, boxcar-like spore (Tx: Ciprofloxacin)
What is associated w/ H. Pylori?
Duodenal ulcers
What is associated w/ Salmonella
Raw chicken & eggs, turtles, rose typhoid
spots, H2S, sickle cell osteomyelitis
What is associated w/ Campylobacter jejuni?
Raw chicken & eggs, very bloody diarrhea, inactivated by gastric juice, Guillane-Barre, seagull-shape
What is associated w/ Clostridium perfringens?
Holiday ham & turkey, DM gas gangrene, soil/feces
What is associated w/ Bacillus cereus?
Fried rice, pre-formed toxin
What is associated w/ Listeria monocytogenes?
Raw cabbage, hot dogs, spoiled milk, migrant workers => heart block, meningitis, abortions
What is associated w/ Vibrio parahaemolyticus?
Raw fish
What is associated w/Actinomyces?
Face fistulas, sulfur granules
What is associated w/ Vibrio
vulnificus?
Raw oysters, cellulitis in swimmer’s cuts
What is associated w/ Shigella?
Day care outbreaks => seizures, destroys 60S ribosome, infects M cells
What is associated w/ Vibrio cholera?
Rice water diarrhea, ADP ribosylates Gs
What is associated w/ Clostridium difficile?
Explosive diarrhea = pseudomembranous colitis
Clostridium difficile treatment?
Vancomycin
What is associated w/ Yersinia enterolitica?
Presents like appendicitis + Reiter’s, bloody diarrhea
What is associated w/ Strep bovis?
Colon cancer
What is associated w/ Clostridium melanagosepticus?
Colon cancer; black pigment
What is associated w/ ETEC?
Traveler’s => rice-water diarrhea
What is associated w/ EHEC?
Hemorrhagic => renal failure(hus:0157:H7) shega-like toxin
What is associated w/ EIEC?
Inflammatory => loose stool
What is associated w/ EPEC?
Pathogenic => newborn diarrhea
What is associated w/ E. coli?
Raw hamburger, ADP ribosylates Gs, verotoxin, HUS
What is associated w/ Proteus mirabilis?
Staghorn calculus, UTI (Tx: Norfloxacin)
What is associated w/ Klebsiella pneumonia?
Alcoholics, currant jelly sputum, UTI, lung fissures, homeless people
What is associated w/ Staph saprophyticus?
Young & college girls UTIs
What is associated w/ Enterococcus
UTI, infective endocarditis post-GI/GU procedure, nitrate negative UTI