Micro: Active Recall Flashcards
Coagulase Positive denotes what organism?
Staphyloccocus aureus
Coagulase Negative indicates what further step to differentiate the organism?
Novobiocin sensitivity test
Sensitive: S epidermidis
Resistant: S. sapropyticus
Toxin responsible for scarlet fever
Erythrogenic toxin
Highly antigenic toxin seen in S. pyogenes causing antibody formation
Streptolysin O
Test to document antecedent pharyngitis for RHD
ASO (anti-streptolysin O) titer
Weakest defense of the Group A Strep w/c inhibits the complement activation and prevent phagocytosis
M protein
Test to document antecedent skin infection in post-strep GN
Anti-DNAse B titer
Toxin responsible for the rapid progression of necrotizing fascitis
Exotoxin B
Toxin responsible for ascending infection in cellulitis
Hyaluronidase (spreading factor)
How do you differentiate from enterococcus and nonenterococcus
6.5% NaCl
Pathogenic factor seen in S. pneumoniae responsible for colonization
IgA protease
Virulence factor which inhibits a signal transduction in cell division, seen in bacillus anthracis
Lethal factor
Calmodulin dependent adenylate cyclase seen in bacillus anthracis
Edema factor
Virulence factor seen in anthrax which mediates entry of the other factors into the cell without which, no effects will be manifested
Protective antigen
Most common cause of death in anthrax
Pulmonary hemorrhage
Bacterial pathogens which produce endospores
Bacillus
Clostridium
Emetic form of food poisoning from bacillus cereus implicates which pathogenic factor?
Heat stable Enterotoxin
Protease which cleaves proteins involved in glycine release from the spinal cord, seen in Clostridium tetani
Tetanospasmin
Pattern of paralysis in Clostridium botulism
Descending pattern of flaccid paralysis
Test for toxigenicity of Corynebacterium diphtheriae
Modified Elek Test
Forms dark black clononies on potassium tellurite agar
Corynebacterium diphtherieae
Shows rapidly spreading growth on egg yolk agar
Clostridium perfingens