Micro Buzzwords Flashcards
bleach-like odor in culture
Eikenella Corrodens
bulls-eye rash
borrelia burgdorferi
cavities
strep mutans
bug causing colon cancer
strep bovis
germ tubes
candida albicans
grape-like odor
pseudomonas aeruginosa
green pigment in culture
pseudomonas aeruginosa
prosthetics
staph epidermidis
Romaña sign
Chagas – Trypanosoma cruzi
St. Vitus Dance
Group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus (acute rheumatic fever)
scalded skin syndrome
staph aureus
scarlet fever
strep pyrogenes (group A)
Anti-C5a peptidase
strep pyrogenes (group A)
opisthotones (pronounced back arch)
clostridium tetany
drum stick appearance
clostridium tetany
flaccid paralysis
clostridium botulinum
lock jaw
clostridium tetany
lecithinase
clostridium perfringens
pseudomembranous enterocolitis
C. difficile
anthrax
bacillus anthracis
periodontitis
Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans
lumpy jaw
Actinomyces israelii
Sulfur granules
Actinomyces israelii
Gram positive branching rods
actinomyces
calcofluor white stain
candida albicans
dewdrop on a rose petal
HSV-1
Tzanck Smear
HSV-1
Cowdry type A intranuclear inclusion body
herpes
hand, foot and mouth disease
Coxsackievirus A16
undercooked poultry
campylobacter jejuni
assoc with Guillain-Barre
Campylobacter jejuni
grows at 42C
Campylobacter jejuni
colorless E. coli colonies
EHEC - rest are pink
renal failure, anemia, thrombocytopenia
Hemolytic uremic syndrome - EHEC
H2S positive
Salmonella
Turtles
Non-typhoidal Salmonella
Gallbladder Reservior
Typhoidal Salmonella
rose spots
typhoidal salmonella
Hektoen enteric agar
Salmonella (not all S. typhi are positive though)
resembles appendicitis
yersinia enterocolitica
grows at 4C
Yersinia enterocolitica & Listeria
rice water stools
Vibrio cholerae
TCBS agar
green to orange, V. cholerae
sucrose fermented
shooting star motility
V. cholerae
halophilic marine - consumption of raw shellfish
vibrio parahaemolyticus
Montezuma’s revenge
ETEC
actin jets
Listeria monocytogenes
deli meat, soft cheeses
listeria monocytogenes