Micro19

Question 1

If ALL else fails - Bug hints:

- Pus, Empyema, Abscess

Answer 1

S. aureus

Question 2

If ALL else fails - Bug hints:

- Pediatric infection

Answer 2

Haemophilus influenzae (including epiglottitis)

Question 3

If ALL else fails - Bug hints:

- Pneumonia in Cystic Fibrosis, Burn Infection

Answer 3

Psuedomonas aeruginosa

Question 4

If ALL else fails - Bug hints:

- Branching rods in oral infection, sulfur granules

Answer 4

Actinomyces isrealii

Question 5

If ALL else fails - Bug hints:

- Traumatic open wound

Answer 5

Clostridium perfringens

Question 6

If ALL else fails - Bug hints:

- Surgical wound

Answer 6

S. aureus

Question 7

If ALL else fails - Bug hints:

- Dog or Cat bite

Answer 7

Pasteurella multocida

Question 8

If ALL else fails - Bug hints:

- “Current Jelly” sputum

Answer 8

Klebsiella

Question 9

If ALL else fails - Bug hints:

- Positive PAS stain

Answer 9

Tropheryma whipplei (Whipple’s disease)

Question 10

If ALL else fails - Bug hints:

- Sepsis/Meningitis in Newborns

Answer 10

Group B strep

Question 11

If ALL else fails - Bug hints:

- Health Care Provider

Answer 11

HBV (from needle stick)

Question 12

If ALL else fails - Bug hints:

- Fungal infection in Diabetic or Immunocompromised patient

Answer 12

Mucor or Rhizopus spp.

Question 13

If ALL else fails - Bug hints:

- Asplenic patient

Answer 13

Encapsulated microbes “SHiN”

S. pneumoniae
H. influenzae type B
N. meningitidis

Question 14

If ALL else fails - Bug hints:

- Chronic granulomatous disease

Answer 14

Catalase-Positive microbes

- Especially S. aureus

Question 15

If ALL else fails - Bug hints:

- Neutropenic patients

Answer 15

Candida albicans (systemic)
Aspergillus

Question 16

If ALL else fails - Bug hints:

- Facial Nerve Palsy

Answer 16

Borrelia burgodorferi (Lyme disease)