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Mnemonics Flashcards

1
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TSIA: A/A
Rapid Lactose Fermenter

Mnemonics: “EKE”

A

Escherichia coli
Klebsiella
Enterobacter

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TSIA: K/A H2S (+)

Mnemonics: SPACEd

A

Salmonella
Proteus
Arizonae
Citrobacter
Edwardsiella

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TSIA: K/A H2S (-)

Mnemonics: PMS

A

Providencia
Morganella
Shigella

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TSIA: K/K H2S (-)

Mnemonics: Al PaSEUBo

A

Alcaligens
Pseudomonas
Borkholderia

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5
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H2S (+)

Mnemonics: SPACEd

A

Salmonella
Proteus
Arizonae
Citrobacter freundii
Edwardsiella

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LDC (+)

Mnemonics: KEEESSA

A

Klebsiella
E. coli
Enterobacter
Edwardsiella
Serratia
Salmonella
Arizona

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Catalase Positive Organisms

mnemonics: Cats Need PLACESS to Belch their Hairball

A

Nocardia
Paseudomonas
Listeria
Aspergillus
Candida
E. coli
Staphylococci
Serratia
B. cepacia
H. pylori

Reagent: 3% H2O2

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DNAse Positive

mnemonics: MASSS

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Moraxella
Aeromonas
S. aureus
S. marcescens
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia

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Novibiocin Test

mnemonics: NO StREsS at 16

A

Saprophyticus - RESISTANT
Epidermidis - SUSCEPTIBLE

Reagent: 5 ug of Novobiocin; Positive: 16 mm

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Optochin Test

OVeR PaSs

A

Viridans - Resistant
S. pneumoniae - Susceptible

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Bacitracin Test

BR-AS

A

Group B - Resistant
Group A - Susceptible

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12
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Non-lactose Fermenter
mnemonics: SSShY and PEPE Mo

A

Salmonella
Seratia
Shigella
Yersinia
Providencia
Erwinia
Proteus
Edwardsiella
Morganella

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13
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Late Lactose Fermenter
mnemonics: Cit Ser Yer Haf Sa Shi

A

Citrobacter
Seratia
Yersinia
Haffnia
Salmonella arizonae
Shigella sonnei

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14
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Indole Positive (+)
menmonics: Mor PEKPEC Pleis

A

Morganella
Proteus vulgaris
E. coli,
Klebsiella oxytoca
Providencia
Edwardsiella tarda
Citrobacter koseri,
Pleisiomonas

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Rapid Urease (4 hours) Positive (+) of Enterobactericiae
mnemonics: PPM

A

Proteus
Providencia rettheri
Morganella

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Rapid Urease (4 hours)
mnemonics: TPUNCH

A

T. mentagrophyes
PPM (Providencia, Proteus, Morganella)
Ureaplasma
Nocardia
C. neoformans
H. pylori

17
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Citrate Positive
menmonics: Pro CHEEKS

A

Providencia
Citrobacter
Haffnia
Eweingella
Klebsiella
Salmonella entiritidis

18
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VP Positive
mnemonics: Pa KEESSSH

A

Pantoeae agglomerans
Klebsiella
Ewingella
Enterobacter
Serratia
S. aureus
S. schleiferi
Hafnia

19
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Oxidase Positive
mnemonics: PPPVNCH AF BBL

A

Plesiomonas
Pseudomonas
Pasteurella
Vibrio cholera
Neisseria
Campylobacter
Helicobacter pylori

Aeromonas
Flavobacterium meningiosepticum

Bordetella bronchoseptica
Bordetella pertussis
Legionella pneumophilla

20
Q

Catalase Positive-Oxidase Negative (CPON)

A

Staphylococcus
All ENTEROBACTERIACEAE except Pleisiomonas
Francisella

21
Q

Late Urease Positive
mnemonics: C KEYS

A

Citrobacter
Klebsiella
Enterobacter
Yersinia
Serratia

22
Q

Utilization Tests with BLUE as positive color

A

Acetamide Utilization
Acetate Utilization
Citrate Utilization

23
Q

Slow Urease Producers

mnemonics: C-KEY

A

Citrobacter
Klebsiella
Enterobacter
Yersinia
Serratia

24
Q

PAD (+) Positive

menmonics: PPM

A

Proteus
Providencia
Morganella

25
Q

Neutral Red Indicator

mnemonics: “SMac”

A

SSA
MacConkey
Fermenters: Pink to Red colonies

26
Q

Phenol Red

mnemonics: MXCUT

A
  • MSA
  • XLD
  • CTA
  • Urease
  • TSI

Fermenters: Yellow colonies

27
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Bromthymol blue

mnemonics: “CHOT”

A
  • Citrate
  • HEA
  • OF medium
  • TCBS

Fermenters: Yellow to orange yellow

28
Q

Specimen stored at 4C
“SUV-SSF”

A

Stool
Urine
Viral spx.
Sputum
Swab
Foriegn

29
Q

Non-acid fast aeribic actinomycetes
“SADNo”

A

Streptomyces spp.
Actinomadura spp.
Dermatophilus congolensis
Nocardiopsis dassonvillei

30
Q

Gram Positive Bacilli

“LBA CAN WELGA

A

LBC: Catalase (+)
- Listeria, Bacillus, Corynbacteria
WELGA: Catalase (-)
- Weisella, Erysipelothrix, Lactobacillus, Gardnerella, Arcanobacterium
CAN:
- Clostridium: catalase neg, anaerobic, spore forming
- Actinomyces: catalase neg, anaerobic, branching
- Nocardia, catalase pos, branching, partially acid fast

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