MUST MEMORIZE (MNEMONICS) Flashcards
1
Q
All cocci are gram POS except
“NeVerMind”
A
Neisseria
Veilonella
Moraxella (Branhamella)
2
Q
All bacilli are gram NEG except
“BBMACCPELLN”
A
Bacillus
Bifidobacterium
Mycobacteria
Actinomyces
Clostridium
Corynebacterium
Propionobacterium
Erysipelothrix
Listeria
Lactobacillus
Nocardia
3
Q
Schick Test
A
C. diptheria
4
Q
Ascoli test
A
B. anthracis
5
Q
Anton test
A
Listeria
6
Q
Casoni test
A
E. granulosus
7
Q
Bachmann test
A
T. spiralis
8
Q
Mantoux test
A
M.tuberculosis
9
Q
MOAN test
A
A. lumbricoides
10
Q
AIDS (general)
A
C. albicans
11
Q
AIDS TB
A
MAIC
Mycobacterium avium intracellulare complex
12
Q
AIDS pneumonia
A
P. jirovecii
13
Q
AIDS meningitis
A
C. neoformans
14
Q
AIDS dementia
A
T. gondii
15
Q
AIDS diarrhea
A
C. parvum
16
Q
Blue milk
A
Pseudomonas syncyanium
17
Q
Yellow milk
A
Flavobacterium synxanthum
18
Q
Blue green milk
A
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
19
Q
Red milk
A
Serratia marscesens
20
Q
Proteolytic action on coagulated milk
A
Bacillus subtilis
21
Q
Slimy/Ropy milk
A
Alcaligenes viscosus
22
Q
Cystic Fibrosis
“PBHS”
A
- P. aeruginosa
- B. cepacia
- H. influenzae
- S. aureus
23
Q
1 month
A
S. agalactiae
24
Q
1 month- 5 months
A
E.coli
25
6months-5 y.o
H.influenzae
26
5 y.o-25 y.o
N. meningitis
27
>25 y.o
S.pneumoniae
28
Diabetic px
S.aureus
29
Immunocompromised
L. monocytogenes
30
POSITIVE COLOR RESULTS
RED
“IMVUN”
Indole test
Methyl red
Voges-Proskauer
Urease
Nitrite production
31
POSITIVE COLOR RESULTS
Yellow
“TOT”
TSI
ONPG
TCBS
32
(+) BLUE (-) GREEN
“CAMA”
Citrate
Acetate
Malonate
Acetamide
33
Bromthymol blue
“CHOT”
Citrate
HEA
Oxidation-Fermentation
TCBS
34
Bromcresol purple
LIA
35
Phenol red
“MXCUT”
MSA
XLD
CTA
Urease
TSI
36
Bromthymol blue reactions
A: green to yellow
K: green to blue
Fermenter: yellow
NF: no color change/blue-green
37
Phenol red reactions
A: Yellow
K: Red
Fermenter: Yellow
NF: no color change/orange-red
38
Neutral red reactions
A: Red
K: Yellow
Fermenter: Pink to red
ND: colorless/yellow
39
Neutral Red
“SMac” or “SMASH CIN”
SSA
MacConkey
ASHdown
CIN
40
Encapsulated organisms
“Some Killers Have Pretty Nice, Elegant, Shiny Bodies”
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Klebsiella pneumoniae
Haemophilus influenzae
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Neisseria meningitidis
Escherichia coli
Salmonella typhi
Group B strep
41
Catalase (+)
“SPACE”
Staphylococcus
Pseudomonas
Aspergillus
Candida
Enterobacter
42
Catalase (+) Chronic granulomatous disease
“PLACESNoBayadSakayHelicopter”
Pseudomonas
Listeria
Aspergillus
Candida
E.coli
Staphylococci
Nocardia
B.cepacia
Serratia
H.pylori
43
Catalase (-)
“WELGA”
Weisella confusa
Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae
Lactobacillus
Gardnerella vaginalis
Archanobacterium
44
Yellow “sulfur” granules
Actinomyces israelii
45
Yellow pigment
S. aureus
46
Blue-green pigment
P.aeruginosa
47
Red pigment
S.marcescens
48
Non Lactose Fermenters K/A
“SaShi PPM Edward Erwin”
Salmonella
Shigella
Proteus
Providencia
Morganella
Edwardsiella
Erwinia
49
Phenyldeaminase (+)
“PPM”
Proteus
Providencia
Morganella
50
Late Lactose Fermenter A or K/A
“Cit Ser Yer Haf Sa Shi”
Citrobacter
Serratia
Yersinia
Hafnia
Salmonella arizonae
Shigella sornei
51
Rapid Lactose Fermenter A/A
“EKE”
Escherichia
Klebsiella
Enterobacter
52
Triple enzyme (+)
Serratia
53
Triple LOA (+)
Plesiomonas
54
Triple LOA (-)
Pantoea
55
H2S (+)
“SPACEd”
Salmonella
Proteus
Arizonae
Citrobacter freundi
Edwardsiella tarda
56
Indole (+)
“May PEKPEC Po?”
Morganella
Proteus vulgaris
E.coli
Klebsiella oxytoca
Providencia
Edwardsiella tarda
Citrobacter koseri
Plesiomonas
57
VP (+)
“KEESH”
Klebsiella
Ewingella
Enterobacter
Serratia
Hafnia
58
Citrate (+)
“Pero Sa CHEEKS”
Providencia
Serratia
Citrobacter
Hafnia
Ewingella
Enterobacter
Klebsiella
Salmonella enteritidis
59
SLOW UREASE PRODUCERS
SUP “CKEYS”
Citrobacter
Klebsiella
Enterobacter gergoviae
Yersinia enterocolitica
Serratia
60
RAPID UREASE PRODUCERS
RUP “TPUNCH”
T. mentagrophytes
“PPM”
Ureaplasma
Nocardia
C.neoformans
H.pylori
61
KCN growth (+) Turbid
“KEPP Ci Morganella”
Klebsiella
Enterobacter
Proteus
Providencia
Citrobacter
Morganella
62
DNASE (+)
“SSS Mo”
“SMASH VSS”
S. pyogenes
S. aureus
Serratia
Moraxella
Serratia marcescens
Moraxella catarrhalis
Aeromonas
Streptococcus pyogenes
Helicobacter pylori
Vibrio cholera
Stenotrophomonas maltophila
Staphylococcus aureus
63
OXIDASE (+)
“PVNCH PA”
Pseudomonas
Vibrio
Neisseria, Moraxella
Campylobacter jejuni
Helicobacter pylori
Haemophilus
Plesiomonas
Aeromonas
64
OXIDASE (-)
“SAFE SSG”
Stenotrophomonas
Actinobacter
Francisella
Enterobacteriacearle
Staphylococcus
Streptococcus
Gardnerella
65
Malonate (+)
“SKECH”
Salmonella
Klebsiella
Enterobacter
Citrobacter
Hafnia
66
LDC (+)
“KEEESSA”
Klebsiella
E.coli
Enterobacter
Edwardsiella
Serratia
Salmonella
Arizonae
67
COAGULASE (-)
“SHE”
S. Saprophyticus
S. Haemolyticus
S. Epidermidis
68
Coagulase (+)
S.aureus
69
Hippurate HOH
“CLoGS”
C. jejuni
L.monytogenes
G.vaginalis
S.agalactiae
70
CPOP
CATALASE (+)
OXIDASE (+)
Micrococcus
Neisseria
Haemophilus
Plesiomonas
Aeromonas
Vibrio
Oxidizer: Pseudomonas, Burkholderia
71
CPON
Catalase (+)
Oxidase (-)
Staphylococcus
ALL ENTERO EXCEPT Plesiomonas
Francisella
Oxidizer: Stenotrephomonas, Acinetobacter
72
Swimmer’s ear
P.aeruginosa
73
Swimmer’s itch
Schistosoma (Schistosomule stage)
74
Swimming pool granuloma
M. marinum
75
Salt water
Vibrio
76
CONGENITAL INFECTIONS
“ToRCHeS”
Toxoplasma gondii
Rubella
Cytomegalovirus
Herpes
Syphilis
77
Grow @ 42*C
“CAP”
Campylobacter jejuni
Acinetobacter baumanni
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
78
Grow @ 65*C
Legionella
79
<10*C: Cold Enrichment
Listeria monocytogenes
Yersinia enterocolitica
80
grow @ pH 3
Lactobacillus acidophilus
81
grow @ pH 8-10
Vibrio
82
Has bipolar bodies
“bipolar si BAY”
B.pseudomallei
A.actinocytemcomitans
Y.pestis
83
Tumbling motility
Listeria
84
Darting motility
Campylobacter
85
Rapid darting/Shooting star motility
Vibrio
86
Gliding motility
Capnocytophaga
87
Twitching motility
Kingella
88
Corkscrew motility
Spirochetes
89
Falling leaf motility
G.lamblia
90
Brush pattern
E. rhusiopathiae
91
Inverted Xmas tree/Umbrella
Listeria
92
Gentamicin BAP
S.pneumoniae
93
Bacitracin BAP
H.influenzae
94
Cystine Trypticase Agar
Neisseria
95
McCoy cells
Chlamydia trachomatis
96
TSB
Brucella
97
Pits the agar
“CEK”
Cardiobacterium
Eikenella
Kingella
98
Rust colored sputum
S.pneumoniae
99
Currant jelly sputum
K. pneumoniae
100
Blue green sputum
P.aeruginosa
101
Bull’s eye rash
Borrelia burdorferi
102
Bull’s eye amoeba
E. histolytica
103
Bull’s neck infection
C. diptheriae
104
Buffalo hump
Cushing’s syndrome
105
bullet-shape/lancet-shaped
Capnophilic
Lobar pneumonia
S.pneumoniae
106
neonatal meningitis, endometritis (mother)
S. agalactiae
107
Toxic Shock Syndrome, erysiphelas, cellulitis
S. pyogenes
108
cavities, dental infection
Viridans
109
MDR, nosocomial infection
Enterococci
110
Capsular antigen
Heat-labile
K antigen
111
Somatic antigen
Heat-stable
O antigen
112
Antigen in flagella
denatured by heat/alcohol
H antigen
113
Pea soup stool
Salmonella
114
rice watery stool
Vibrio
115
scanty bloody stool
100-200 cfu/mL
Shigella
116
explosive stool
>100,000 cfu/mL
EIEC (Shigella-like)
117
Assacharolytic
“Asa ka? AMOA”
“Hindi sweet si Jason AMOA”
Acinetobacter iwoffi
Moraxella
Oligella
Alcaligenes
118
Top 3 nosocomial infection
1. P.aeruginosa
2. B. baumanni
3. S.maltophilia
119
Contact lens solution
P.aeruginosa
120
Contact lens
Acanthamoeba
121
TSI: A/AG
“EKE”
122
TSI: K/A H2S(+)
“SPACEd”
123
TSI: K/A H2S (-)
“SMC”
Serratia
Morganella
Citrobacter koseri
124
TSI: K/NC
Pseudomonas
125
“Enterobacteriaceae drink COFFEe”
Capsular antigen
O antigen
Flagellar antigen
Ferments glucose
Enterobacteriaceae
126
Enterobacteriaceae
“MESSY SPECK”
Morganella
Escherichia
Shigella
Salmonella
Yersinia
Serratia
Proteus
Enterobacter
Citrobacter
Klebsiella
