Quiz 3 Respiratory Bugs Flashcards
Gram negative rod, Ferment glucose, Oxidase negative, Reduce nitrates to nitrites
Definition of Enterics:
Gram negative coccobacillus, aerobic, causes whooping cough, but can also cause bronchitis. Upper and lower tract.
Bordatella pertussis
Gram negative. Involved with CAP, lower tract, atypical, common in younger people.
Chlamydophila pneumoniae
Gram negative. Lower tract- “atypical”- associated with birds, parakeets.
Chlamydophila psittaci
Gram positive, pleomorphic. Can cause strep throat, and obviously diptheria. Causes grey necrotic area on tonsils. Myocarditis from Toxin.
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
Gram negative anaerobe. Pharyngeal abscesses.
Fusobacterium spp.
Gram negative coccobacillus, involved with epiglottitis, otitis media. Involved with CAP. Only grows on chocolate agar. Requires both X&V factor.
Haemophilus influenzae
Gram negative rod. Involved with CAP. Use urine antigen detection. Lower tract, atypical, contaminated water, cruise ships, hotels.
Legionella pneumophila.
Gram negative cocci (one of the very few). Involved with Otitis Media, one of the three, also with CAP.
Moraxella catarrhalis
Gram Positive. TB and chronic pneumonia.
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Bacteria without cell wall, and therefore resistant to many antibiotics. Involved with CAP. Lower tract, atypical, often in younger people.
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Gram negative rod, non-lactose fermenting, pyocyanin test is blue. Rare except for patients on ventilator.
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Gram positive cocci. HCAP, abscesses around lung or tonsils, along with anaerobes. Rare except for hospital or ventilator.
Staphylococcus aureus
Gram positive diplococci. Most common pathogen for otitis, sinusitis, and CAP. Sits in nasopharynx. Has vaccination. Acute pneumonia. Consolidation, air space CXR.
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Gram positive cocci in twisted chains. Main cause of strep throat. Upper and Lower tract.
Streptococcus pyogenes