QUIZIZZZ Flashcards
Newcastle-Manchester Bacillus
Shigella boydii
Shigell best sample choice
rectal swab of ulcer taken by sigmoidoscopy
usual specimen submitted shigella
stool
shigella imvc reaction except S.flexneri and S.ambigua
V + - -
S.flexneri and S.ambigua IMVic
+ + - -
Salmonella common infection
Salmonellosis or Thyphoid Fever
All shigella are non-encapsulated,motile except
S.pullorum and S.gallinarum
All shigella are aerogenic except
S.thyphi and S.gallinarum
S.typhi
Eberth’s bacillus
arizona type specie of genera
Arizona hinshawii
Arizona hinshawii IMViC
-+-+
Yersinia slant/butt color (TSI)
slant-yellow
butt-orangw
Yersinia Pestis broth cultures characteristic
stalactite pattern
causes Black plague or pandemic plague
Pneumonic Plague
Salmonella yersinia spp IMViC
-+–
Y.enterocolitica IMVC
-++-
most common cause of non-nosocomial UTI
E.coli
lower UTI,involving the bladder
Cystitis
upper UTI,involving kidneys
pyelonephritis
EHEC
Enterohemorrhagic E.coli
most commonly implicated EHEC Strains
E.coli 0157:H7
only strain of E.coli that is sorbitol negative
E.coli 0157:H7
Klebsiella Pneumoniae subsp. Pneumoniae
Friedlander’s bacillus
sputum produced by Friedlander’s bacillus
Jelly Currant Sputum
Klebsiella Oxytoca IMVC
+-++
Frisch bacillus
Klebsiella Rhinoscleromatis/Rhinoscleroma
Klebsiella IMVC Except K.ornitholytica and oxytoca
—++
agent of community acquired endocarditis
Serratia Marcescens
differentiated from S.marcescens by its ability to ferment arabinose
Serratia liquifaciens
Serratia Oderifera odor
musty pungent odor/ dirty musty odor/ rancid potato-like odor
red pigment
prodigiosin
Proteus Spp. odor
Burnt gun powder odor/ burnt chocolate cake odor
Providencia spp. seen in Burn Patients
P.rettgeri and P.stuartii
cause of devastating Neonatal Meningitis (0-4 months)
Citrobacter diversus/koseri
C.freundii IMVC
-+-+
C.diversus
++-+
Only Morganella spp.
Morganella morganii
Morganella IMVC
++—
most important Edwardsiella
Edwardsiella tarda
C.freundii TSI
A/A,H2S +
Shiga’s bacillus
S.dysenteriae
Strong’s bacillus/flexner’s bacillus
S.flexneri