Spore Forming Gram Positive Bacilli Flashcards
1
Q
All Clostridium are motile except for
A
C. Perfringes
2
Q
Cutting umbilical cord with unsterile instrument
A
Tetanus neonatorum
3
Q
Main difference between food-borne botulism and wound botulism
A
Food borne botulism - flaccid paralysis w/ n/v and diarrhea
Wound botulism - flaccid paralysis only
4
Q
Virulence factors of C. perfringes
A
α-toxin
Θ-toxin
5
Q
Target or double hemolysis in BAP
A
C. Perfringes
6
Q
Antibiotics causing pseudomembranous colitis
A
Clindamycin
Cephalosporin
Amoxicillin
Ampicillin
7
Q
Woolsorter’s disease
A
Inhalational anthrax