Staphyloccocus Aureus

Question 1

Golden staff

Answer 1

Gram positive coccus

Question 2

Purple robe

Answer 2

Gram positive

Question 3

Egyptian cat means

Answer 3

Produces catalase

Question 4

What is the job of catalase

Answer 4

Converts hydrogen peroxide into water and oxygen

Question 5

Red Sea means

Answer 5

Produces coagulase

Question 6

What is the job of coagulase

Answer 6

Converts fibrinogen to fibrin

Question 7

Red light bulb

Answer 7

Demonstrate beta-hemolysis

Question 8

What does beta-hemolysis mean

Answer 8

Ability to lyse hemoglobin

Question 9

Tall man in yellow

Answer 9

Can ferment mannitol

Question 10

“A” on the staff is for

Answer 10

Primary virulence factor is protein A

Question 11

Protein A binds to?…which inhibit what

Answer 11

Fc region of IgG antibodies : inhibiting complement activation and phagocytosis

Question 12

Nose of the sphinx

Answer 12

Present in the normal flora of the nares and skins

Question 13

Man coughing in patchy cloth

Answer 13

Bacteria causes pneumonia and on the x-ray looks like patchy infiltrates

Question 14

viral lanterns

Answer 14

Upper respiratory infection

Question 15

Joint bandages

Answer 15

Septic arthritis

Question 16

Known to cause what ( inflamed camel humps)

Answer 16

Skin and soft tissue infections

Question 17

Hearts on running camel

Answer 17

Acute infective endocarditis

Question 18

Three pyramids and mortar and pestle

Answer 18

Tricuspid valve inefective endocarditis

Question 19

What disease is associated with in drug use

Answer 19

TVIE

Question 20

Fish bones

Answer 20

Osteomyelitis

Question 21

Certain strains can produce

Answer 21

Exfoliative toxin

Question 22

Some strains produces which result in

Superhero cape + bolt

Answer 22

Superantigen endotoxin: toxic shock syndrome

Question 23

Ingestion of what? Will cause what

Rapid camel running+ nausea

Answer 23

Preformed enterotoxin
Rapid-onset form of food poising

Question 24

What foods mainly contain this bacteria

Answer 24

Mayo and meats

Question 25

Merciful pharaoh

Answer 25

Some strained have developed resistance to beta-lactam antibiotics

Question 26

MRSA strains have… what do these hinder…
Altered builders

Answer 26

Modified penicillin binding proteins
Binding of beta-lactam antibiotics to bacterial cell walls

Question 27

What is effective fighting this bacteria

Purple caravan

Answer 27

Vancomycin

Question 28

What is effective against non MRSA infections

Pencil staff

Answer 28

Nafcillin
Beta-lactam antibiotic