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Staphylococci & Micrococci Flashcards

1
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Gram (+) cocci in clusters, pairs, or singly

A

Staphylococci

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2
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Facultative anaerobes, non-motile,a nd non-spore formers

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Staphylococci

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3
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Gram (+) cocci in clusters, tetrads, chains, or pairs

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Micrococci

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4
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associated with skin lesions

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Micrococci

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5
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more commonly isolated among immunocompromised patients

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Micrococci

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6
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can be aerobic and anaerobic

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Staphylococci

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7
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oxidative/nonsaccharolytic

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Micrococcus

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8
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Fermentative

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Staphylococci

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9
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Bacitracin/Taxo A resistant

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Staphylococci

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10
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Identify if:

  • Staphylococcus aureus
  • Staphylococcus epidermidis
  • Staphylococcus saprophyticus
  • Staphylococcus lugdunensis

2nd most common cause of UTIs among young females

A

S. saprophyticus

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11
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Identify if:

  • Staphylococcus aureus
  • Staphylococcus epidermidis
  • Staphylococcus saprophyticus
  • Staphylococcus lugdunensis

most clinically significant

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S. aureus

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12
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Identify if:

  • Staphylococcus aureus
  • Staphylococcus epidermidis
  • Staphylococcus saprophyticus
  • Staphylococcus lugdunensis

Toxic Shock Syndrome

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S. aureus

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13
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Identify if:

  • Staphylococcus aureus
  • Staphylococcus epidermidis
  • Staphylococcus saprophyticus
  • Staphylococcus lugdunensis

Scalded Skin Syndrome

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S. aureus

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14
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Identify if:

  • Staphylococcus aureus
  • Staphylococcus epidermidis
  • Staphylococcus saprophyticus
  • Staphylococcus lugdunensis

food poisoning, impetigo, furuncles, carbuncles

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S. aureus

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15
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Identify if:

  • Staphylococcus aureus
  • Staphylococcus epidermidis
  • Staphylococcus saprophyticus
  • Staphylococcus lugdunensis

can colonize prosthetic devices or surgical devices

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S. epidermidis

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16
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Identify if:

  • Staphylococcus aureus
  • Staphylococcus epidermidis
  • Staphylococcus saprophyticus
  • Staphylococcus lugdunensis

prosthetic valve endocarditis

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S. epidermidis

17
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Identify if:

  • Staphylococcus aureus
  • Staphylococcus epidermidis
  • Staphylococcus saprophyticus
  • Staphylococcus lugdunensis

stitch abscess

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S. epidermidis

18
Q

Identify if:

  • Staphylococcus aureus
  • Staphylococcus epidermidis
  • Staphylococcus saprophyticus
  • Staphylococcus lugdunensis

pyelonephritis and cystitis in young women and older men in catheters

A

S. saprophyticus

19
Q

Identify if:

  • Staphylococcus aureus
  • Staphylococcus epidermidis
  • Staphylococcus saprophyticus
  • Staphylococcus lugdunensis

colony count is x < 100,000 CFU/mL

A

S. saprophyticus

20
Q

Identify if:

  • Staphylococcus aureus
  • Staphylococcus epidermidis
  • Staphylococcus saprophyticus
  • Staphylococcus lugdunensis

endocarditis, septicemia, meningitis

A

S. lugdunensis

21
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Identify if:

  • Staphylococcus aureus
  • Staphylococcus epidermidis
  • Staphylococcus saprophyticus
  • Staphylococcus lugdunensis

aggressive type of endocarditis

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S. lugdunensis

22
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Initial test used to differentiate Staphylococcus species

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Coagulase test

23
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enzyme that converts fibrinogen to fibrin

24
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Pathologic Determinants

antiphagocytic and binds to antibodies to block phagocytosis

25
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Pathologic Determinants

affects immediate and delayed hypersensitivity

26
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Pathologic Determinants

adhesion or enhances organism’s ability to bind to host cells and prosthetics

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Capsular polysaccharide

27
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Pathologic Determinants

endotoxin-like activity and activates complement interleukin 1

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Peptidoglycan & Teichoic acids

28
Q

superficial skin infection involving the epidermis and produce vesicles that crust

29
Q

small abscess on skin and subcutaneous tissue on neck and axillae; boils

30
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group of furuncles, more deep-seated, involves adjacent hair follicles

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carbuncles

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