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TEST YOURSELF Flashcards

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1
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what differentiates S. aureus from Micrococci?

A
  1. MICRODASE TEST
  2. BACITRACIN
  3. FURAZOLIDONE
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Staph:

What do ENTEROTOXINS A and D cause?

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FOOD POISONING

within 2-6hrs of food consumption

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Staph:

what disease does ENTEROTOXIN F cause?

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RITTER’S DISEASE / SSS (Scalded Skin Syndrome)

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Staph:

major virulence MARKER

A

COAGULASE

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common selective media for Staph

A
  1. CNA
  2. PEA
  3. SSA

BEST: MSA

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6
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Staph:

best single site for isolation

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EXTERNAL NARES (nostrils)

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MRSA gene

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mecA

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8
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2 basic principles of AUTOCLAVING

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  1. HIGH HEAT
  2. HIGH PRESSURE
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9
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how many endospore controls per unit?

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2

1 inside the autoclave, 1 on the envelope

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E. coli dies at what temperature?

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70°C - 80°C

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mode of sterilization for:
SOILED DRESSINGS FROM A SURGICAL WOUND

A

INCINERATION

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mode of sterilization for:
SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS

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AUTOCLAVE

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mode of sterilization for:
CLEAN LABORATORY GLASSWARE

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DRY HEAT

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14
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M. leprae oxygen requirement

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OBLIGATE AEROBE

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less severe form of lepra cells

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TUBERCULOID

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more contagious form of lepra cells

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LEPROMATOUS

17
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reservoir of lepra cells (or M. leprae?)

18
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common sites for M. leprae

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  1. FINGERS
  2. TOES
  3. NOSE
  4. SKIN
19
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transmission of M. leprae

A

DIRECT CONTACT with NASAL SECRETIONS

20
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common diagnostic methods for M. leprae

A

AFS / CULTURE (in footpads of mice)

21
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co-vaccine for M. leprae

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BACILLUS-CALMIN-GUERIN (BCG)

22
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causes periodontal disease, halitosis, oral cancer–systemic disease

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Fusobacterium

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  1. ENCAPSULATED
  2. CATALASE (+)
  3. OXIDASE (+)
  4. IMMOTILE
  5. CITRATE (-)
  6. Usually DOES NOT ferment sugars
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Bordetella pertussis

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  1. ENCAPSULATED
  2. SPORE-PRODUCING
  3. CATALSE (+)
  4. UREASE and OXIDASE (-)
  5. NONMOTILE
  6. NON-HEMOLYTIC
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Bacillus anthracis

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causes pregnancy-related urogenital disease

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Mycoplasma hominis

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  1. ENCAPSULATED
  2. SPORE-PRODUCING
  3. CATALASE (+)
  4. UREASE and OXIDASE (-)
  5. MOTILE
  6. BETA-HEMOLYTIC
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Bacillus cereus

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  1. SOFT CHANCRE
  2. Multiple dirty, ragged, purulent, and PAINFUL LESIONS
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CHANCROID; Haemophilus ducreyi

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  1. HARD CHANCRE
  2. Single lesion, papule, demarcated, smooth and non-purulent, and PAINLESS LESION
A

CHANCRE; Treponema pallidum

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