The great guide to Staph

Question 1

catalase +

Answer 1

All staph

Question 2

coagulase + staph species

Answer 2

Stpah A

Question 3

associated with indwelling medical devices

Answer 3

Staph epidermis

Question 4

assiciayed with UTIs in sexually active women

Answer 4

Staph saprophyticus

Question 5

most common bacteria colonizing human skin

Answer 5

staph epidermis

Question 6

most pathenogenic skin pathogen

Answer 6

staph A

Question 7

sensitive to novobiocin

Answer 7

staph epidermis

Question 8

primary host defense against staph infection

Answer 8

PMN

Question 9

human defense to staph toxins

Answer 9

antibodies

Question 10

cellular immune response efficiveness to staph

Answer 10

very little

Question 11

virulence factors of ALL staph species

Answer 11

peptidoglycan and teichoic acids in cell walls
capsular polyasccharides
adhesions

Question 12

causes sx of toxic shock

Answer 12

endotoxins

Question 13

what you MUST do to an abcess

Answer 13

drain it

Question 14

what you MUST do to an infected indwelling device

Answer 14

remove it

Question 15

virulance factors of staph A

Answer 15

enterotoxins, exfoliative toxins, toxic shock syndrome toxins

Question 16

what makes you suck in Staph food poisoning

Answer 16

enterotixin

Question 17

pathenogenesis of toxic shock syndrome

Answer 17

cytotoxic storm resulting from superantigens

Question 18

where you isolate Staph A from on the pt in toxamia

Answer 18

nasopharynx (SSSS) wound/vagina (TSS)

Question 19

serious forms of staph infection

Answer 19

endocarditis, septic arthritis, osteomyeltis, pneumonia