Virology / bacteriology Flashcards
1
Q
Corynebacterium
A
Diphteria
Myocarditis
2
Q
Clostridium
A
Tetanus Botulism Gas gangrene Food poisoning Diarrhoea
3
Q
C difficile toxin?
A
Toxin A
4
Q
C perfringens toxin?
A
Alpha toxin
Enterotoxin
5
Q
C perfringens disease?
A
Gas gangrene
Tissue necrosis
Food poisoning
6
Q
Staph aureus toxin?
A
Toxic shock syndrome toxin
Exfoliative toxin
7
Q
Staph aureus disease?
A
Toxic sock syndrome
Scalded skin syndrome
8
Q
Scarlet fever bacteria?
A
Strep pyogenes
9
Q
Vibrio cholera toxin?
A
Enterotoxin
10
Q
E coli toxin?
A
“enterotoxin”
ETEC - LT, ST
EHEC - VT
EIEC - Shiga like toxin
11
Q
Bordetella toxin and disease?
A
Bordetella pertussis toxin
Whooping cough
12
Q
Another name for EHEC’s toxin?
A
Verotoxin
Shiga-like toxin
13
Q
Mycoplasms vulnerability (drugs)
A
Tetracyclins
Macrolides
Quinolones
14
Q
Rickettsia shape?
A
Coccobacilli (Gram -ve but intracellular)
15
Q
Acid - fast?
A
Mycobacterium (leprae; TB)
