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WEEK 4: STAPHYLOCOCCI Flashcards

1
Q

Peptidoglycan Layer: Multilayered
Teichoic acids: Present in many
Periplasmic Space: Absent
Outer Membrane: Absent
LPS Content: Virtually none
Lipid & Lipoprotein: Low

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Gram positive

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Peptidoglycan Layer: Single layered
Teichoic acids: Absent
Periplasmic Space: Present
Outer Membrane: Present
LPS Content: High
Lipid & Lipoprotein: High

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Gram negative

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3
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i. Gram (+) cocci arranged in tetrads
or clusters
i. Facultative anaerobes
ii. Catalase positive
iii. Oxidase Negative
iv. Non-motile, non-spore-forming glucose
fermenters
v. Grows in 7.5-10% NaCl
vi. Small-colony variants- rare strain,
fastidious, req. CO2, hemin for growth.

A

Staphylococci

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4
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What are the organisms that are positive in catalase test?

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Staphylococcus & Micrococcus

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5
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What is the test that will differentiate micrococcus to staphylococcus?

  • Test for the position of Cytochrome to
    produce a dark-blue end product when
    reacted with the Reagent.
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Microdase test or Modified Oxidase Test

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▪ Most clinically significant specie of Staphylococci
▪ Present in various skin surfaces and nares
▪ It causes infection when it enters a normally sterile site
▪ Cause of nosocomial or hospital-acquired infections
▪ It is also one of the common causes of food poisoning
▪ It can be cultivated by adding 7.5% to 10% NaCl

A

Staphylococcus aureus

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7
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Heat stable exotoxins

A

A-E and G-J

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8
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These Enterotoxins are associated to food poisoning
(diarrhea, vomiting); reheating contaminated food
will not prevent disease

A

A, B and D

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9
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This enterotoxin is linked to pseudomembranous enterocolitis

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Enterotoxin B (superantigen)

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10
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  • Formerly known as Enterotoxin F
    (superantigen-activate aggressive immune
    response)
  • Causes menstruating-associated TSS (Tampon
    use) absorbed through vaginal mucosa
A

Toxic Shock Syndrome Toxin (TSST-1)

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▪ Also known as Exfoliatin serotypes A and B
▪ Causes SSS (Scalded Skin Syndrome or Ritter
disease) and bullous impetigo (large pustules with
erythema)

A

Epidermolytic toxins A and B

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12
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Destruction of neutrophils and macrophages

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Panton-Valentine Leukocidin (γ-Hemolysin)

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13
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Lyse erythrocytes

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Hemolysins (α, β, δ)

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14
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▪ Conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin
▪ Bound Coagulase & Free Coagulase

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Coagulase (Staphylocoagulase)

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15
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Dissolve fibrin clots and may enable spread
of infection.

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Fibrinolysin (Staphylokinase)

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16
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Cleaves protein

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Deoxyribonuclease (DNAse)

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17
Q

Hydrolyzes hyaluronic acid in connective
tissues

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Hyaluronidase

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18
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Hydrolyzes lipids in the skin

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Lipase

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19
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Binds to the Fc portion of IgG, neutralizes it and block phagocytosis

A

Protein A

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20
Q

Breakdown of beta-lactam ring in
penicillin molecule

A

Beta lactamase (Penicillinase)

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21
Q

mild inflammation of hair follicle or sebaceous gland

A

Folliculitis

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22
Q

large, raised, superficial abscess

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Furuncles (boils)

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23
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invasive lesions develop from multiple furuncles, may progress into deeper tissues

A

Carbuncles

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24
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pustules are larger and surrounded by a small zone of erythema

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Bullous Impetigo

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25
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extensive exfoliative (profuse peeling) dermatitis caused by staphylococcal exfoliative or epidermolytic toxin.

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Scalded Skin Syndrome (Ritter disease)

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26
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fatal disease characterized by sudden onset of fever, chills, vomiting, diarrhea, muscle aches, and rash, w/c could lead to hypotension and shock.

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Toxic Shock Syndrome

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27
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clinical manifestation w/ multiple causes; it is most commonly drug induced, but some cases may have been linked to infections and vaccines.

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Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN)

28
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Enhances organisms adhesion to implanted medical devices and provides refractoriness to host defense.

A

Exopolysaccharide “slime” or biofilm

29
Q

What is the organism that is associated with Hospital acquired UTI and prosthetic valve endocarditis?

A

Staphylococcus epidermidis

30
Q

This organism adheres to the epithelial cells lining the urogenital tract. It also causes UTI in sexually active, young females and in older women with indwelling catheters

A

Staphylococcus saprophyticus

31
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  • Coagulase negative (can give (+) slide method, but tube method negative)
  • Community associated and hospital acquired infections (endocarditis and UTI)
A

Staphylococcus lugdunensis

32
Q

encodes for oxacillin resistance

A

Gene mecA

33
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  • Vancomycin resistance
  • Community associated and hospital acquired infections (endocarditis and UTI)
A

Staphylococcus haemolyticus

34
Q

Enriched isolation of Staphylococci

A

Blood Agar

35
Q

Selective medium for Gram-positive cocci

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Colistin-nalidixic acid or Phenylethyl Alcohol agar

36
Q

Selective and differential for Staphylococcus

A

Mannitol Salt Agar

37
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CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS:

medium to large; round, smooth, entire, translucent, creamy; mostly pigmented yellow and is beta hemolytic

A

S. aureus

38
Q

CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS:

small to medium; translucent, gray-white colonies, non hemolytic

A

S. epidermidis

39
Q

CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS:

large; smooth, opaque, convex; usually white, yellow or orange

A

S. saprophyticus

40
Q

This organism is positive in Microdase

A

Micrococcus

41
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This organism is resistant to Bacitracin and Furazolidone, but susceptible to Lysostaphin.

A

Staphylococcus

42
Q

This organism is susceptible to bacitracin and furazolidone but resistant to lysostaphin.

A

Micrococcus

43
Q
  • Test for the ability of bacteria to convert fibrinogen into fibrin.
  • Differentiate Staphylococcus aureus from coagulase negative staphylococci
A

Coagulase Test

44
Q

Detects bound coagulase “clumping factor”

A

Coagulase Slide Test

45
Q

Detects free coagulase

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Coagulase Tube Test

46
Q

Test the ability of the organism to hydrolyze DNA

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DNase test

47
Q
  • Selective and differential Medium
  • Test for the ability to ferment mannitol.
  • Contains NaCl (7.5%), D-mannitol, phenol red
A

Mannitol Fermentation Test

48
Q

Test for the position of cytochrome to produce a dark-blue end product when reacted with the Reagent

A

Microdase Test (Modified oxidase)

49
Q

Latex Agglutination Test

A

Immunodiagnosis

50
Q

PCR amplification or Nucleic Acid Probes

A

Molecular Testing

51
Q

Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry

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MALDI-TOF MS

52
Q

isolates that are resistant to nafcillin or oxacillin

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MRSA/MRSE (methicillin-resistant staphylococci)

53
Q

gold standard for MRSA detection (detection of mecA gene)

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Nucleic acid probes/PCR amplification

54
Q

BORSA

A

borderline oxacillin-resistant S. aureus

55
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VISA

A

vancomycin-intermediate S. aureus

56
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VRSA

A

vancomycin-resistant S. aureus)

57
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  • useful in discrepant macrolide test results
  • Modified double-disk diffusion test
  • detects inducible (detectable in vitro when the bacteria are also exposed to erythromycin) clindamycin resistance
A

Macrolide Resistance

58
Q

These organisms are positive in PYR test.

*S. aureus is negative

A

S. lugdunensis & S. intermedius

59
Q

What organism is susceptible to NOVOBIOCIN and what is the organism that is resistant to it?

A

Susceptible: S. epidermidis
Resistant: S. saprophyticus

60
Q

This organism is positive in Coagulase, DNAse and MSA Fermentation test.

A

S. aureus

61
Q

what is the test that will show the hydrolysis of the surrounding medium if positive?

A

DNase test

62
Q

There would be a development of blue to purple-blue color in this test if positive.

A

Microdase Test (Modified oxidase)

63
Q

this test will differentiate Staphylococcus aureus from coagulase negative staphylococci

A

Coagulase Test

64
Q

Positive: Clot of any size
(S. aureus)

Negative: No clot
(S. epidermidis and others)

A

Coagulase Tube Test

65
Q

Positive:
Macroscopic clumping (white fibrin
clots) (S. aureus, S. lugdunensis, S.
schleiferi)

Negative:
No clumping (smooth milky suspension)
(S. epidermidis and others)

A

Coagulase Slide Test

66
Q

Growth with fermentation: Yellow
halos surrounding growth.
(S. aureus)

Growth without fermentation:
Plate remains pink to red
(S. epidermidis)

A

Mannitol Fermentation Test

67
Q

Susceptible: Zone diameter
greater than 16 mm
(S. epidermidis)

Resistant: Zone diameter less
than or equal to 16 mm
(S. saprophyticus)

A

Novobiocin Susceptability

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