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Wordsology High Yield Notes - Gram Positive Cocci Flashcards

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1
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What two organisms are coagulase positive?

A

Staph aureus and Staph intermedius

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What two types of Gram positive cocci are catalase positive, coagulase negative?

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Coagulase negative Staph and Micrococcus

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What are characteristics of Gram positive, coagulase positive Staphylococcus?

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Staph aureus and Staph intermedius

  • Salt tolerant
  • Beta hemolytic
  • Hyaluronidase
  • Enterotoxins –> scalded skin syndrome
  • Cause toxic shock syndrome (TSS)
  • 50% people have as normal flora
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4
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What test(s) differentiate coagulase negative Staphylococcus from Micrococcus?

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Oxidase/Microdase (modified oxidase test)
and
Bacitracin/Lysostaphin

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5
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Are coagulase-negative Staphylococcus oxidase/microdase positive or negative?

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Oxidase/Microdase negative

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6
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Are coagulase-negative Staphylococcus bacitracin resistant or susceptible?

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Resistant

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7
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What is susceptible to and shows a >16mm zone of inhibition to Novobiocin?

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Staphylococcus epidermidis

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8
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What organism is an opportunistic pathogen and may cause endocarditis if allowed the opportunity to enter surgical wounds?

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Staph epidermidis

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9
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What organism possesses glycocalyx (capsule/slime layer/biofilm)?

A

Staph epidermidis

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10
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What Gram-positive organism causes UTI in sexually active females?

A

Staph saprophyticus

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11
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Novobiocin is used to differentiate:

A 
Staphylococcus epidermidis (susceptible) 
from 
Staphylococcus saprophyticus (resistant)
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12
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A gram positive organism is bacitracin susceptible and oxidase positive. What could it be?

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Micrococcus

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13
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What test would you perform if you saw an alpha-hemolytic streptococcus colony?

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Optochin disk to determine if it is Strep pneumo (susecptible).

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What organism is lancet shaped in pairs?

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Strep pneumoniae

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15
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What organism has glistening, wet, domed colonies?

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Strep. pneumo

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16
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What organism has a quellung reaction (capsular swelling)?

A

Strep pneumoniae

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17
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What virulence factor does Strep pneumoniae have that protects it from phagocytosis?

A

Polysaccharide capsule

18
Q

What organism causes otitis media in children?

A

Strep. pneumoniae

19
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What is the optochin disk zone of inhibition for Strep pneumoniae?

A

> 14mm

20
Q

What does Strep. pneumoniae need in order to grow?

A

CO2

Brain heart infusion agar
TSA
Chocolate agar

21
Q

What type of organism can be found to be implicated in dental infections?

A

Strep. viridians

22
Q

What type of organism can cause subacute endocarditis?

A

Strep viridians

23
Q

What organism grows in low O2 and can be found in abscesses of the brain or abdomen?

A

Strep. anginosus, a type of viridians strep

24
Q

What type of Strep is Strep. anginosus?

A

Viridians Strep

25
Q

What environment can S. anginosus grow in and where is it usually found?

A

Low O2 environment

Found in abscesses of brain or abdomen

26
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Enterococcus is PRY ____?

A

Enterococcus is PRY positive.

27
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Group D Strep is PYR _____.

A

Group D Strep is PYR negative.

28
Q

Which one can tolerate salt: Enterococcus or Group D Strep?

A

Enterococcus - can grow in 6.5% NaCl

29
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What is the hemolytic pattern of enterococcus?

A

Enterococcus can be alpha or beta hemolytic.

30
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What test(s) differentiates Enterococcus from Group D Strep?

A

PRY and 6.5% NaCl

31
Q

What organism has Protein A as a virulence factor?

A

Staph aureus

32
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What is the first test you would perform if you wanted to ID a beta hemolytic Streptococcus?

A

PRY and Bacitracin

33
Q

Bacitracin and PYR result for Strep pyogenes:

A

Bacitracin susceptible, PYR positive

34
Q

Bacitracin and PYR result for Strep. agalactiae:

A

Bacitracin resistant and PYR negative

35
Q

What organism causes Scarlet Fever?

A

Strep. pyogenes (Group A Strep)

36
Q

What organism causes Strep throat?

A

S. pyogenes

37
Q

What Strep is the only one that is hippurate positive? What indicates a positive hippurate test?

A

Strep. agalactiae (Group B)

Purple color positive

38
Q

Is Strep. agalactiae bile positive or negative?

A

Positive

39
Q

What organism can cause neonatal sepsis-meningitis?

A

Group B Strep (can be transmitted to baby)

40
Q

Group B strep capsule contains what?

A

Sialic acid

41
Q

What organism’s capsule is anti-phagocytic and contains sialic acid?

A

S. agalactiae

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