1.6.2013(infectious Diseases) 24 Flashcards
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Nutrient agar appearance of staph.aureus
Oil paint appearance
Golden yellow pigment at 22 C
Ludlam medium
Media containing 8-10% Nacl
Coagulase + and mannitol fermentation
Staph.aureus
Virulence is determined
Phosphatase positivity
Staph.aureus
Reason for MRSA
Chromosome mediated MAC A gene
Altered pencillin binding protein
Methicillin resistance is more at
30 C
Staph.aureus resistance to beta lactams
Plasmid mediated beta lactamase
Most common site of colonisation of staph
Anterior nares
People with high carriage rate of staph
IDDM
pt on hemodialysis
Toxin useful for invasion of staph
Leukocidin
Virulence factor of staph.aureus
Clumping factor
Super antigen activates
Lateral side
Betagamma subunit stimulation
Super antigens
Enterotoxin
TSST
Pyrogenic exotoxin(strep)
Variant of impetigo produced by staph
Bullous impetigo
Ecthyma
DOC for oral and soft tissue infection due to staph
MSSA
Dicloxacillin
1st generation cephalosporin(cefazolin,cephalexin)
Oral and soft tissue infections due to MRSA
Clindamycin
Co trimoxazole
Most common cause of osteomyelitis in children
Staph.aureus
Vertebral osteomyelitis pt presenting with weakness
Epidural abscess
Commonest organism of septic arthritis in pt with OA or RA
Staph.aureus
Necrotising pneumonia
Staph.aureus(MRSA)
Pseudomonas
Most common cause of IE
Staph.aureus
Staph.aureus producing IE
Rt sided IE in IV drug abusers(most common cause)
Lt sided IE-elderly-valvular insufficiency
Prosthetic IE
Foods associated with staph aureus food poisoning
Custard
Potato
Food poisoning <6hrs
Emetic toxin of bacillus cereus(fried rice)
Staph.aureus