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Caused by Toxic Shock Syndrome Toxin 1 (TSST-1)

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S. aureus

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Associated with tampon use

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TSST-1

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Clinically associated with mayonnaise in potato or egg salad

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Staphylococcal food poisoning

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Caused by S.aureus exfoliative toxin or exfoliatin

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Scalded Skin Syndrome

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Characterized by honey-crusted lesions

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Impetigo

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6
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Variant of impetigo with bullae

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Bullous impetigo

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7
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Common cause of osteomyelitis

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S. Aureus

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Causes of osteomyelitis
Child
Sickle cell patient
TB patient
Diabetic
Bedbound patients

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S. Aureus
Salmonella
Pott’s disease
Polymicrobial from foot ulcer
Polymicrobial from pressure sores

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9
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Binds IgG Fc; used in coagglutination tests

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Protein A

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10
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2 types of coagulase

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Cell bound/clumping factor
Unbound/free coagulase

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11
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Hyaluronidase is also known as

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Spreading factor

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12
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TSST-1 is formerly known as

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Enterotoxin F

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13
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Enzymes and toxins produced by S. Aureus

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Protein A
Catalase
Coagulase
Hyaluronidase
Staphylokinase
TSST-1

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14
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Key characteristics of streptococcus

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  • may be seen in pairs or chains
  • Non pigmented
  • facultative anaerobes
  • hemolytic
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HEMOLYSINS
Streptolysin O

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Oxygen-labile, antigenic

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HEMOLYSINS
Streptolysin S

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Oxygen-stable

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17
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Skin reaction to erythrogenic toxin
sandpaper skin
Strawberry tongue

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Scarlet fever

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18
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Flesh eating disease

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Necrotizing fasciitis

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19
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Follows group A strep pharyngitis infection

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Rheumatic fever

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20
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Nephritic syndrome 2-3 weeks after GAS infection

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Glomerulonephritis

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21
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Indicate recent S. Pyogenes infection

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ASO titer and anti-DNase B antibodies

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22
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susceptibility test for scarlet fever

(+) Redness or erythema

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Dick’s test

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23
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diagnostic test for scarlet fever
(+) Blanching phenomenon

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Schultz-Charlton Reaction

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24
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Group B beta hemolytic streptococci

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Bacitracin resistant
Bile esculin (-)
PYR (-)
CAMP (+)
Hippurate hydrolysis (+)

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25
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Major pathogen of newborn

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Group B

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26
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Lancet-shaped encapsulated diplococci

Produces IgA protease

Associated with lobar pneumonia - rusty sputum

Alpha-hemolytic, mucoid colonies with flattened/depressed centers

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S. Pneumoniae

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27
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Principal virulence factor of S. Pneumoniae

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Antiphagocytic capsular polysaccharide

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28
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Oropharyngeal commensals

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Viridans streptococci

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29
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Bile esculin (+)

Growth in 6.5% NaCl (+)

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Enterococci

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30
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Important cause of nosocomial infection

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Vancomycin-resistant enterococci

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31
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Strongly associated with colon cancer

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Streptococcus bovis/gallolyticus

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32
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Characteristic of Bacillus spp.

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Aerobic, gram (+) spore forming rods
Catalase (+)
Most (not all) motile

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33
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The only true pathogenic bacteria

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B. Anthracis

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34
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Disease associated with B. Anthracis

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Anthrax

Cutaneous anthrax
Gastrointestinal anthrax
Inhalation anthrax (Woolsorter’s disease)

35
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Virulence factors of B. Anthracis

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Poly D glutamic acid capsule
Anthrax toxin (Edema and Lethal toxin)

36
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Bamboo pole arrangement from culture

String of pearls test (+)

Medusa head colonies on BAP

Non motile, non hemolytic on SBAP

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B. Anthracis

37
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Cause food poisoning

Fried rice

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B. Cereus

38
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What organism produces swarming motility aside from Proteus?

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B. Cereus

39
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Other name for Corynebacterium diphtheria

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Diphtheria bacillus

Kleb loeffler’s bacillus

40
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Nitrate reduction (+)
Urease (-)
Catalase (+)
Glucose and maltose fermented
Sucrose not fermented
Non motile

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C. Diphtheriae

41
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Palisades (picket fence)
Chinese letters (snapping)
Metachromatic granules (Babes ernst granules)

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C. Diphtheriae

42
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Special culture for C. Diphtheriae

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Loeffler’s or Tinsdale (tellurite plate)

43
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(+) poached egg colonies

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C. Diphtheriae

44
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Skin test for C. Diphtheriae susceptibility

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Schick’s test

45
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In vitro virulence test for C. Diphtheriae

Diphtheriae antitoxin is used

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Elek test

46
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Normal flora of human nasopharynx

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C. Pseudodiphthericum

47
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Other name for C.pseudodiptheriticum

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Hoffman’s bacillus

48
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Common cause of diphtheroid prosthetic heart valve endocarditis

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C. Jeikeium

49
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Urease (+)
UTI in immunocompromised patients
Produces alkaline urine and crystal formation

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C. Urealyticum

50
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Tumbling motility
Salicin (+)
CAMP (+) - shovel
Catalase (+)
Hippurate hydrolysis (+)

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L. Monocytogenes

51
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Umbrella shaped pattern

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L. Monocytogenes

52
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Virulence test for L. Monocytogenes

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Anton test

53
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Non motile
Salicin (-)

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Corynebacterium

54
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H2S (+)
Test tube brush on motility medium
Causes erysipeloid (seal finger and whale finger)

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E. Rhusiopathiae

55
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Stains for mycobacterium

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Acid fast stain
Auramine-rhodamine fluorescent stain (Truant)

56
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Kinds of digestant

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N-acetyl-L-cysteine-NaOH
2-4% NaOH

57
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Culture media for mycobacterium

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Lowenstein-Jensen
Middlebrook 7H10 or 7H11 agar

58
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Best test for M. tuberculosis

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Niacin test

59
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Growth on MAC
(+) Arylsulfatase test

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M.fortuitum

60
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Rough, wrinkled, dry, elevated, buff colored

Cauliflower like

Niacin (+)

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M. Tuberculosis

61
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M. Tuberculosis is easily killed by

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Moist heat
Boiling
Pasteurization
Autoclaving

62
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Associated with Buruli ulcers

Niacin (-), nitrate reduction, Tween 80

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M. Ulcerans

63
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Photochromogens

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M. Marinum
M asiaticum
M. Simiae
M. Kansasii

64
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Scotochromogens

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M. Scrofulaceum
M. Szulgai
M. Gordonae (tap water scotochromogens)
M. Flavescens

65
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Non-photochromogens

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M. Avium intracellulare
M. Malmoense
M. Haemophilum
M. Terrae-trivale
M. Xenopi

66
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Rapid growers

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M. Phlei
M. Smegmatis
M. Fortuitum-chelonae complex

67
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Most common cause of Non TB mycobacterial infection

Causes disseminated disease in HIV/AIDS

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M. Avium complex

68
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Hansen’s bacillus

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M. Leprae

69
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Skin test for leprosy

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Lepromin test

70
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(+) granuloma

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Tuberculoid leprosy

71
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(-) granuloma

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Lepromatous leprosy

72
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Early or Fernandez rxn

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24-48 weeks

73
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Late or mitsuda rxn

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3-4 weeks

74
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Thin branching and beaded modified acid fast positive rods

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Nocardia

75
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Gram negative
Coffee bean shaped diplococci
Fastidious
Aerobic and capnophilic
Oxidase and Lactose (+)

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Neisseria

76
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Associated with gonnococcal ophthalmia neonatorum

Prophylaxis is 1% silver nitrate, tetracycline or erythromycin ointment

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N. Gonorrhea

77
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Waterhouse-Friedrichsen syndrome
- adrenal gland necrosis

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N. Meningitis

78
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Patients with C5-C9 deficiency

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N. Meningitidis

79
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Oxidase (presumptive identification)

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1% tetramethyl-p-phenylenediamine dihydrochloride

ALL NEISSERIA (and Aeromonas, Moraxella, and most Pseudomonas) are OXIDASE POSITIVE

80
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Superoxol test (+)

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N. Gonorrheae

81
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DNase test (+)

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M. Catarrhalis

82
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If culture is still positive after patient is treated with penicillin, test isolate for beta lactamase

Some strains are resistant to penicilin because they produce penicillinase

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Penicillinase producint N. Gonorrheae

83
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CTA negative for all tubes
DNase (+)
Produces butyrate esterase

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M. Catarrhalis

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