Bacteria

Question 1

Gram +, Causes UTI, wound and surgical site infections. Resistant to vanco. Part of normal flora

Answer 1

Enterococcus faecalis

Question 2

Gram +, Normal skin flora. Causes infections in immunosuppressed pts. Biofilms on plastic devices within body

Answer 2

Staphylococcus epidermidis

Question 3

Protozoan, tailed bacteria- frothy green discharge, smells, strawberry cervix

Answer 3

Trichomonas vaginalis

Question 4

Gram -, Nosocomial pneumonia, chills, fever, cough, bloody mucoid stools, can progress to bloodstream or wound infections- found on ventilators, IVs, etc

Answer 4

Klemsiella pneumoniae

Question 5

Gram -, Chancer sore that is painless, can lead to muscular paralysis, blindness

Answer 5

Treponema pallidum

Question 6

Gram both +/-, Gray, frothy discharge, fishy odor, wet mount shows clue cells

Answer 6

Gardnerella vaginalis (BV)

Question 7

Gram + diplococcus, Causes pneumonia, wound infections, meningitis, septicemia, Otis media

Answer 7

Streptococcus pneumonia

Question 8

Gram - spirochete, Bulls eye rash, HA, fever, fatigue

Answer 8

Borrelia burgdorferi (cause of lyme disease)

Question 9

No cell wall, Rash erythema multiforms, blisters on trunk, fever, chills, sore throat, dry cough

Answer 9

Mycoplasma pneumonia (walking pneumonia, crowds)

Question 10

Gram +, Rigid smile, difficulty smiling, stiff arms/legs, spasms in neck and back, lock jaw

Answer 10

Clostridium tetani (has immunization)

Question 11

Gram -, Stomach cramps, diarrhea, vomiting, lasts 5-7 days, major cause of food illness in US

Answer 11

Escherichia coli

Question 12

Gram -, Enlarged lymph nodes, papules or pustules, conjunctivitis, parinaud oculoglandular syndrome

Answer 12

Bartonella henselae (cat scratch fever)

Question 13

Gram +, Appetite loss, chest p!, tiredness, night sweats, cough, wt loss

Answer 13

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Question 14

Gram +, Pus on throat, cervix, sinuses, foot with pts that have DM. Part of normal flora

Answer 14

Peptostreptococcus

Question 15

Gram +, Pus producing- pharyngitis, cellulitis, acute glomerulonephritis

Answer 15

Streptococcus pyogenes

Question 16

Neither +/-, Cough, sputum producing, night sweats, fever, generalized wasting, skin pallor, hepatosplenomegaly, atypical non-TB

Answer 16

Mycobacterium avium
“hot tub”
“lady windermere”

Question 17

Gram +, Main cause of cellulitis, boils, abscess, toxic shock syndrome, food poisoning

Answer 17

Staphylococcus aureus

Question 18

Gram -
W- vaginal discharge, bleeding, dysuria
M- penile discharge, pruritus, testicular swelling
Complications in newborns

Answer 18

Chlamydia trachomatis

Question 19

Gram +, Food borne illness, fevers, muscle aches, if gets into CNS (meningitis, encephalous, mimic stroke)

Answer 19

Listeria monocytogenes

Question 20

Gram -, Gradual onset, low-grade fever, bronchitis, pharyngitis, laryngitis, common in school aged children

Answer 20

Chlamydophilia pneumonia (atypical pneumonia)

Question 21

Gram -, Tenesmus, bloody-mucoid stools, abdominal pain, fecal-oral transmission, overseas

Answer 21

Shigella Dysenteriae

Question 22

Gram -, Stiff neck, skin rash, fever, HA, confusion, nausea

Answer 22

Neisseria meningitides

Question 23

Parasite, Gas/flatulence, dehydration, diarrhea, abdominal cramping, found in US

Answer 23

Giardia lamblia (smiling face)

Question 24

Gram -, Pneumonia, bacteremia, mengitis, epiglottitis, cellulitis, infectious arthritis, ear infection in children

Answer 24

Haemophilus influenza (has immunization)

Question 25

Gram -, Undulating fever, HA, night sweats, epididymoorchitis, endocarditis, liver abscess

Answer 25

Brucella (farm animals, highly weaponizable)

Question 26

Gram +, Babies- difficulty breathing, irritability, lethargy, blue color to skin Adults- pneumonia, sepsis

Answer 26

Streptococcus agalactiae (strep group b)

Question 27

Gram - M- thick, white/yellow discharge, epididymitis, dysuria W- thin or thick yellow/green discharge, lower abdominal pain, strong smell, dysuria

Answer 27

Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Question 28

Gram -, black stools, burning abdominal pain, leading cause of stomach ulcers

Answer 28

Helicobactor pylori

Question 29

Gram -, Soft tissue infection- cellulitis, swollen skin, tenderness, in severe cases an lead to septic arthritis

Answer 29

Pasteurella multocida

Question 30

Gram +, Watery diarrhea with foul smell, fever, loss of appetite, caused by antibiotics

Answer 30

Clostridium difficile

Question 31

Gram -, Tick bite, pox on hands and feet, chills, myalgia, fever

Answer 31

Rickettsia rickettsi

Question 32

Gram -, Rose colored rash, high sustained fever, stomach pains, fecal-oral transmission

Answer 32

Salmonella typhimuriam (typhoid fever)

Question 33

Gram -, Abdominal pain, N/V, diarrhea, caused by undercooked chicken, unpasteurized milk & cheeses

Answer 33

Campylobacter jejuni

Question 34

Gram -, Severe form pneumonia, fever, chills, loss of appetite, caused stagnant water

Answer 34

Legionella pneumophilia

Question 35

Gram -, External otitis, nail infections, corneal keratitis in contact wearers, endocarditis & osteomyelitis in drug abusers

Answer 35

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Question 36

Gram -, Whooping cough, barking cough

Answer 36

Bordatella pertussis (has immunization)

Question 37

Gram +, Bull-neck, bluish-white patches on tonsils than can progress to green/black, rapid pulse

Answer 37

Cornyebacterium diphtheria

Question 38

Gram -, Otitis media in children, adults- COPD and respiratory infections

Answer 38

Moraxella catarrhalis

Question 39

Gram -, Sudden onset of painful lymph nodes, fever, weakness, abdominal pain, bleeding onto skin or into organs, cough, rapid pneumonia, look for flea bites, 3 types

Answer 39

Yersinia pestis

Question 40

Probiotic used to tx vaginal infections, restores gut flora

Answer 40

Lactobacillus acidophilus