Boards Micro Flashcards
(132 cards)
1
Q
gram +
aerobic
bacilli
A
listeria
bacillus
corynebacteria
2
Q
gram +
anaerobic
bacilli
A
clostridium
3
Q
gram +
aerobic
cocci
catalase -
A
strep
4
Q
gram +
aerobic
cocci
catalase -
alpha hemolytic
NOT optochin sensitive
A
Strep Viridans
5
Q
gram +
aerobic
diplococci
catalase -
alpha hemolytic
+ optochin sensitive
A
Strep Pneumo
6
Q
gram +
aerobic
cocci
catalase -
beta hemolytic
NOT bacitracin sensitive
A
Strep agalactiae (group B)
7
Q
gram +
aerobic
cocci
catalase -
beta hemolytic
+ bacitracin sensitive
A
Strep pyogenes (group A)
8
Q
gram +
aerobic
cocci
catalase -
gamma hemolytic
No growth in 6.5% NaCl
A
Strep bovis
9
Q
gram +
aerobic
cocci
catalase -
gamma hemolytic
+ growth in 6.5% NaCl
A
Enterococci (group D strep)
10
Q
gram +
aerobic
cocci
catalase +
A
Staph
11
Q
gram + cocci in chains
A
Strep
12
Q
gram + cocci in clusters
A
Staph
13
Q
gram +
aerobic
cocci
catalase +
coagulase -
A
Staph saprophyticus
Staph epidermidis
14
Q
gram +
aerobic
cocci
catalase +
coagulase +
A
Staph aureus
15
Q
gram +
aerobic
branching filaments
A
Nocardia
16
Q
gram +
anaerobic
branching filaments
A
Actinomyces
17
Q
1 bacterial cause of community acquired pneumonia
A
Strep pneumoniae
18
Q
gram + diplococci
A
Strep pneumoniae
19
Q
dental caries
subacute bacterial endocarditis
A
Strep viridans
20
Q
Strep throat
A
Strep pyogenes
21
Q
Toxic Shock Syndrome
A
Strep pyogenes
22
Q
scarlet fever
A
Strep pyogenes
23
Q
rheumatic fever
A
Strep pyogenes
24
Q
post strep glomerulonephritis
A
Strep pyogenes
25
neonatal sepsis and meningitis
Strep agalactiae
26
screen mothers to avoid neonatal sepsis
Strep agalactiae (group B strep)
27
two subtypes of Enterococcus
faceium
fecalis
28
indwelling foreign devices (cats, valves, etc)
Staph epidermidis
29
#1 cause of contaminated blood cultures
Staph epidermidis
30
honeymoon cystitis
Staph saprophyticus
31
produces biofilms
Staph epidermidis
32
boxcars
Bacillus anthracis
33
spore forming
eschar formation cutaneously
Bacillus anthracis
34
refried rice
Bacillus cereus
35
spores live in soil
rusty nails
Clostridium tetani
36
acts on Renshaw cells
arched back
rictus
cuts SNAREs
Clostridium tetani
37
gas gangrene
Clostridium perfringens
38
descending flaccid paralysis
Clostridium botulinum
39
honey contaminated with spores
Clostridium botulinum
40
poor canning practices
Clostridium botulinum
41
pseudomembranous colitis
Clostridium difficile
42
previous abx use with subsequent diarrhea
Clostridium difficile
43
soft cheese
milk
pregnant pt
Listeria monocytogenes
44
V or Y shaped gram + chains
Corynebacteria diptheriae
45
gram - cocci seen in dorms/military
Neisseria meningitidis
46
gram - cocci that can cause Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome (adrenal hemorrhage)
Neisseria meningitidis
47
gram -
diplococci
does not use maltose
Neisseria gonorrhea
moraxella
48
gram -
diplococci
does use maltose
Neisseria meningitidis
49
gram -
coccobacilli
H. flu
B. pertussis
pasturella
50
gram -
bacilli
non-lactose fermenting
oxidase -
non H2S producing
shigella
yersinia
51
gram -
bacilli
non-lactose fermenting
oxidase -
produces H2S
Salmonella
proteus
52
gram -
bacilli
slow lactose fermenting
citrobacter
serratia
53
gram -
bacilli
fast lactose fermenting
E. coli
klebsiella
enterobacter
54
gram -
comma-shaped
oxidase +
grows at 42 degrees C
C. jejuni
55
gram -
comma-shaped
oxidase +
grows on alkaline media
V. cholerae
56
gram -
comma-shaped
oxidase +
urease producing
H. pylori
57
dermatitis
tenosynovitis
migratory polyarthritis
Neisseria gonorrhea
58
STI
gram - diplococci
Neisseria gonorrhea
59
traveler's diarrhea (watery)
gram -
ETEC
60
O157:H7
EHEC
61
shiga like toxin
bloody diarrhea
hamburger
EHEC
62
bloody diarrhea
invasive
similar to shigella
EIEC
63
leading cause of infantile diarrhea in developing areas
watery diarrhea
EPEC
64
gram -
bacilli
catalase +
fast lactose fermenting
E. coli
65
Lobar pneumonia
UTI
nosocomial infection
Klebsiella pneumoniae
66
currant jelly sputum
Klebsiella pneumoniae
67
nosocomial infection in alcoholics and diabetics
Klebsiella pneumoniae
68
- makes red pigment on agar (NOT actually a lactose fermenter)
- red sputum in pnx
Serratia
69
very motile
urease splitting
turns urine alkaline
Proteus mirabilis
70
staghorn caliculi
Proteus mirabilis
71
very motile!
fishy odor
UTIs
Proteus mirabilis
72
motile
reptiles
rose spots
Salmonella enterica typhi
73
Typhoid Fever (mimics appendicitis)
Salmonella enterica typhi
74
non-motile
shiga toxin
bloody diarrhea
Shigella dysenteriae
75
motile
mimics appendicitis
grows in cold temps
Yersinia enterolytica
76
black rats
prairie dogs
Yersinim pestis (Black Death)
77
Bubonic plague
Yersinia pestis
78
rice water stool
Vibrio cholera
79
contaminated shellfish on East coast
Vibrio parahaemolyticus
80
oysters in Chesapeake Bay
Vibrio vulnificans
81
curved gram - rod
poultry and unpasteurized milk
Campylobacter jejuni
82
bloody diarrhea
pseudoappendicitis
Guillain Barre
Campylobacter jejuni
83
gastric ulcers
H. pylori
84
gram - rod
makes urease
MALT lymphoma
H. pylori
85
oxidase +
non-lactose fermenting
gram - rod
Psuedomonas aeruginosa
86
hot tub folliculitis
Psuedomonas aeruginosa
87
sour grape smell
Psuedomonas aeruginosa
88
blue green pigment
Psuedomonas aeruginosa
89
HVAC systems in pools of water
Legionella pneumophilia
90
Buffered Charcoal Yeast Extract Media
Legionella pneumophilia
91
STI
painful ulcers
lymphadenopathy
Haemphilus ducreyi
92
whooping cough
Bordatella pertussis
93
walking pnx with bad chest X-ray and mild sx
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
94
Rocky Mountain spotted fever
Rickettsia
95
condyloma lata
Treponema pallidum
96
Farmers Lung
Aspergillus
97
high IgE
asthma sx
Aspergillus (ABPA)
98
45 degree branching septate hyphae
Aspergillus
99
peanuts
aflatoxins
Aspergillus
100
right angle (90 degree) branching
Mucor/Zygomycosis
101
uncontrolled diabetic fungal infection
mucor/zygomycosis
102
pigeon / bird droppings
cryptococcus
103
narrow based budding
cryptococcus
104
india ink
cryptococcus
105
HIV / AIDS pt with dry hypoxic cough
pneumocystis jiroveci
106
liver abscess of anchovy paste
Entamoeba histolytica
107
hikers/campers drinking contaminated water
greasy stools
Giardia
108
water parks
crytosporidium
109
green, foamy, fishy odor of vaginal discharge
corkscrew motility
Trichomonas vaginalis
110
Anopheles mosquito
Plasmodium
111
Ixodes tick
Babesia
112
Maltese cross (tetrads; multiple rings) in RBCs
Babesia
113
edema around eyes
Romana sign rash
Trypanosoma cruzi
114
Chagas Disease
Trypanosoma cruzi
115
Reduviid, kissing bug
Trypanosoma cruzi
116
cats / litter box
mimics mono/lymphoma
Toxoplasma
117
cribriform plate
freshwater
Naelgia fowleri
118
spaghetti and meatballs
hypo/hyperpigmentation
malassezia furfur
119
alcoholic rose Gardner syndrome
Sporothrix schneckii
120
Ohio River Valley
Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes
Histoplasma
121
erythema nodosum
Histoplasma
122
caves
chicken coops
Histoplasma
123
east coast USA
Blastomycosis
124
big broad based buds
Blastomycosis
125
multiple buds
Ship's wheel
paracoccidiomycosis
126
Valley Fever
San Joaquin Valley Fever
Coccidiomycosis
127
bile duct adenocarcinoma
Clonochis sinensis
128
inferior mesenteric vein
Schistosome mansoni
129
superior mesenteric plexus
Schistosome japonium
130
SCC of bladder
Schistosome hematobium
131
itchy butt
cellophane tape
Enterobium vermicularis
132
most common human parasite
ascaris lumbricoides
