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Clinical Microbiology Exam 2 Flashcards

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Where is Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae normal flora?

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  • Found worldwide
  • Pathogen in domestic swine, birds, and fish
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Gram-Positive Cocci can be separated into two groups based on what test?

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Coagulase Test

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Virulence factors of Staph epidermidis

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Biofilm production

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Infections caused by Corynebacterium species

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  • May cause disease in the immunocompromised individuals
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What are virulence factors of Bacillus anthracis?

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  • Protective antigen (PA) – binding molecule
  • Edema factor (EF) – causes edema
  • Lethal factor (LF) - kills host cells
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What test(s) distinguish Bacillus cereus?

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  • Motile
  • Hemolytic on BAP
  • Resistant to penicillin
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Where is Bacillus anthracis normal flora?

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  • Commonly found in soil
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Infections caused by Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae

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  • Human cases usually occupational exposure – enter
    through cuts or scratches on the skin
  • Erysipeloid – localized skin disease
  • Septicemia associated with endocarditis
  • Cutaneous infection
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What test(s) distinguish Corynebacterium species?

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  • Catalase-positive
  • Nonmotile
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Where is Lactobacillus species normal flora?

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Widely distributed in nature and foods, as well as in normal biota in the human mouth, GI tract, and female genital tract

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What tests distinguish Strep agalactiae?

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Infections caused by Staph lugdunensis

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Endocarditis, septicemia, meningitis, skin and soft tissue infection, urinary tract infection, septic shock. Can mimic S. aureus infection.

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What test(s) distinguish Lactrobacillus species?

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  • Vancomycin resistant
  • Penicillin susceptible
  • Alpha-hemolytic on BAP
  • Catalase negative
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What are the three groups of GPB?

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Tests distinguishing Staph lugdunensis

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Slide coagulase – sometimes positive
Tube coagulase - negative
PYR - positive
Ornithine decarboxylase – positive

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Where is Strep pyogenes normal flora?

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Infections caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae

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  • Nonhealing ulcers
  • Respiratory Diphtheria
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Where is Gardnerella vaginalis normal flora?

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  • Normal flora in urogenital tract
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Infections caused by Staph epi

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Hospital acquired urinary tract infections (UTI). Infection associated with IV catheters, CSF shuts, prosthetic joints, and prosthetic heart valves

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What test(s) distinguish Corynebacterium diptheriae?

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  • Catalase-positive
  • Nonmotile
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What are the two groups Gram-Positive Cocci can be separated into?

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  • Bound coagulase
  • Free coagulase
  • Staphylococci can produce both, one, or neither
    type of coagulase
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What test(s) distinguish Arcanobacterium species?

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  • Catalase-negative
  • Positive for CAMP inhibition test
  • Phospholipase D produced by Arcanobacterium inhibits β-hemolysis produced by S. aureus
  • Drug of choice – erythromycin
  • Penicillin resistant
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What are virulence factors of Corynebacterium diphtheriae?

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  • Produced in strain infected with
    lysogenic β-phage carrying the tox
    gene for diphtheria toxin
  • Able to block protein synthesis
    in human cells causing cell death
  • Causes both localized and
    systemic damage
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What tests distinguish Strep pneumoniae?

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Optochin susceptible
Soluble to bile salts

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Where is Corynebacterium diphtheriae normal flora?
* Cutaneous Diphtheria is found in the tropics
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Infections caused by Lactobacillus species
* Systemic infections are rare * Usually in immunocompromised patients
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Infections caused by Staph aureus
Skin and wound infections (Folliculitus, Furuncles, Carbuncles, Bullous impetigo). Scalded skin syndrome (Ritter disease). Toxic Shock syndrome. Food poisoning. Bacteremia. Osteomyelitis. Pneumonia.
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Virulence factors of Staph aureus
* Enterotoxins * Toxic Shock Syndrome Toxin-1 (TSST-1) * Exfoliative toxin * Cytolytic Toxins * Coagulase - clotting * Protease – breaks down proteins * Hyaluronidase – attacks cartilage * Lipase – breaks down lipids * Protein A – binds IgG, Hides bacterial cell from immune system
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Infections caused by Strep pnuemoniae
* Pneumococcal pneumonia * Bacterial meningitis * Also causes sinusitis and otitis media Bacteremia
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Virulence factors of Staph saprophyticus
* Adheres more effectively than other pathogens to the lining of the urogenital tract
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Infections caused by Strep agalactiae
* Neonatal Streptococcal Disease * In adults: * Endometritis and wound infections in young, previously healthy women who become ill after childbirth or abortion * Infection in elderly person with a serious underlying disease or immunodeficiency * Common cause of infection in diabetic foot ulcers
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Tests distinguishing Micrococcus species
Catalase-positive Modified oxidase (microdase) - pos
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Infections caused by Strep pyogenes
* Bacterial Pharyngitis (Strep throat) * Scarlet fever * Pyodermal Infections (Skin infections) * Impetigo * Erysipelas * Necrotizing Fasciitis (“Flesh-eating disease”) * Rheumatic fever (Within 1 month of StrepThroat) * Acute glomerulonephritis (Following cutaneous infection or Strep Throat)
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Where is Bacillus species normal flora?
* Commonly found in soil
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What test(s) distinguish Gardnerella vaginalis?
* Catalase – negative
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Where is Strep, viridans group normal flora?
* Upper respiratory tract * Female genital tract * Gastrointestinal tract
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Tests distinguishing Staph saprophyticus
Slide and tube coagulase: * Negative Novobiocin resistant
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Where is Strep pneumo normal flora?
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Infections caused by Listeria monoctyogenes
* Uncommon but serous infection in neonates, pregnant women, elderly, and immunocompromised * Meningitis and endocarditis in immunocompromised patients * Food poisoning
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Virulence factors of Strep pyogenes
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Infections caused by Staph saprophyticus
UTIs
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Where is Corynebacterium species normal flora?
* Most species part of normal skin and mucous membrane flora
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Tests distinguishing Staph epidermidis
Slide and tube coagulase - negative
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What test(s) distinguish Listeria monocytogenes?
* Catalase – positive * Motility: * Tumbling on wet prep * “Umbrella” motility in test medium at 25°C * CAMP – positive * Hippurate hydrolysis – positive * Bile esculin hydrolysis - positive
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What test(s) distinguish Bacillus anthracis?
* Nonmotile * Susceptible to penicillin * Produces lecithinase on egg-yolk agar
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Infections caused by Gardnerella vaginalis
* Bacterial vaginosis (BV) * May also cause UTIs in both men and women
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What tests distinguish Strep, viridans group?
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What tests distinguish Strep pyogenes?
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Infections caused by Arcanobacterium species
* Pharyngitis * In patients 10 to 20 years old * Often indistinguishable from pharyngitis caused by Strep. pyogenes * 50% develop pruritic scarlatiniform rash and desquamation of hands and feet Also associated with soft tissue infection, sepsis, and endocarditis
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Virulence factors of Step pneumo
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Tests distinguishing Staph aureus
Coagulase testing results: * Free – positive * Bound – positive Latex agglutination test to detect protein A
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Infections caused by Strep, viridans group
* Opportunistic pathogens * S. mitis group most common cause of bacterial endocarditis * Abscess formation in the oropharynx, brain, and peritoneal cavity
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Where is Strep agalactiae normal flora?
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What test(s) distinguish Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae?
* Nonmotile * Catalase-negative * Produces H2S * “Test tube brush-like” pattern in gelatin at 22°C
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Where is Listeria monocytogenes normal flora?
* Soil, water, vegetation, and animal products
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Infections caused by Bacillus anthracis
Cutaneous anthrax – 99% of anthrax cases in the world. Inhalation anthrax (Woolsorter’s disease). Gastrointestinal anthrax - <1% of cases; never in US. Injectional anthrax.
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Infections caused by Bacillus cereus
Food poisoning (Diarrheal or Emetic). Eye infections
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What test(s) separate GPB into three groups?
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Infections caused by Micrococcus species
very rarely a pathogen

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