CNS infections Flashcards
(15 cards)
Uses growth factor X and V
Haemophilus influenza B
Utilizes iron and transferrin
Neisseria meningitidis
Capnophilic
Neisseria meningitidis
Increased in military and college students
Neisseria meningitidis
Optochin positive
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Gram negative diplococci
Neisseria meningitidis
Gram negative diplococci
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Alpha hemolytic
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Catylase negative
Streptococcus
Most common cause of meningitis in adults
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Involved with food
Listeria monocytogenes
Catylase positive, not staph
Listeria monocytogenes
Beta hemolysis
Streptococcus agalactiae
Bacitracin resistant
Streptococcus agalactiae
Classified using Lancefield type B
Streptococcus agalactiae