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Staphylococcus aureus- Gram Stain and Characteristics

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Gram + cocci, B-hemolytic, and mannitol fermenters

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Staphylococcus aureus- Disease Association

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cutaneous infections, TSS, food poisoning, pneumonia, foreign body infections, endocarditis

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Staphylococcus aureus -Virulence Trait and Factors Eliciting an Immune Response

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Coagulase (fibrin walls off abscess, no phagocytosis) and Protein A (B-barrel toxin that binds to Fc-IgG -> no complement or phagocytosis), superantigen toxin -> TSS and food poisoning.

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Staphylococcus aureus -Common Antibiotic Resistance Mechanism

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B-lactamase (MRSA) and change in PBP.

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Staphlycoccus epidermis- Gram Stain and Characteristics

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Gram + cocci, catalase and urease +

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Staphlycoccus epidermis-Disease Association

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Infection with foreign bodies, i.e. catheters, prothesis and heart valves

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Staphlycoccus epidermis-Virulence Trait

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Extracellular glycocalyx (slime) to help adhere

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Streptococcus pyogenes (GAS)- Gram Stain and Characteristics

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Gram + Cocci

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Streptococcus pyogenes (GAS)- Disease Association

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Pharyngitis, skin and wound infections, post-strep (glomerunephritis and rheumatic fever)

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Streptococcus pyogenes (GAS)- Virulence Trait

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M protein; resist phagocytosis and hydrolytic enzymes

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Streptococcus pneumonia- Gram Stain and Characteristics

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gram + diplococci, alpha hemolytic and bile soluble

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Streptococcus pneumonia- Disease Association

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BS MOPS- Bacteremia, Septicemia, Meningitis, Otitis media, Pneumonia!, Sinusitis

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Streptococcus pneumonia- Virulence Trait

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Antiphagocytic polysacchardie capsule (also elicits response), IgA catalase

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Viridans streptococci- Gram Stain and Characteristics

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Gram + cocci, alpha/non hemolytic, abundant in mouth

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Viridans streptococci- Disease Association

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Endocarditis (esp. after dental work)

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Viridans streptococci- Virulence Trait

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Dextran which allows for it to adhere to mouth and heart

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Enterococcus faecalis and faecium- Gram Stain and Characteristics

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Gram + cocci, normal flora of intestine (selected by therapy with cephalosporin)

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Enterococcus faecalis and faecium- Disease Association

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Do U <3 trees? UTI, endocarditis, biliary tree, and surgical wounds

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Enterococcus faecalis and faecium- Common Antibiotic Resistance Mechanism

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Vancyomycin resistant, nosocomial (pt to pt contact)

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Clostridium difficile- Gram Stain and Characteristics

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Gram + rods

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Clostridium difficile- Disease Association

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nosocomial diarrhea, pseudomembranous colitis (resist from superinfection)

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Clostridium difficile- Virulence Trait

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exotoxin A: brush border (traveler’s diarrhea), exotoxin B: depolymerize actin (pseudo. colitis)

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Clostridium difficile- Common Antibiotic Resistance Mechanism

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Resistant to most antibiotics (except Vancomycin and Metronidazole)

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Clostridium tetani- Gram Stain and Characteristics

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gram + rod, soil, GI tract, and rusty nails

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Clostridium tetani- Disease Association
tetanus (spastic paralysis, lock jaw, and arching back)
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Clostridium tetani- Virulence Trait
Tetanus toxin; retrograde axonal transport of toxin to CNS, blocks inhibitory interneurons leading to spastic paralysis)
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Clostridium botulinum- Gram Stain and Characteristics
gram + rods, spore forming
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Clostridium botulinum- Disease Association
botulism (jaundice and flaccid paralysis)
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Clostridium botulinum- Virulence Trait
botulinum toxin (blocks ACh transmission, resulting in flaccid paralysis)
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Clostridium perfringens- Gram Stain and Characteristics
gram + rod
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Clostridium perfringens-Disease Association
"crushing wound infections, watery diarrhea
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Clostridium perfringens-Virulence Trait
alpha toxin (phospholipase enzyme that kills phagocytic cells and muscle tissue) and enterotoxin (in food; disturbs tight junctions in ileum)
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Escherichia coli- Gram Stain and Characteristics
Gram - rod, catalase +, ferments lactose, normal flora in large intestine
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Escherichia coli- Disease Association
GI (travelers diarrhea and enterohemorrhagic), UTI, abdominal infections (escape into peritoneal cavity)
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Escherichia coli- Virulence Trait
Pili (for adhesion to intestinal wall and bladder epithelium), enterotoxin and shiga-like toxin
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Escherichia coli- Common Antibiotic Resistance Mechanism
Can aquire resistance through acquisition of plasmids
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa- Gram Stain and Characteristics
Gram -rod, oxidase and catalase +
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa- Disease Association
Cystic Fibrosis (intrinsic resistance), nosocomial infections (UTIs, #1 for pneumonia, and intravascular catheter-related infections (consider if hospitalized pt has new infection)
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa- Virulence Trait
exopolysaccharides
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa- Common Antibiotic Resistance Mechanism
Intrinsic resistance to staphlococcal drugs
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Neisseria gonorhoeae- Gram Stain and Characteristics
gram - diplococci
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Neisseria gonorhoeae- Disease Association
gonorrhea, conjunctivitis leading to blindness in infants born to infected mothers
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Neisseria gonorhoeae- Virulence Trait
pilus for adherance and resistance to phagocytosis, also phase variation on H pili antigen
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Neisseria gonorhoeae- Common Antibiotic Resistance Mechanism
PCN, FQ, and emerging cephalosporin resistance
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Bacteroides fragilis- Gram Stain and Characteristics
gram - rod, anaerobic (other then clostridia, but aerotolerant)
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Bacteroides fragilis- Disease Association
endogeneous (brain and abdominal) anaerobic abscesses
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Bacteroides fragilis- Virulence Trait
antiphagocytic capsule and production of superoxide dismutase
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Chlamydia trachomatis- Gram Stain and Characteristics
gram - cocci or rod, obligate intracellular bacteria
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Chlamydia trachomatis- Disease Association
Trachoma (chronic conjunctiva leading to blindness, in countries w/poor hygiene) and Genital infections (co-infect w/gonorrhea can can cause conjuntiva too in fetus of infected mothers)
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Mycoplasma pneumonia- Gram Stain and Characteristics
No gram stain b/c no cell wall, but contain sterols in PM
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Mycoplasma pneumonia- Disease Association
Walking pneumonia in young ages by direct contact with infected respiratory secretions
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Mycoplasma pneumonia- Virulence Trait
adherence to respiratory epithelial cells, produces H2O2 and superoxide radicals, which damages host tissue.

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