Gram Positive Cocci Flashcards
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All staph are
Gram positive
Non motile
Catalase positive
S. Aureus is mainly present in
Nares
S. Epedermitdis is present in
Epidermis
S. Saprophyticus
Survives on decaying organic material
Perinuem region
Urogenital tract
S. Aureus is
Coagulase positive
S. Epidermitidis is
Coagulase negative
S. Saprophyticus is
Coagulase negative
S. Aureus when put on mannitol salt agar what it produces
It produces golden yellow colonies
S. Epidermitidis and S. Saprophyticus is
Coagulase negative
Catalase positive and
urease positive
S. Epidermitidis and S. Saprophyticus
S epidermitidis is Novobiocin sensitive while S. Saprophyticus is not novobiocin resistant
S. Aureus cause disease cause disease by
Producing biofilms
Exotoxins
Staphylococcus aureus is
A part of our skin flora
Which exotoxins are released by Staphylococcus Aureus
Leukocidin
TSST-1
Exfoliatin toxin
Enterotoxin
Hemolysin
Pharangitis plus rash is called
Scarlet fever
Streptococcus pyogenes is killed by
High glucose conc
Erysipelas
Affect skin only
Cellulitis affect
Skin plus subcutaneous tissue
Necrotizing fasciitis
Affects skin plus subcutaneous tissue plus muscle plus fat.
What is streptococcal gangrene
Bacterimia then toximia then shock then multi organ failure then death