Microbiology Flashcards
(32 cards)
Staphylococcus aureus stains what color?
Purple (Gram +)
A “Bull-eye” rash is associated with what organism?
Borrelia burgdorferi
What is the most common type of meningitis?
Viral
1 fungal infection in humans?
Histoplasmosis
1 fungal pathogen causing disease/illness in humans?
Candida albicans
Most common cause of bacterial gastrointestinal disease in the US?
Campylobacter jejuni
1 cause of foodborne illness in the US?
Norovirus
HHV-3 is associated with which disease?
Chicken pox/shingles
HHV-4 is associated with which disease?
Mononcucleosis
Cytomegalovirus is associated with which human herpes virus?
HHV-5
Primary syphillis is associated with which key symptom?
chancre
Which two disease are associated with a chancre?
Syphillis and chancroid
Which two diseases have a bubo as a symptom?
Bubonic plague and Lymphogranuloma venereum
The most common roundworm worldwide is?
Ascaris lumbricoides
What disease causes pseudomembrane formation in the throat?
Diptheria
Rickettsia rickettsii is assocated with what?
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Which organism is associated with food poisoning, impetigo, folliculitis, scalded skin syndrome, and toxic shock syndrome?
Staphylococcus aureus
Peptic ulcer are associated with which organism?
Helicobacter pylori
Tinea pedis is associated with which condition?
Athlete’s Foot
Most common organism to cause urinary tract infection?
Escherichia coli
Preferred adjusting table disinfectant:
Quats (Quaternary Ammonium Compounds)
What organism causes Legionnair’es disease?
Legionella pneumophila
“rice water” stools is associated with what disease?
Cholera
Pneumonia is typically caused by which organism?
Streptococcus pneumoniae
