Organism by Site

Question 1

throat/naspoharynx media

Answer 1

SBA

CHOC

Question 2

normal flora of throat/nasopharynx

Answer 2

alpha & gamma strep
Neisseria
CoNS
diphtheroids
S. pneumoniae
candida

Question 3

sputum, bronchial washings/aspirates media

Answer 3

SBA
CHOC
MAC

Question 4

normal flora of sputum, bronchial washings/aspirates media

Answer 4

CoNS
non beta strep
diphtheroids
Neisseria
Haemophilus
yeast

Question 5

pathogens of sputum, bronchial washings/aspirates media

Answer 5

S. pneumoniae
H. influenzae
S. aureus
Enterobacteriaceae
Pseudomonas
Moraxella
Candida

Question 6

How is a sputum determined to be acceptable?

Answer 6

gram stain:

< 10 epithelial cells/LPF, >25 polys/LPF

Question 7

urine media

Answer 7

SBA

MAC

Question 8

pathogens of urine

Answer 8

E. coli
Klebsiella
Enterobacter
Proteus
Enterococcus
Pseudomonas
S. aureus
S. saprophyticus
CoNS
GBS

Question 9

stool media

Answer 9

SBA
MAC
EMB
XLD/HE
CAMPY BAP

Question 10

Pathogens of stool

Answer 10

salmonella
shigella
campylobacter
E. coli
aeromonas
plesiomonas
yersinia
vibrio

Question 11

what does it mean if polys are seen on a stool gram stain?

Answer 11

invasive diarrhea (salmonella, shigella, campylobacter, EIEC, C diff)

Question 12

what does it mean if no polys are seen on a stool gram stain?

Answer 12

enterotoxin mediated diarrhea

ETEC, vibrio

Question 13

genital media

Answer 13

SBA
CHOC
MAC
MTM

Question 14

urethra normal flora

Answer 14

CoNS

diphtheroids

Question 15

vaginal normal flora in prepubescent and postmenopausal women

Answer 15

yeast
GNR
GPC

Question 16

vaginal normal flora reproductive years

Answer 16

lactobacillus

GPC

Question 17

genital pathogens

Answer 17

Neisseria gonorrhoeae
candida
GBS
s. aureus

Question 18

CSF media

Answer 18

SBA
CHOC
MAC

Question 19

CSF pathogens infants

Answer 19

GBS

Liseria

Question 20

CSF pathogens elderly

Answer 20

Listeria

Question 21

CSF pathogens

Answer 21

H. influenzae
N. meningitidis
S. pneumoniae
GNR

Question 22

blood media

Answer 22

aerobic and anaerobic bottles

Question 23

wound media

Answer 23

SBA
CHOC
MAC

Question 24

surgical aspirate or tissue of wound

Answer 24

ANA BAP
KVLB
THIO

Question 25

normal flora of wound

Answer 25

CoNS diphtheroids P. acnes

Question 26

pathogens of wound

Answer 26

S. aureus beta hemolytic strep enterobacteriaceae Pseudmonas aeurginosa

Question 27

eye media

Answer 27

SBA | CHOC

Question 28

normal flora of eye

Answer 28

CoNS diphtheroids P. acnes

Question 29

Pathogens of eye

Answer 29

``` H. influenzae S. penumoniae S. aureus Enterobacteriacae Pseudomonas ```

Question 30

ear media

Answer 30

SBA CHOC MAC

Question 31

pathogens of ear

Answer 31

s. pneumoniae h. influenzae GAS moraxella s. aureus pseudomonas

Question 32

what fecal pathogens are oxidase positive?

Answer 32

campylobacter vibrio pleisomonas aeromonas

Question 33

what fecal pathogens are oxidase negative?

Answer 33

salmonella shigella e. coli yersinia

Question 34

What urine plate do you not work up and report as normal flora?

Answer 34

colony count >10^5 or >3 organisms present