organisms Flashcards
1
Q
gram +ve cocci
A
staphylococci + streptococci (including enterococci)
2
Q
gram -ve cocci
A
Neisseria meningitidis + Neisseria gonorrhoeae, also Moraxella catarrhalis
3
Q
Gram-negative rods (bacilli)
A
Escherichia coli Haemophilus influenzae Pseudomonas aeruginosa Salmonella sp. Shigella sp. Campylobacter jejuni
4
Q
Gram-positive rods (bacilli)
A
ABCD- L
Actinomyces Bacillus anthracis (anthrax) Clostridium Diphtheria: Corynebacterium diphtheriae Listeria monocytogenes
5
Q
What growth medium is used to differentiate Streptoccoci in the laboratory setting?
A
blood agar
6
Q
alpha haemolytic streptococci
A
Streptococcus pneumoniae and Streptococcus viridans.
7
Q
beta haemolytic streptococci
A
Lancefeild classification (A-L)
Group A: strep pyogenes (skin infections, nef fas)
Group B: strep agalactiae (neonatal infections)
Group D: enteroccoci
8
Q
fungal antigen test for: Candida/Asperg/PCP
A
Beta-D-glucan
9
Q
fungal antigen test for: asperillus
A
galactomannan
10
Q
fungal antigen test for: cryptococcus
A
Glucuronoxylomannan (GXM)
