| Question |
Answer |
| Bacillus cereus: Labs |
Aerobic, extracellular |
| Bacillus cereus: Toxins |
Flagella, spore forming with heat-stabile and heat-labile toxins |
| Bacillus cereus: Diseases |
Vomiting and Diarrhea |
| Bacillus cereus: Treatment |
Self-limited--> no antibiotics necessary. Water and electrolytes, Vancomycin |
| Bacillus cereus: Transmission |
Reheated fried rice in Chinese restaurants |
| Listeria monocytogenes: Labs |
Intracellular zoonotic, aerobic |
| Listeria monocytogenes:Toxins |
Hemolysin O |
| Listeria monocytogenes: Diseases |
Food poisoning, Neonatal meningitis, Infection s/p abortion |
| Listeria monocytogenes: Treatment |
Pen G, Bactrim, 3rd generation cephalosporin |
| Listeria monocytogenes Transmission |
Animal reservoir; Unpasteurized milk; Vertical transmission via transplacental or intrapartum infection |
| Corynebacterium diphtheriae: Labs |
Club-shaped extracellular rod |
| Corynebacterium diphtheriae: Toxins |
Diphtheria Toxin, a ADP ribosyl transferase, which blocks protein synthesis |
| Corynebacterium diphtheriae: Diseases |
Necrotic tissue and Pseudomembrane formation in the pharynx/larynx |
| Corynebacterium diphtheriae: Treatment |
Pen G, erythromycin, clindamycin |
| Corynebacterium diphtheriae: Vaccine |
DPT |
| Corynebacterium diphtheriae: Transmission |
Respiratory droplets |
| Gram + Rods, Aerobic |
Bacillus cereus, Listeria monocytogenes, Corynebacterium diphtheriae |
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