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Micro Quiz 5/9/12

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What is the gram stain of Staphylococcus?   Gram Positive in a cocci cluster  
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What is an enterotoxin?   An exotoxin that cause gastrointestinal symptoms like nausea, vomiting, diarrhea. Produced by S. aureus. It is a common cause of food poisoning.  
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What are some infections caused by S. aureus?   A. Boils B. Pimples/ Acne C. Wounds/ Post op D.TSS E. HAI- Health care Associated Infection.(nosocomial)  
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What is the characteristic lesion of S. aureus?   Abscess -Pus forming ability , limited ability to spread. MRSA  
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Where is S. epidermidis normal flora?   Skin, throat and vagina  
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What is the gram stain of Streptococcus?   Gram Pos cocci chains  
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What does fastidious mean?   Difficult to grow  
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What does Strep require in the atmosphere to grow?   Carbon Dioxide  
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Define alpha hemolysis   Green halo surrounding colony hemolysis slight or incomplete  
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Define beta hemolysis   Clear colorless halo  
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Define gamma hemolysis   no change in blood surrounding colony  
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Which Lancefield group of the beta Streptococcus is the most pathogenic?   Group A S. pyogenes  
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Which Lancefield group causes infection in newborns?   Group B  
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What does GBS stand for?   Group B Strep  
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What organism is the bacitracin disk test used on?   Beta hemolytic strep  
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What does the positive test look like on the bacitracin disk test?   Zone of growth inhibition  
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What does a negative test look like on the bacitracin disk test?   No zone of growth inhibition  
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Which organism is positive on the bacitracin disk test?   Group A Beta strep  
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Which organism is negative on the bacitracin disk test?   Beta strep- NOT group A  
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What test should you preform if the rapid strep test is negative?   throat culture on ss agar.  
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What is the characteristic lesion of beta hemolytic Streptococci?   Cellulitis  
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What are the several infections caused by Group A beta hemolytic Streptococci?   A. Strep throat B. Scarlet fever C. AGN D. Rheumatic Fever (RF) E. Osteomyelitis F. meningitis G. acute endocarditis  
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Where is Enterococcus normal flora and what kind of infection does it frequently cause?   Intestine- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)  
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What is the typical colony appearance of Streptococcus pneumonia?   Gray, mucoid, translucent and alpha hemolytic  
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What is the gram stain of S. pneumoniae?   Gram positive cocci pairs  
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What is the characteristic lesion of S. penumoniae?   Fibrin in the areas of inflammation  
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What disease does S. pneumoniae cause?   Lobar pneumonia and otitis media(ear infections)  
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