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Staph
Gram Positive Cocci, Facultative Anaerobes
Question | Answer |
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Gram Positive Cocci, Facultative Anaerobes | Staph aureus, Staph epidermidis, Staph saprophyticus |
Staph aureus: Lab tests | Catalase +, Coagulase +, Beta-hemolytic |
Staph aureus: Toxins | Alpha toxin (septic shock), Beta toxin (sphingomyelinase), Capsule, Protein A, Penicillinase, Hemolysin, Enterotoxin, TSST-1 |
Staph aureus: Diseases | Impetigo, Pyoderma, Bateremia/sepsis, Post-viral pneumonia, Osteomyelitis, Infective arthritis, Acute endocarditis, Food poisoning, Scalded Skin Syndrome, TSS |
Staph Aureus: Treatment | Nafcillin, Vanc, 1st Generation cephalosporin, Bactracin |
Staph Aureus: Transmission | Nose/Sneeze, Contact, Nosocomial |
Staph epidermidis: Lab tests | Catalase +, Coagulase - |
Staph epidermidis: Toxins | Glycocalyx |
Staph Epidermidis: Diseases | Neonatal bateremia and sepsis, Subacuate endocarditis, Prosthetic valve infection |
Staph Epidermidis: Treatment | Vanc, linezolid, daptomycin |
Staph Epidermidis: Transmission | Normal flora |
Staph Saprophyticus: Labs | Catalase +, Coagulase- |
Staph Saprophyticus: Toxin | Hemaglutinin protein and surface proteins--> attachement to urinary tract epithelial cells |
Stpah Saprophyticus: Diseases | UTI |
Staph Saprophyticus: Treatment | Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole |
Staph Saprophyticus: Transmission | Normal flora of genitourinary tract |