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WVSOM skin System 2012- Dugan Streptococci

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Is Streptococci Gram (+) or (-)?   (+)  
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Does Streptococci posses catalase?   NO!  
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How do we classify Streptococci?   By hemolysis: Beta, Alpha or Gamma hemolysis in 5% sheep blood.  
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What are the defining characteristics of Group A Strep?   Hyaluronic acid Capsule, Fibrils that consist of M-proteins, Peptidoglycan,T and R proteins and Soluble virculence factors  
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What are some soluble virulence factors?   Streptokinase,Streptodornase, hyaluronidase, erthyrogenic toxin, NADase, Streptolysins  
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S.Pyrogenes causes which diseases?   pharyngitis, scarlet fever, impetigo, cellulitis, endocarditis, RHEUMATIC FEVER, Glumerulonephritis  
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What antibodies are used to screen for S. Pyrogenes?   Streptozyme test: ASO, Anti-DNAse B, AHase, anti-NAD Antistreptolysin O- quantify antibodies to streptolysin O  
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What is the presentation of scarlet fever?   "strawberry" tongue  
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What treatment do we use for scarlet fever?   Long acting penicillin (10days) to protect against rheumatic fever  
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Group B strep causes which diseases?   Septicemia, meningitis, pneumonia  
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Group D strep causes which diseases?   UTI, Wounds, sepsis  
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what strep causes dental caries?   Viridans strep  
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Along with pneumonia, S.Pneumoniae causes what other diseases?   Otitis media, sinusitis  
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What are the characteristics of Pseudomonas aeruginosa?   Motile with polar flagella, oxidase positive, obligate aerobe, 42 degrees Celsius, fruity odor colonies  
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What virulence factors are associated with P. aeruginosa?   Pili, polysaccharide capsule, endotoxin, Exotoxin A  
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What is the function of exotoxin A?   Causes ADP- ribosylation of elongation factor 2 which INHIBTS PROTEIN SYNTHESIS  
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What is Acinetobacter?   oxidase negative (aerobic), nonfermentative, non motile,pleomorphic organsim Gram (-), multidrug resistant  
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what population is more at risk for infection with acinetobacter?   Soliders  
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