NURS 5463, TEST 3 NORMAL FLORA AND
COLONIZATION VERIFIED STUDY GUIDE
normal flora for skin - Answers - acinetobacter
staphylococcus epidermidis
staphylococcus aureus
corynebacterium
streptococcal
propionibacterium
pseudomonas aeruginosa
candida albicans
normal flora for nose - Answers - staphylococcus aureus
staphylococcus epidermis
streptococcal
corynebacterium
neisseria
haemophilus
normal flora for urethra - Answers - staphylococcus epidermis
corynebacterium
streptococcal spp.
e. coli
normal flora fr oropharynx - Answers - sterptococci viridans
neisseria spp.
haemophilus influenzae
staphylococcus epidermidis
sterptococcus mutans
actinomyces
bacteriodes
normal flora for GI tract/colon - Answers - bacteriodes fragilis
e. coli
lactobacillus
enterococcus faecalis
streptococcal spp.
clostridium
normal flora for vagina - Answers - lactobacillus
e. coli
group B sgreptococci
bacteriodes fragilis
, corynebacterium
candida albicans
risk factors for staphylococcal aureus - Answers - normal flora of skin
colonizes the nasopharynx
transmitted by shedding of the organism or contact with infected fomites
risk factors for coagulase-negative staphylococcus - Answers - staphylococcus
epidermis- par of the normal flora of the skin
risk factors for streptococcal pneumoniae - Answers - asplenia or functional asplenia,
increases the risk of sepsis from pneumococcus
commonon diseases from staphylococcal aureus - Answers - gastroenteritis
toxic shock syndrome
skin and soft tissue infections
infective endocarditis
infected surgical wounds
nosocomial pneumonia
osteomyelitis
septic arthritis
common diseases from coagulase-negative staphylococcus - Answers - two main
subtypes
1-staphylococcus epidermis- infections of prosthetic joints, mechanical heart valves and
intravascular catheters
2-staphyococcus saprophyticus- 2nd most common cause of community acquired UTIs
in sexually active women
common diseases from streptococcal pneumoniae - Answers - community acquired
pneumonia- most common cause
bacterial menigitis
sepsis
otitis media
sinusitis
clinical pearls from staphylococcal aureus - Answers - staphylococcal spp are common
colonizers of the skin
staph aureus causes nosocomial and community acquired infections
fomites: nares of health care worker, bed linenes, closes, hands, stethoscopes
can cause infection in any organ
MSSA make up 70% of strains and best treated with penicillins (naficillin, oxacillin,
dicloxacillin or cefazolin)
COLONIZATION VERIFIED STUDY GUIDE
normal flora for skin - Answers - acinetobacter
staphylococcus epidermidis
staphylococcus aureus
corynebacterium
streptococcal
propionibacterium
pseudomonas aeruginosa
candida albicans
normal flora for nose - Answers - staphylococcus aureus
staphylococcus epidermis
streptococcal
corynebacterium
neisseria
haemophilus
normal flora for urethra - Answers - staphylococcus epidermis
corynebacterium
streptococcal spp.
e. coli
normal flora fr oropharynx - Answers - sterptococci viridans
neisseria spp.
haemophilus influenzae
staphylococcus epidermidis
sterptococcus mutans
actinomyces
bacteriodes
normal flora for GI tract/colon - Answers - bacteriodes fragilis
e. coli
lactobacillus
enterococcus faecalis
streptococcal spp.
clostridium
normal flora for vagina - Answers - lactobacillus
e. coli
group B sgreptococci
bacteriodes fragilis
, corynebacterium
candida albicans
risk factors for staphylococcal aureus - Answers - normal flora of skin
colonizes the nasopharynx
transmitted by shedding of the organism or contact with infected fomites
risk factors for coagulase-negative staphylococcus - Answers - staphylococcus
epidermis- par of the normal flora of the skin
risk factors for streptococcal pneumoniae - Answers - asplenia or functional asplenia,
increases the risk of sepsis from pneumococcus
commonon diseases from staphylococcal aureus - Answers - gastroenteritis
toxic shock syndrome
skin and soft tissue infections
infective endocarditis
infected surgical wounds
nosocomial pneumonia
osteomyelitis
septic arthritis
common diseases from coagulase-negative staphylococcus - Answers - two main
subtypes
1-staphylococcus epidermis- infections of prosthetic joints, mechanical heart valves and
intravascular catheters
2-staphyococcus saprophyticus- 2nd most common cause of community acquired UTIs
in sexually active women
common diseases from streptococcal pneumoniae - Answers - community acquired
pneumonia- most common cause
bacterial menigitis
sepsis
otitis media
sinusitis
clinical pearls from staphylococcal aureus - Answers - staphylococcal spp are common
colonizers of the skin
staph aureus causes nosocomial and community acquired infections
fomites: nares of health care worker, bed linenes, closes, hands, stethoscopes
can cause infection in any organ
MSSA make up 70% of strains and best treated with penicillins (naficillin, oxacillin,
dicloxacillin or cefazolin)
