Clinical Microbiology- Exam Questions and Correct Answers Latest Update (Rated A+)

Clinical Microbiology- Exam Questions and Correct Answers Latest Update (Rated A+) Staph Aureus Gram: Morph: Cat? Coag? Key words? - Answers Gram positive cocci, Catalase positive, Coagulase positive , Produce Beta-lactamase, penicillin resistance, Colonize normally the nose. Beta hemolytic Staph. Epi Gram: Morph: Cat? Coag? Key words? - Answers Gram positive cocci, Catalase positive, Coagulase negative, Normal flor of skin, Heart implants, Novobiocin sensitive, catheters common site of infections Staph Saprophyticus Gram: Morph: Cat? Coag? Key words? - Answers Gram positive cocci, Catalase positive, coagulase negative, UTS's in sexually active females, Novobiocin resistant Strep. pyogens Gram: Morph: Cat? Coag? Key words? - Answers Gram positive cocci, beta hemolytic, rheumatoid arthritis Acute glomerulonephritis Strep. agalactiae Gram: Morph: Cat? Coag? Key words? - Answers Gram positive cocci in chains. Beta hemolytic.. Neonatal meningitis an sepsis. Pregnant woman Eterococcus Faecalis Gram: Morph: Cat? Coag? Key words? - Answers Gram positive cocci in chains Gamma or alpha hemolytic Need to be on isolation, urinary and biliary tract infections and endocarditis Steptococcus pneumoniae Gram: Morph: Cat? Coag? Key words? - Answers Gram positive cocci in pairs. Lancet shaped. alpha hemolytic. MOPS. Meninigitis, Otitis media, pneumonia, sinusitis. Transmission respiratory droplets Strep. Viridans / Strep. Mutans Gram: Morph: Cat? Coag? Key words? - Answers Gram positive cocci , alpha hemolytic Endocarditis, Dental caries. Normal in oropharynx it enters blood stream during dental procedures Neisseria Meningitidis Gram: Morph: Cat? Coag? Key words? - Answers Gram negative diplococci, Respiratory droplets, cause meningitis. Highly infectious. Nearby people have to be treated prophylactically. Transmission respiratory droplets Neisseria gonnorrhoeae Gram: Morph: Cat? Coag? Key words? - Answers Gram negative diplococci, PID, conjuctivitis, Gonorrhea. Habitat is genital tract. Neonates from birth of infected mother Bacillus Anthracis Gram: Morph: Cat? Coag? Key words? - Answers Gram positive bacilli (rods) Anthrax Spore forming . Transmission is through contact with infected animals or inhalation or spores from animal hair and wool Bacillus Cereus Gram: Morph: Cat? Coag? Key words? - Answers Gram positive bacilli spore forming rods. Food poisoning. Such as fried rice. Vomiting Clostridium tetani Gram: Morph: Cat? Coag? Key words? - Answers Gram positive bacilli, spore forming, Anaerobic, Tetanus paralysis habitat is the soil, organism enters into breaks of skin Anaerobic Clostridium botulinum Gram: Morph: Cat? Coag? Key words? - Answers Gram positive, spore forming rods. Anaerobic Botulism, Habitat is the soil. descending paralysis. Floppy baby syndrome. Transmission by improperly preserved foods Clostridium perfringens Gram: