Questions and CORRECT Answers
S. pyogenes - CORRECT ANSWER - STREP - GRAM + COCCI
beta hemolysis (group A)
protein M
scarlet fever
rheumatic fever
glomerulonephritis
meningitis
impetigo
S. bovis - CORRECT ANSWER - STREP - GRAM + COCCI
beta hemolysis (group D)
endocarditis
S. pneumoniae - CORRECT ANSWER - STREP - GRAM + COCCI
alpha hemolysis
IgA protease
capsular
upper respiratory tract infections
MOST COMMON CAUSE OF COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIAE
S. viridans group - CORRECT ANSWER - STREP - GRAM + COCCI
, alpha hemolysis
cause caries
endocarditis
S. aureus - CORRECT ANSWER - STAPH - GRAM + COCCI
produce catalase (rids H2O2)
beta hemolysis
protein A
B-lactamase
enterotoxin
causes:
TSST
scalded skin syndrome
impetigo
S. epidermidis - CORRECT ANSWER - STAPH - GRAM + COCCI
major virulence factor is the glycocalyx
causes infections of IV catheters and prosthetic implants
subacute endocarditis
Bacillus anthracis - CORRECT ANSWER - GRAM + BACILLI -- spore forming
aerobic
transmitted cutaneously or by inhalation
Bacillus cereus - CORRECT ANSWER - GRAM + BACILLI -- spore forming