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1. Most exotoxins are heat (labile/sta- Labile
bile)
2. Which exotoxins are heat stabile? S. aureus and B. cerus (enterotoxin, food poisoning,
no antibiotic treatment)
3. Neisseria meningitis is a gram ___ negative diplococci, obligate intracellular
_____
4. Bacteroides fragilis is a gram _____ Gram negative strict anaerobe and causes pelvic or
strict ____ and causes _____ bowl abscess.
Tx: metronidazole or clindamycin + surgical drainage
5. Culture Media: Gonorrhea Thayer-Martin (chocolate)
6. H. influenza Chocolate
7. C. diphtheria Loffler's + Tellurite
8. Bordetella pertussis Bordet-Gengou (Potato extract)
9. M. tuberculosis Loweenstein-Jensen agat
10. Legionella Charcoal yeast extract agar
11. Mycoplasma pneumoniae Eaton's agar (provides sterols)
12. Fungi Sabouraud's agar (contains peptides)
13. E. Coli EMB - eosin - methylene blue green metallic colonies
14. Lactose fermenting bacteria (enter- MacConkey's (decreased pH produces pink colonies)
obacter, klebsellia)
15.
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Strep Pneumoniae is a gram ___, Gram positive, lancet-shaped, diplococci with a cap-
______ shaped, _______ with a ______ sule
Causes adult bacterial meningitis and community ac-
quired PNA
Secretes IgA proteases
Optochin-sensitive
Alpha hemolytic
Virulence factor - capsule
16. Cat scratch organism Bartonella, treat with azithro, DO NOT ASPIRATE
17. Cat bite organism Paseurella
18. Cat Poop Toxo gondii
19. Most common bacterial STD in US? Chlamydia
20. Rose spots on belly, constipation Salmonella typhoid/typhoid fever
and diarrhea, gram negative motile Treat with ceftriaxone
bacteria with FLAGELLA and lac- Treat carriers with cipro or ampicillin
tose non-fermenter (produces sul- Resists phagocytosis via Vi polysaccharide
fide) .... what is it?
21. Rickettsia treatment for over 8yo Doxycycline
22. Rickettsia treatment when preg- Chloramphenicol
nant
23. Rickettsia treatment under 8 yo Amoxicillin
24. Rash on palm and soles which Rickettsia rickettssii (Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever)
spreads to trunk, meningoen-
cephalitis, renal failure - related to
dog tick (dermacentor)
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25. Endemic typhus, spread by body Rickettsia prowazekii
louse, rash on trunk that spreads
peripherally, maculopapular pe-
techiae, common in homeless
26. Endemic typhus (murine typhus), Ricketssia typhi
fleas on rats, discrete rash after six
days
27. Q fever, a type of rickettsia, seen in Coxiella burnetii
cattle farmers, severe onset fever
and dry cough but NO RASH
28. Thumb print sign, drooling in child, epiglottis
sniffing position =
29. Reactive arthritis associated with Reiter's Syndrome
urethritis, cervicitis, and conjunc-
tivitis (most commonly chlamydia
or shigella related)
30. Infection localized to lymphat- Mycobacterium scrofulaceum
ic tissues, presents as cervical
lyphadenitis in children, cured by
excision and chemotherapy
31. Treatment for non-healing skin ul- Fishtank granulomoa, mycobacterium marinum, treat
cer on hands following trauma in a with rifampin and ethambutol
patient who works around fish/fish
tanks
32. Bloastomycosis, causes bone skin and pulmonary dis-
ease, common in midwest, treat with Amphotericin B
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1. Most exotoxins are heat (labile/sta- Labile
bile)
2. Which exotoxins are heat stabile? S. aureus and B. cerus (enterotoxin, food poisoning,
no antibiotic treatment)
3. Neisseria meningitis is a gram ___ negative diplococci, obligate intracellular
_____
4. Bacteroides fragilis is a gram _____ Gram negative strict anaerobe and causes pelvic or
strict ____ and causes _____ bowl abscess.
Tx: metronidazole or clindamycin + surgical drainage
5. Culture Media: Gonorrhea Thayer-Martin (chocolate)
6. H. influenza Chocolate
7. C. diphtheria Loffler's + Tellurite
8. Bordetella pertussis Bordet-Gengou (Potato extract)
9. M. tuberculosis Loweenstein-Jensen agat
10. Legionella Charcoal yeast extract agar
11. Mycoplasma pneumoniae Eaton's agar (provides sterols)
12. Fungi Sabouraud's agar (contains peptides)
13. E. Coli EMB - eosin - methylene blue green metallic colonies
14. Lactose fermenting bacteria (enter- MacConkey's (decreased pH produces pink colonies)
obacter, klebsellia)
15.
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Strep Pneumoniae is a gram ___, Gram positive, lancet-shaped, diplococci with a cap-
______ shaped, _______ with a ______ sule
Causes adult bacterial meningitis and community ac-
quired PNA
Secretes IgA proteases
Optochin-sensitive
Alpha hemolytic
Virulence factor - capsule
16. Cat scratch organism Bartonella, treat with azithro, DO NOT ASPIRATE
17. Cat bite organism Paseurella
18. Cat Poop Toxo gondii
19. Most common bacterial STD in US? Chlamydia
20. Rose spots on belly, constipation Salmonella typhoid/typhoid fever
and diarrhea, gram negative motile Treat with ceftriaxone
bacteria with FLAGELLA and lac- Treat carriers with cipro or ampicillin
tose non-fermenter (produces sul- Resists phagocytosis via Vi polysaccharide
fide) .... what is it?
21. Rickettsia treatment for over 8yo Doxycycline
22. Rickettsia treatment when preg- Chloramphenicol
nant
23. Rickettsia treatment under 8 yo Amoxicillin
24. Rash on palm and soles which Rickettsia rickettssii (Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever)
spreads to trunk, meningoen-
cephalitis, renal failure - related to
dog tick (dermacentor)
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25. Endemic typhus, spread by body Rickettsia prowazekii
louse, rash on trunk that spreads
peripherally, maculopapular pe-
techiae, common in homeless
26. Endemic typhus (murine typhus), Ricketssia typhi
fleas on rats, discrete rash after six
days
27. Q fever, a type of rickettsia, seen in Coxiella burnetii
cattle farmers, severe onset fever
and dry cough but NO RASH
28. Thumb print sign, drooling in child, epiglottis
sniffing position =
29. Reactive arthritis associated with Reiter's Syndrome
urethritis, cervicitis, and conjunc-
tivitis (most commonly chlamydia
or shigella related)
30. Infection localized to lymphat- Mycobacterium scrofulaceum
ic tissues, presents as cervical
lyphadenitis in children, cured by
excision and chemotherapy
31. Treatment for non-healing skin ul- Fishtank granulomoa, mycobacterium marinum, treat
cer on hands following trauma in a with rifampin and ethambutol
patient who works around fish/fish
tanks
32. Bloastomycosis, causes bone skin and pulmonary dis-
ease, common in midwest, treat with Amphotericin B
