Ultra-High-Yield Infectious Disease Board Exam Mastery: Bacterial Associations, Virulence Factors, Toxins, Pneumonias, Endocarditis, Meningitis, Zoonoses, Diarrheal Pathogens, Hepatitis Serologies, Tickborne Illnesses, Silver Stainers, Encapsulated Organi

Ultra-High-Yield Infectious Disease Board Exam Mastery: Bacterial Associations, Virulence Factors, Toxins, Pneumonias, Endocarditis, Meningitis, Zoonoses, Diarrheal Pathogens, Hepatitis Serologies, Tickborne Illnesses, Silver Stainers, Encapsulated Organisms, Urease Producers, Opportunistic Infections, ADP-Ribosylating Toxins, Granulomatous Diseases, Hospital Abscess Patterns, G-Protein Disruptors Questions Verified and Provided with A+ Graded Rationales Latest Updated 2026 how do you know it is an anaerobic infection? gas and bad odor what makes an adequate sputum sample? 10 epithelial cells and 25 leukocytes per low power field what bug causes acute bacterial endocarditis? staph aureas (attacks healthy valves) what bug causes subacute bacterial endocarditis? strep viridans (attacks damaged valves) how do you dx rheumatic fever? need at least 2 of the "SPECC": S-subcutaneous nodules P- polyarthritis E- erythema marginatum (red margins) C- chorea (sydenham's) C- carditis (MAASTS) "MAT" what are the only gram neg diplococci? neisseria and moraxella what is the only gram pos diplococci? strep pneumonia what 5 bugs cause heart block infections? "Don't TeLL Chaga": D- diptheria T- typhoid fever (salmonella typhii) L- legionella L- lyme dz C- chaga's dz (whipple's) what are the IgA protease bugs? S. Pneumo H. Influenza Niessieria sp. Moraxella catarrhalis what do the IgA proteus bugs cause? sinusitis otitis media pneumonia/bronchitis what are the simple gram neg bugs? they lack lipopolysccharides, "Simple HE": H- H. influenza E- E. coli what are the atypical (no cell wall) bacteria? "CLUMsy": C- chlamydia L- legionella U- ureaplasma M- mycoplasma what is the only gram positive with an endotoxin? listeria what are the gram negative bacteria with exotoxins? h. influenza, bordatella pertussis what are the spore forming gram positive bacteria? bacillus, clostridium what bugs can cause atypical pneumonia? "Come My Love for a Walk": 0-2 mo: chlamydia pneumonia 10-30 yo: mycoplasma pneumonia 40 yo: Legionella pneumonia AIDS & premies: pneumonia carinii what causes cryoglobulinemia? [Triad of palpable purpura, weakness, arthralgia] "I AM He": I- influenza A- adenovirus M-mycoplasma H- hep B & C what are the silver stainers? H. pylori Listeria Vibrio Campylobacter Bartonella Pneumocystis what bacteria cause diarrhea 8 hrs after introduction? "CBS": C- clostridium B- bacillus cereus S- staph aureas what are the encapsulated gram negative bacterias? "Some Killers Have Pretty Nice Capsules": S- salmonella K- klebsiella H- h. influenza B P- pseudomonas N- neisseria C- citrobacter What is the encapsulated gram positive?