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| Conditions/diseases caused by Staphylococcus aureus |
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Definition
| Pimples, carbuncles, impetigo, scalded skin syndrome/SSS, toxic shock syndrome/TSS, staphylococcaal food poisoning |
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| Conditions/diseases caused by Stapylococcus saprophyticus |
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Definition
| Urinary Tract Infection/UTI (young females) |
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| Conditions/diseases caused by Staphylococcus epidermidis |
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Definition
| Nosocomial infections (catheters) |
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| Conditions/diseases caused by Streptococcus pyogenes |
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Definition
| Streptococcal sore throat ("strep" throat); streptococcal pharyngitis, endocarditis, scarlet fever (erythrogenic toxin), rheumatic fever, impetigo |
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| Conditions/diseases caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae |
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Definition
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| Conditions/diseases caused by c. Streptococcus agalactiae |
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Definition
| Neonatal sepsis; obstetric infections |
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Term
| Conditions/diseases caused by a. Enterococcus faecalis |
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Definition
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| Conditions/diseases caused by Enterococcus faecium |
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Definition
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| Conditions/diseases caused by Bacillus anthracis |
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Definition
| Pulmonary anthrax (Woolsorter's disease); cutaneous anthrax |
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| Conditions/diseases caused by Bacillus cereus |
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Definition
| Food poisoning (rice dishes) |
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| Conditions/diseases caused by Clostridium botulinum |
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Definition
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| Conditions/diseases caused by Clostridium tetani |
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Definition
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| Conditions/diseases caused by Clostridium perfringes |
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Definition
| Gas gangrene; food poisoning |
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Term
| Conditions/diseases caused by Corynebacterium diphteriae |
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Definition
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Term
| Conditions/diseases caused by Propionibacterium acne |
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Definition
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| Conditions/diseases caused by Listeria monocytogenes |
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Definition
| Meningitis; food poisoning (diary products) |
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Term
Name the toxins that cause:
1. scalded skin syndrome/SSS
2. toxic shock syndrome/TSS, 3. staphylococcal food poisoning |
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Definition
1. Exfoliative/EF Toxin
2. Toxic Shock Syndrome Toxin
3. Staphylococcal Enterotoxin |
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Term
| What are abscesses and which Staph is known to cause many of them? |
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Definition
| a localized collection of pus in the tissues of the body, often accompanied by swelling and inflammation caused primarily by Staphylococcus aureus |
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Term
| Are Nosocomial infections Community- or Hospital-acquired? |
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Definition
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Term
| Microorganisms use ________ to adhere to intravascular devices causes Nosocomial infectections. |
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Definition
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Term
| What does MRSA stand for? |
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Definition
| Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) |
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Term
| Syphilis is caused by _____? |
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Definition
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Term
| What does the enzyme catalase do? |
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Definition
| Catalase breaks down hydrogen peroxide to water and oxygen |
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Term
| Classification of Enterococcus faecium |
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Definition
| b. Enterococcus faecium is a Vancromycin-Resistant Enterococcus (VRE) |
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Term
| How is pulmonary anthrax caused? cutaneous anthrax? |
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Definition
○ If spores are inhaled they enter the lungs where the organism can germinate and cause pulmonary anthrax (Woolsorter's disease)
○ Spores on the skin causes the formation of a malignant pustule causing cutaneous anthrax |
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Term
| Name the 2 types of food poising caused by Bacillus cereus. |
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Definition
○ Type 1. emetic characterized by nausea and vomiting
○ Type 2. diarrheal characterized by diarrhea |
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Term
| Name the Toxins produced by Clostridium botulinum. What kind of toxin is it in GENERAL. |
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Definition
A,B,E,F Botulin toxin
Neurotoxin (affects the CNS) |
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Term
| Name the characteristics of Clostridium botulinum. |
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Definition
| ○ Characterized by speech slur, double vision, loss of body function, flaccid paralysis, coma and eventually death. |
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Term
| Which of the spore-forming Bacilli are aerobic and which are anaerobic? |
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Definition
aerobic- Bacillus
anaerobic- Clostridium |
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Term
| List the coagulase positive and coagulase negative Staphylococci |
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Definition
Saphylococcus aureus (coagulase +)
Staphylococcus epidermidis (coagulase -) Stapylococcus saprophyticus (coagulase -) |
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Term
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Definition
| Coagulase is an enzyme that forms clots |
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Term
| For assessing streptococcal pharyngitis what must be acquired? |
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Definition
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Term
| What Strept is classified as Group A Steptococci (GAS) and why? |
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Definition
| • Streptococcus pyogenes are Group A Steptococci (GAS) and they are Beta-hemolytic meaning they COMPLETELY rupture red blood cells using the enzyme hemolysin. |
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Term
| What is scarlet fever characterized by? |
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Definition
A red rash on the skin
"Strawberry tongue" |
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| What kind of Streptococcus can cause scarlet fever? |
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Definition
| only pyogenes that are lysogenized (contains prophage) produces scarlet fever. |
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Term
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Definition
| Rhematic fever is a post-streptococcal infection reaction that destroys the heart valves. |
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Term
| What vaccine was developed to build an immunity against Streptococcus pneumoniae? |
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Definition
| Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) |
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Term
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Definition
Staphylococcus areus
Saphylococcus saprophyticus
Staphylococcus epidermidis |
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Term
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Definition
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Streptococcus agalactiae
Streptococcus pyogenes |
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Term
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Definition
Enterococcus faecium (VRE)
Enterococcus faecalis |
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Term
| Name the Sporeforming bacilli |
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Definition
Bacillus anthracis
Bacillus cereus
Clostridium Botulinum
Clostridium tetani
Clostridium perfringes |
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Term
| Name the Non-Sporeforming bacilli |
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Definition
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
Propionibacterium acne
Listeria monocytogenes |
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Term
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Definition
| A "whole-body" or systemic inflammatory state. |
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Term
| Conditions/diseases caused by a. Bacillus anthracis |
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Definition
| Pulmonary anthrax (Woolsorter's disease); cutaneous anthrax |
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Term
| Conditions/diseases caused by b. Bacillus cereus & What are the 2 types. |
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Definition
Food poisoning (rice dishes)
Type 1. emetic characterized by nausea and vomiting
Type 2. diarrhea characterized by diarrhea |
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Term
| Conditions/diseases caused by Clostridium difficile |
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