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Staphylococcus is responsible for pathogenic and nonpathogenic organisms |
True
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S. epidermis is responsible for UTI's. |
False.
S. saprophyticus is responsible for UTI's. S. epidermidis is responsible for skin lesions and endocarditis. |
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S. aureus are often associated with the formation of _____
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abcesses
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Name the S. aureus internal infections
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pneumonia, osteomyelitis, endocarditis, cystitis, pylenephritis, staphylococcal endocarditis, and septicemia.
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Name the metabolic products of S. aureus.
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coagulase, leukocidin, hemolysins, enterotoxin, DNase, lipase, gelatinase, staphylokinase
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This medium is selective for salt tolerant organisms
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Mannitol Salt agar.
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Differentation of of staphylococci is predicated by _____
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the fermentation of mannitol
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Mannitol fermenting organisms exhgibit a ____ halosurrounding their growth.
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yellow
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Production of coagulase is indicative of an ______ strain.
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S. aureus
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Clot formation within _ hours is indicative of a positive result of a virulent S. aureus strain.
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4 hours
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Generally, coagulase positive staphylococci also produce the hydrolytic enzyme ___
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DNase
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DNase cultures capable of DNA hydrolysis will show a ___ ___ halo around the area of growth
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rose pink
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_____ is responsible for a greater number of infectious diseases than any other group of microorganisms.
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Streptococcus
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Strep forms ____ ___ ___ colonies forming chains
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circular, translucent, pinpoint
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Alpha hemolysis is _____ hemolysis
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incomplete
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Strep viridans is responsible for _______
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subacute endocarditis
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____ _____ is the causitive agent of lobar pneumonia
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Strep pneumoniae
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___ hemolysis is the complete destruction of red blood cells
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Beta
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_____ hemolysis is the absence of any hemolysis around the colony
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Gamma
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Lancefield classified the streptococci into __ serogroups
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20
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Beta-streptococci belonging to Group _ are of prime importance to humans
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A
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Streptococci are classified according to their antigenic group-specific hapten called ___ ____
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C-substance
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Group A beta-hemolytic streptococci are collectively referred to as _____ _____
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streptococcus pyogenes
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Strep pyogenes are responsible for infections such as what?
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tonsilitis, bronchopneumonia, scralet fever, eryspelas, cellulitis, glomerulonephritis, rheumatic fever.
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B-hemo strep are indiginous to the ___ mucusa
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vaginal
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Group B strep pyogenes are responsible for...
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puerperal fever, neonatal meningitis, endocarditis.
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Group C strep pyogenes are responsible for...
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eryspelas, puerperal fever, throat infections
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Streptococci produces the following metabolites....
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hemolysins (Alpha+Beta), leukocidins, erythrogenic toxin (cause of scarlet fever), hyalronidase (spreading factor), streptokinase (a fibrinolysin), and nucleases (destroy viscous tissue debris)
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Group A strep displays an absense of a zone of inhibition in the bacitracin test. |
True
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Group A strep displays an agglutination with the directigen test
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True
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Group B strep is identified with the ____ test
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CAMP
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Enterococci can be differentiated from nonenterococci with the ____ ___ test by the ability of entero to grow in this medium.
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6.5% NaCl test
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Bile esculin test. Group D strep hydrolyzes glycoside esculin to produce....
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brown to black coloration following incubation
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E. faecalis produces a clear/yellow color on the medium CAMP test. |
False.
Brown/black growth occurs. |