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Staphylococcus
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Gram positive
Catalase positive Irregular clusters Cocci (USE: aminoglycosides - anti staph activity) |
Irregularly positive
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Infections caused by staphylococcus
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Osteomyelitis
Bacteraemia Abscesses Boils Impetigo Endocarditis Scalded skin syndrome |
O! BABIES!
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Virulence factors for S.aureus (3)
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Cell membrane associated polymers e.g. peptidoglycan
Protein associated polymers e.g. Protein A Toxins (USE: Rifampicin against S.aureus) |
Proteins and guts!
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Toxins associated with S.aureus
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1) Enterotoxins (GI troubles)
2) TSST-1 (Multi-organ failure) 3) Epidermolytic toxins (Scalded skin syndrome) |
Guts, organs and tampons
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Streptococcus
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Gram positive
Catalase negative Cocci Pairs/Chains |
Positively chained!
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Streptococcus pyogenes (diseases)
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Scarlet fever
Celluitis Erysipelas Necrotising fasciitis Rheumatic fever |
Scanner
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Virulence factors for Group A streptococcus
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Streptolysins
Hyaluronic acid Exotoxins M-proteins (Use: Macrolides - erythromycin against Group A Penicillin) |
SHEM
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Streptococcus agalactiae
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Bacteraemia
Meningitis Skin infections Soft tissue infections |
Galactic BAM!
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Streptococcus pneumoniae
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Gram positive coccus
Meningitis Otitis media Lobar pneumonia |
MOLly
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Listeria Monocytogenes
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Bacillus
Meningitis Intrauterine infections Neonatal Sepsis Septicaemia |
Mins
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Bacillus
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Gram positive rods
Anthrax |
Rod like anthrax
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Corynebacteria
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Gram positive rods
Soil, water Diptheria |
A positive dip in water
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Clostridia
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Gram positive rod
Tetanus Gas gangrene. Food poisoning Antibiotic associated diarrhoea |
It's skanky in every way
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Neisseria
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Gram negative
Cocci Pairs No growth on MacConkey |
Negative pairs
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Neisseria gonorrhoea
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Gonorrhoea
Purulent conjunctivitis |
ST-Eye
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Neisseria meningitidis
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Meningitis
Septicaemia |
Exploding brain
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Bacteria that don't grow on MacConkey
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Neisseria
Haemophilus |
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Bacteria that grow on MacConkey
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Shigella
Salmonella Escherischia |
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Bacteria that can't make up its mind
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Legionella
Pseudomonas Campylobacter Vibrio cholera |
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E.coli
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UTI
Neonatal meningitis Septicaemia in adults (USE: aminoglycosides) |
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0157.H7 E.coli
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Haemolytic uraemic syndrome
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Salmonella enterica
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Typhoid
Paratyphoid Gastroenteritis (USE: Quinolones) |
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Shigella
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Dysentry
Watery diarrhoea |
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa
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Otitis externa
Corneal infection Jacuzzi rash Chest infections in cystic fibrosis patients (USE: Aminoglycosides) |
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Haemophilus influenzae
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Capsulated: meningitis, epiglottitis, osteomyelitis
Upper respiratory tract infections |
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Legionella pneumophila
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Legionnaire's disease
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Campylobacter jejuni
Campylobacter coli |
Diarrhoea in developed world
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Vibrio cholera
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Cholera
Watery diarrhoea |
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Gram positives
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Stain a gram stain dark purple
Has a thick peptidoglycan wall No LPS layer (USE: Glycopeptides, Lincosamides, Streptogramins, Oxasolidone) |
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Gram negatives
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LPS layer
Thin peptidoglycan wall Stain a gram stain pink/light red |
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