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Staph aureus is:
Coag ? Catalase? |
Coag positive
Catalase positive |
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Staph aureus can cause what diseases?
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Scalded skin syndrome
Toxic shock syndrome Food poisoning Impetigo Acute endocarditis |
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Staph aureus causes disease by what mechanisms?
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Exotoxin release
Direct organ invasion |
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Staph epidermidis and staph saprophyticus are:
Coag? Catalase? |
Coag negative
Catalase positive |
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Staph saprophyticus usually causes what illness?
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UTI in sexually active young women
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Strep pneumoniae and strep viridans are alpha or beta hemolytic?
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Alpha
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What is the #1 cause of community acquired bacterial pneumonia?
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Strep pneumoniae
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What is the #2 cause of bacterial meningitis?
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Strep pneumoniae
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What is the #1 cause of subacute bacterial endocarditis?
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Strep viridans
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Strep pyogenes is alpha or beta hemolytic?
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Beta
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What bacteria is a Lancefield Group A cell wall antigen?
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Strep pyogenes
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What bacteria is Bacitracin (A disk) sensitive?
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Strep pyogenes
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What bacteria has a capsule?
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Strep pneumoniae
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Strep pyogenes causes disease by what mechanisms?
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Local invasion, exotoxin release
Delayed antibody-mediated disease |
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Strep pyogenes commonly causes what illnesses by local invasion?
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Pharyngitis
Scarlet fever Erysipelas Impetigo Necrotizing fasciitis Otitis media Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome |
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Strep pyogenes causes what illnesses by delayed antibody-mediated mechanism?
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Rheumatic fever
Acute glomerulonephritis |
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Strep agalactiae is alpha or beta hemolytic?
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Beta
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What bacteria is bacitracin (A disk) resistant?
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Strep agalactiae
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What bacteria has a Lancefield Group B cell wall antigen?
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Strep agalactiae
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What is the #1 cause of neonatal sepsis and meningitis?
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Strep agalactiae
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Enterococci is what group strep?
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Group D Strep
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What bacteria is gamma hemolytic strep?
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Enterococci (Group D)
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What group has a Lancefield group D cell wall antigen?
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Enterococci (Group D Strep)
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What is the #1 cause of gram positive UTI?
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Enterococci (Group D Strep)
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Professional invaders infect what kind of tissue?
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Healthy tissue
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What type of tissue do secondary invaders affect?
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Impaired tissue
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What are the primary causes of the common cold?
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Rhinoviruses
Coronaviruses |
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What is the transmission of the common cold?
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Aerosol
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What are the viral causes of pharyngitis?
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Adenoviruses
EBV HSV Coxsackie A |
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What is the most common bacterial cause of pharyngitis?
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Strep pyogenes (Beta strep group A)
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What are the common causes of acute otitis media?
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Viruses
Strep pneumoniae H. influenzae Moraxella catarrhalis |
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What are the common causes of otitis externa (Swimmer's ear)?
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Staph aureus
Candida albicans Gram neg opportunists |
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Chronic otitis media is commonly caused by what bacteria?
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Staph aureus Klebsiella Aerobic gram neg rods |
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What are the common causes of sinusitis?
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Strep pneumoniae
H. influenzae (not type B) |
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What is the most common cause of epiglottitis?
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H. influenzae (type B)
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What organism causes dental caries?
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Strep mutans
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What are the common causes of laryngitis and tracheitis?
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Rhinovirus
Parainfluenza virus RSV Coxsackie virus Adenovirus Influenza virus |
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What organism causes diphtheria?
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Toxin-producing strains of corynebacterium diphtheria
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What bacteria causes whooping cough?
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Bordetella pertussis
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What are the common causes of acute bronchitis?
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Viruses
Mycoplasma pneumoniae |
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What is the most common cause of bronchiolitis?
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RSV
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Hantavirus is spread by what?
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Rodents in southwest US
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What virus is associated with a WBC shift to the left, which is not usually seen in viral infections?
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Hantavirus
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What kind of pneumonia is most common in children?
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Viral
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What kind of pneumonia is most common in adults?
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Bacterial
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What is the most common cause of death in the elderly?
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Pneumonia
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What are the causes of classic bacterial pneumonia?
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Strep pneumoniae
Staph aureus H. influenzae Klebsiella pneumoniae |
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What are the causes of atypical bacterial pneumonia?
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Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Legionella pneumophila Chlamydia pneumoniae |
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What pneumonia presents with a high fever and productive cough?
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Classic bacterial pneumonia
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What pneumonia presents with a low grade fever and non-productive cough?
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Atypical pneumonia
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What organism causes tuberculosis?
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis
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What is the most common lethal inherited disorder in Caucasians?
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Cystic fibrosis
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What are the most common agents of infection in cystic fibrosis patients?
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Staph aureus H. influenzae Pseudomonas cepacia |
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What fungus is found in soil containing bat droppings or bird manure?
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Histoplasmosis
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What fungus causes San Joaquin Valley Fever?
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Coccidiomycosis
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Paracoccidiomycosis is commonly seen where?
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South America
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Blastomycosis is commonly found where?
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Ohio
Mississippi Ms. valleys |
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What type of pneumonia is commonly associated with alcoholics?
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Klebsiella pneumoniae
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What bacteria causes "walking pneumonia"?
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Mycoplasma pneumoniae
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