Gram Positive or Negative? Flashcards

1
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Causative organism of Enteric fevers

A

Salmonella enterica serotype typhi (paratyphi)

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2
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Describe appearance of Salmonella enterica on microscopic examinations

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Gram-negative Bacillus
Pale colonies (lactose-negative) on MacConkey's agar
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3
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Causative organism of Gastritis/Duodenal Ulceration

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Helicobacter pylori

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4
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Describe appearance of Helicobacter pylori on microscopic examinations

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Gram-negative spiral bacillus

Microaerophilic and strongly urease-positive

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5
Q

Causes of diarrhoea

A
Bacteria
Antibiotics
Viral
Protozoal
Food poisoning
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6
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Bacterial causes of diarrhoea

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Escherichia coli (ETEC and VTEC)
Vibrio cholerae
Shigella sonnei (dysenteriae)
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7
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What is ETEC and VTEC

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Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli

Verotoxigenic E. coli

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8
Q

Describe appearance of Escherichia coli on microscopic examinations

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Gram-negative bacillus

Lactose-positive (red colonies) on MacConkeys agar

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9
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Describe appearance of Vibrio cholerae on microscopic examinations

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Gram-negative rods

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10
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Describe appearance of Shigella sonnei on microscopic examinations

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Gram-negative bacillus

Lactose-negative on MacConkeys agar (pale colonies)

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11
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Protozoal causes of diarrhoea

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Cryptosporidium

Giardia

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12
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Viral causes of diarrhoea

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Rotavirus

SRSV (norovirus)

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13
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Antibiotic-associated causes of diarrhoea

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Clostridium difficile
Staphylococcus aureus
Candida albicans

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14
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Microbiological causes of food poisoning and thus diarrhoea

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Slamonella
Camylobacter
Clostridium perfringens
Bacillus cereus
Staphylococcus aureus
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15
Q

Describe appearance of Campylobacter jejuni on microscopic examinations

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Gram-negative (spirally curved) bacillus

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16
Q

What is Cryptosporidium parvum and what stain is used is show it

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Protozoan

Ziehl-Neelsen stain

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17
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Incubation period of Cryptosporidium

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4-14 days

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18
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Diameter of rotavirus

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70mm (wheel-like shape seen by electron microscopy)

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19
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Incubation period of rotavirus

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1-7 days

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20
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Incubation period of salmonella spp. and related foods

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16-48 hours

Poultry, eggs

21
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Incubation period of campylobacter spp and related foods

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24-72 hours

Meat products

22
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Incubation period of Clostridium perfringens

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12-24 hours

Cooked meats

23
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Incubation period of Staphylococcus aureus

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1-6 hours

Finger food

24
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Incubation period of Bacillus cereus

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1-6 hours

Rice

25
Q

Symptoms of salmonella spp

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Diarrhoea

Some abdominal pain

26
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Symptoms of Campylobacter spp

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Profuse diarrhoea

Sever abdominal pain

27
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Symptoms of Clostridium perfringens

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Colicky abdominal pain

Diarrhoea

28
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Symptoms of staphylococcus aureus

A

Severe vomiting

Fever

29
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Symptoms of Bacillus cereus

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Profuse vomiting

30
Q

How to diagnose Streptococcus pneumoniae

A
Gram positive Cocci
Aerobic
Chains 
Catalase positive
Alpha-haemolytic
Optochin positive
31
Q

Diagnose Staphylococcus aureus

A
Gram positive cocci
Aerobic
Clusters
Catalase negative
Coagulase positive
32
Q

Diagnose Neisseria

A

Gram Negative cocci

33
Q

Diagnose Strep. viridans

A
Gram positive Cocci
Aerobic
Chains 
Catalase positive
Alpha-haemolytic
Optochin negative
34
Q

Stain used to identify Mycobacteria

A

Ziehl-Neelsen stain

Acid fast positive

35
Q

Diagnosis of Mycob. tuberculosis

A

Rods
Ziehl-Neelsen/Acid fast positive
MTB complex

36
Q

Diagnose Escherichia (coli)

A

Rods
Gram-negative
Aerobic
Lactose fermenters

37
Q

What other bacteria is diagnosed the same way as Escherichia in the lab

A

Klebsiella

38
Q

Diagnose Listeria or Corynebacterium

A

Rods
Gram-positive
Aerobic

39
Q

Diagnose salmonella

A

Rods
Gram-negative
Aerobic
Non fermenter

40
Q

Diagnose Enterococcus

A
Cocci
Gram positive
Aerobic
Chains
Streptococcus (catalase positive)
Non-haemolytic (Group D)
41
Q

Other bacteria diagnosed the same way as enterococcus

A

Streptococcus bovis

42
Q

Diagnose Shigella

A
Same as salmonella:
Rods
Gram-negative
Aerobic
Non fermenter
43
Q

Diagnose Strep pyogenes

A
Cocci
Gram-positive
Aerobic
Chains (Strep - catalase positive)
Beta haemolytic 
Group A
44
Q

Diagnose Staph epidermis

A
Cocci
Gram positive
Aerobic
Clusters (staph - catalase negative)
Coagulase negative
45
Q

Diagnose pseudomonas

A
Rods
Gram negative
Aerobic
Non-fermenters
Oxidase positive
46
Q

Diagnose Clostridium

A

Rods
Gram-positive
Anaerobic

47
Q

Diagnose Strep agalactiae

A
Cocci
Gram positive
Aerobic
Chains (strep - catalase positive)
Beta haemolytic
Group B
48
Q

Examples of Gram-negative rods (aerobic) that are neither lactose or non-lactose fermenters

A
Vibrio
Campylobacter
Helicobacter
Haemophilus
Legionella