Streptococcus agalactiae - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Microbiology CSMLS Review Questions with complete solutions. The pulmonary form of anthrax is known as - Valley fever - Walking pneumonia - Farmers' lung - Woolsorters disease - correct answers.Woolsorters disease Streptococci are unable to synthesize the enzyme - Catalase - Kinase - Hyaluronidase - Lipase - correct answers.Catalase (Organisms that synthesize the enzyme catalase are able to protect themselves from the killing effects of H2O2 by converting ...

Coliform - Answer-rapidly ferment lactose, are part of normal microbiota, may be opportunistic, aerobic or facultatively anaerobic. Found in soil and plants. Presence in water= impure water and poor sewage treatment 3 types of antigens used to serotype enteric bacteria - Answer-O-outer membrane K- capsular antigen H- flagellar lancefield typing - Answer-grouping catalase negative and coagulase negative bacteria based on carbohydrate composition of bacterial antigens found on cell walls. U...

Streptococcus pyogenes correct answers -pharyngitis -pyoderma -scarlet fever -erysipelas = st. anthony's fire -erysipelatous bullae -cellulitis -puerperal sepsis -necrotizing fasciitis -streptococcal toxic shock syndrome -pneumonia Post-streptococcal sequlae correct answers -ARF -AGN -PANDAS Streptococcus agalactiae correct answers -Neonatal infections: bacteremia, pneumonia, meningitis -Adult nosocomial infections: bacteremia, bacteremia Enterococcus faecilis, Enterococcus...

FSE MICROBIOLOGY FINAL EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, GRADED A+/ Healthcare associated infections are called _____________ infections. nosocomial gumma eschar hospital - -nosocomial Tetanus is also known as ____________. Black Death impetigo lockjaw scarlet fever - -lockjaw Which bacterium causes strep throat? Helicobacter pylori Streptococcus pyogenes Streptococcus agalactiae Staphylococcus aureus - -Streptococcus pyogenes Which bacterium causes a furuncle? area of dead t...

Define: Minimum inhibitory concentration The minimum concentration of an antibiotic that inhibits growth of an organism for 24 hours. What is a broad spectrum antibiotic? Narrow spectrum? Broad = affects both GP and GN organisms. Narrow spectrum = only GP or GN, not both. What is the DOC for streptococcus? Penicillin family What kind of bacteria is strep. Pygogenes? GP, coccus, common pathogen for "strep throat" and cellulitis. What is group B strep? Strep. Aga...

A 56 year old male has 2 set of blood cultures that grow gram positive cocci after being admitted to the hospital with an oozing leg would post operation. The infected are is red, swollen, and warm to the touch. A red line has appeared at the sight of the wound and is beginning to travel up the patient's leg. Biochemicals performed from the beta hemolytic colonies on the sheep blood agar plate revealed the following: CAMP test negative hippurate hydrolysis negative PYR positive bacitracin s...

USMLE STEP 1 PATHOLOGY Questions and Answers with Complete Solutions 2024 Anticentromere antibodies - ANSScleroderma (CREST) Antidesmoglein (epithelial) antibodies - ANSPemphigus vulgaris (blistering) Anti-glomerular basement membrane antibodies - ANSGoodpasture's syndrome (glomerulonehpritis and hemoptysis) Antihistone antibodies - ANSDrug-induced SLE (hydralazine, isoniazid, phenytoin, procainamide) Anti-IgG antibodies - ANSRheumatoid arthritis (systemic inflammation, joint pannus, b...

MMSC 428 FINAL EXAM ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS SOLVED 100% Emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) - Correct Answer new diseases and diseases increasing in incidence factors in emergence of infectious disease - Correct Answer 1. ecologic 2. global warming 3. human demographics 4. international shipping and travel 5. deficiencies in public health 6. adaptability of a microorganism hospital acquired infection - Correct Answer nosocomial infection, latrogenic high risk factor...

6 Common Classes of Antibiotics to Know 1. Penicillin and Extended Spectrum Penicillin 2. Tetracycline 3. Sulfonamide 4. Cephalosporins (1-3 Generations) 5. Fluroquinolones (2-4 Generations) 6. Macrolides 5 Miscellaneous Classes of Antibiotics to Know 1. Imidazolidinedione (Nitrofurantoin)- Only for urinary 2. Nitroimidazole (Flagyl) - Anaerobic pathogens only 3. Lincosamide (Clindamycin)-Gram + anaerobes 4. Oxazolidinone (Zyvox, Sivextro) 5. Glycopeptide (Vancomycin)-Gram + Anae...

Coliform - rapidly ferment lactose, are part of normal microbiota, may be opportunistic, aerobic or facultatively anaerobic. Found in soil and plants. Presence in water= impure water and poor sewage treatment 3 types of antigens used to serotype enteric bacteria - O-outer membrane K- capsular antigen H- flagellar lancefield typing - grouping catalase negative and coagulase negative bacteria based on carbohydrate composition of bacterial antigens found on cell walls. Used to organize vari...