Bacteria — Flashcards

Flashcard 131: What demographic is associated with Staphylococcus saprophyticus? _____

Answer: Young, sexually active women

Extra: * however, remember E. coli is still the most common cause of UTI overall

Flashcard 132: Nocardia dissemination commonly occurs to the _____

Answer: CNS

Flashcard 133: Chlamydia spp. are _____ intracellular bacteria

Answer: obligate

Flashcard 134: _____ can cause strep throat, rheumatic fever, and glomerulonephritis

Answer: Streptococcus Pyogenes

Flashcard 135: What is the shape of Legionella? _____

Answer: Rod

Flashcard 136: Nocardia is _____ positive, thus patients with chronic granulomatous disease are susceptible to infection

Answer: catalase

Flashcard 137: Enterotoxin is a pre-formed heat stable exotoxin found in _____ that causes food poisoning from eating meat, cream-based foods

Answer: Staphylococcus aureus

Flashcard 138: What food source is associated with Bacillus cereus food poisoning? _____

Answer: Reheated rice

Flashcard 139: What two stains can be used to visualize Borrelia burgdorferi? _____

Answer: Wright stain; Giemsa stain

Flashcard 140: What urease positive, pneumonia-causing bacteria is a common cause of UTI? _____

Answer: Klebsiella pneumoniae