Legionella pneumophila — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: Pseudomonas aeruginosa is _____ positive, thus patients with chronic granulomatous disease are susceptible to infection

Answer: catalase

Flashcard 2: What gram negative bug that causes meningococcal meningitis is treated with penicillin G or ceftriaxone?_____

Answer: Neisseria meningitidis

Flashcard 3: Shigella secretes effector proteins via a _____ secretion system

Answer: type III

Flashcard 4: Which gram-negative bacteria is associated with pneumonia in cystic fibrosis patients?_____

Answer: Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Flashcard 5: Which gram-negative obligate aerobe often causes nocosomial pneumonia?_____

Answer: Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Flashcard 6: What is the gram stain of Legionella?_____

Answer: Gram negative*

Flashcard 7: Yersinia pestis

Answer:

Extra: rats and prarie dogsfleas

Flashcard 8: Rickettsia typhi

Answer:

Extra: endemic typhusfleas

Flashcard 9: Francisella tularensis

Answer:

Extra: tularemiarabbitticks, deer fly

Flashcard 10: Coxiella burnetti

Answer:

Extra: Q fevercattle/sheep amniotic fluid