Gram-positive — Flashcards

Which gram-positive rod produces an exotoxin that ADP-ribosylates EF-2?

Enterococcus is pyrrolidonyl arylamidase (PYR) _____

Bullous impetigo has bullae and is usually caused by _____ infection

Which common cause of necrotizing fasciitis is a gram-positive cocci and PYR-positive?_____

What is the Novobiocin sensitivity of Staphylococcus saprophyticus?_____

Streptococcus pyogenes results in _____, which is a superficial infection of the skin

Septic arthritis is an invasion of the synovial membrane which produces a yellow, turbid synovial fluid with high neutrophils. This is most commonly found with infection by _____.

Furuncles and carbuncles are associated with what coagulase + organism? _____

_____ is a virulence factor released by Group A Strep that de-polymerizes DNA

Staphylococcus saprophyticus is coagulase _____