Gram-positive US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
Master Gram-positive with OnCourse flashcards. These spaced repetition flashcards are designed for medical students preparing for NEET PG, USMLE Step 1, USMLE Step 2, MBBS exams, and other medical licensing examinations.
Gram-positive Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 31: exotoxin A (S.pyo)
Answer: Streptococcus pyogenes
Extra: superantigen MHCII stimulation, overwhelming release of IFN-γ and IL-2 rash, fever, shock (i.e. toxic shock)
Flashcard 32: toxic shock syndrome toxin (TSST-1)
Answer: Staphylococcus aureus
Extra: superantigen MHCII stimulation, overwhelming release of IFN-γ and IL-2 rash, fever, shock (i.e. toxic shock)
Flashcard 33: streptolysin O
Answer: Streptococcus pyogenes
Extra: lyses cell membranes degrades cell membranes β-hemolysis
Flashcard 34: alpha toxin
Answer: Clostridium perfringens
Extra: lyses cell membranes phospholipase degrades cell membranes and tissues myonecrosis and hemolysis
Flashcard 35: diptheria toxin
Answer: Corynebacterium diptheriae
Extra: protein synthesis inhibitor inactivates elongation factor 2 (EF-2) pseudomembraneous pharyngitis, severe lymphadenopathy
Flashcard 36: Give some diseases caused by exotoxins.
Answer: tetanus, botulism, diptheria
Flashcard 37: Give examples G+ filamentous bacteria.
Answer: Actinomyces, Nocardia
Flashcard 38: Give examples of G+ bacilli.
Answer: Clostridium, Corynebacterium, Bacillus, Listeria, Gardnerella, Mycobacterium (only stained by acid fast, but structurally G+)
Flashcard 39: Give examples of G+ cocci.
Answer: Staphylococcus, Streptococcus
Flashcard 40: Which cellular structures are unique to G+ bacteria?
Answer: cell wall, lipoteichoic acid
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