Gram-positive — Flashcards

Flashcard 41: cell wall/cell membrane in G+

Answer: structural support, major surface antigen

Extra: peptidoglycan, lipoteichoic acid

Flashcard 42: Gram Positive Algorithm: Catalase Positive Cocci - _____

Answer: Staphylococcus

Flashcard 43: What is the most common overall cause of osteomyelitis (90%)? _____

Answer: Staphylococcus aureus

Flashcard 44: Gram Positive Algorithm: _____ split into catalase negative and catalase positive

Answer: Cocci

Flashcard 45: Strep pneumoniae contains _____, allowing bacteria to adhere and colonize the mucous membranes

Answer: IgA protease

Flashcard 46: Corynebacterium diphtheriae are gram _____ rods

Answer: positive

Flashcard 47: Gram _____ bacteria have a much thicker cell wall

Answer: positive

Flashcard 48: What is the MOA of exfoliative toxin in Scalded-Skin Syndrome? Destroys _____ attachments in stratum granulosum, causing skin to slough off

Answer: keratinocyte

Flashcard 49: Streptococcus viridans is optochin-_____

Answer: resistant

Flashcard 50: _____ is a complication of Actinomyces abscess formation and presents with a characteristic 'lumpy jaw'

Answer: Cervicofacial actinomycosis