Viridans group streptococci US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
Master Viridans group streptococci 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.
Viridans group streptococci Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 1: Enterococcus spp. are bile-_____ (soluble or insoluble)
Answer: insoluble (aka resistant)
Flashcard 2: What bug commonly causes early endocarditis of prosthetic heart valves?_____
Answer: Staphylococcus epidermidis
Flashcard 3: Which spp. of Streptococcus viridans causes subacute endocarditis?_____
Answer: Streptococcus sanguinis
Flashcard 4: Streptococcus pyogenes is also known as _____
Answer: group A strep (GAS)
Flashcard 5: Gas gangrene
Answer: Clostridium perfringens
Extra: alpha toxin causes myonecrosis and hemolysis
Flashcard 6: Clostridium perfringens
Answer: +
Extra: bacilli anerobe gangrene alpha toxin
Flashcard 7: Clostridium botulinum
Answer: +
Extra: bacilli anerobe botulism, floppy baby syndrome botulinum toxin
Flashcard 8: Clostridium tetani
Answer: +
Extra: bacilli anerobe tetanus tetanospasmin
Flashcard 9: _____, _____, and _____ are important spore-forming Gram-positive bacteria found in soil.
Answer: Bacillus anthracis
Flashcard 10: diptheria
Answer: Corynebacterium diptheriae
Extra: exotoxin inhibits protein synthesis pseudomembraneous pharyngitis, lymphadenopathy, myocarditis, arrhythmias
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