Microorganisms PA20319

Is Staphylococcus aureus gram positive or negative?

Positive

Examples of Staphylococci aureus skin infections?

Opportunistic infections boils impetigo cellulitis

Examples of Staphylococci aureus soft tissue?

Boils impetigo cellulitis gangrene

Examples of Staphylococci aureus Infections?

Wound infection Blood Stream infections meningitis pneumonia descending UTI endocarditis MRSA

Infections caused by Staphylococci sp?

Conjunctivitis

Is Streptococcus pyogenes gram positive or gram negative?

Positive Group A GAS

Streptococcus pyogenes Skin and Soft tissue infections?

Impetigo, cellulitis, gangrene

Streptococcus pyogenes infections?

Throat infections Scarlett fever blood stream infections

Is Streptococcus pneumoniae gram positive or negative?

Positive

Streptococcus pneumoniae Infections?

Pneumonia, bronchitis acute otitis media meningitis blood stream infections

Is Streptococcus Sp. gram positive or negative

Positive

Streptococcus Sp. Infections?

Conjunctivitis Group B GBS common in vagina newborn infections

Streptococcus mutans infections?

Dental cavities, can lead to endocarditis

Is Enterococcus faecalis gram positive or negative?

Positive

Enterococcus faecalis Infections?

Opportunistic infections, blood stream infections, endocarditis

Is Clostridium difficile gram positive or negative?

Positive

Clostridium difficile Infections?

Opportunistic GIT infections following oral broad spectrum antibiotic use Spore forming

Is Mycoplasma pneumoniae gram positive or negative?

Atypical

Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections?

LRT Atypical pneumonia

Is mycobacterium tuberculosis gram positive or negative?

Not classified

Mycobacterium tuberculosis infections?

Atypical cell wall mycolic layer Tuberculosis LRT Latent

Is Neisseria Meningitidis gram positive or negative?

Negative

Neisseria Meningitidis Infections?

Meningitis

Is Haemophilus influenzae gram-positive or negative?

Negative

Haemophilus influenzae Infections?

Meningitis acute otitis media pneumonia bronchitis

Haemophilus Sp. Infections?

Conjunctivitis

Is Escherichia coli gram positive or negative?

Negative

Escherichia coli infections?

Family Enterobacteriaceae, UTI GIT infections blood stream infections

Is Pseudomonas aeruginosa gram positive or negative?

Negative

Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections?

Opportunistic infections, UTI RTI GIT Skin and Soft tissue infections blood stream infections

Is Klebsiella pneumoniae gram positive or negative?

Negative

Klebsiella pneumoniae infections?

Family Enterobacteriaceae, Pneumonia

Is Campylobacter jejuni gram positive or negative?

Negative

Campylobacter jejuni Infections

Food poisoning Self limiting diarrhoea

Is Salmonella enterica gram positive or negative?

Negative

Salmonella enterica infections?

Self limiting diarrhoea Typhoid fever

Is Vibrio cholerae gram positive or gram negative?

Negative

Vibrio cholerae infections?

Cholera

Is Helicobacter pylori Gram positive or negative?

Negative

Helicobacter pylori

Gastric Ulcers

Is Chalmydia trachomatis gram positive or negative?

Atypical

Chalmydia trachomatis infections?

STI Conjunctivitis - Obligate intracellular

Is Borrelia burgdorferi gram-positive or gram-negative?

Atypical spiral

Borrelia burgdorferi infections?

Lyme disease

What is Saccharomyces cerevisiae?

yeast

Saccharomyces cerevisiae Uses?

Food production, pharmaceutical products

What is Candida albicans?

Yeast

Candida albicans Infections?

Opportunistic infections of mouth and GIT often following broad spectrum antibiotics Vaginal thrush systemic infections

What is trichophyton sp.?

Fungus

trichophyton sp. infections?

Dermatophyte infections of skin nails and hair ringworm

What is Aspergillus spp.?

Mould

Aspergillus spp. infections?

Aspergillosis

What is Cryptococcus sp.?

Yeast

Cryptococcus sp. Infections?

Pulmonary CNS (meningitis)

What is Histoplasma sp.?

Fungus

Histoplasma sp. infections?

Pulmonary, disseminated

What is plasmodium falciparum?

Protozoa

Plasmodium falciparum infections?

Malaria

Influenza infections

Endemic, epidemic and pandemic influenza

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) causes?

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)