Clinical Microbiology Review (GPC & Media)

Name that Bacteria 1

100

Staph species are often seen in what morphological arrangement:

Clusters

200

This Staph spp is often seen in young women that are Sexually active:

Staph. saprophyticus

300

This Staph spp. is positive for both bound and free coagulase:

Staph. aureus

400

This Strep spp. is PYR+ and Bacitracin susceptible:

S. pyogenes

500

This opportunistic Staph spp. can at times cause infections from Catheters due to the capsule that surrounds this organism:

S. epidermidis

Grab bag

100

Term that describes organisms which require increased CO2 environment for growth.

What is capnophilic?

200

This Strep spp. group is PYR+ and is seen in women causing UTI.

Enterococcus spp

300

This GPC is alpha hemolytic and is Optochin susceptible:

S. pneumoniae

400

This enzyme inactivates those antibiotics with a Beta-lactam ring structure. Seen in MRSA.

What is Beta-lactamase?

500

This gene codes for the production of PBP2A protein seen in active MRSA?

mecA

You Oughta Know your Media

100

What is the name of the broth used to aid in the recovery of group b strep:

LIM/Todd Hewitt

200

This type of media contains high levels of salt and selects of for Vibrio spp.

TCBS agar

300

This media is always included in respiratory setups to recover Neisseria meningitidis or Haemophilus influenzae.

What is Chocolate agar?

400

This media is used to isolate Neisseria sp from sites with normal flora.

What is Thayer Martin or Martin Lewis agar?

500

This media is an egg based media used to cultivate mycobacteria spp.

Lowenstein-Jensen (LJ)

Name that Bacteria 2

100

This staph species is seen in tetrads on gram stain and is biochemical positive for the modified oxidase test:

Micrococcus spp.

200

This Staph spp. can bee seen as beta hemolytic on BAP:

S. aureus/S.lugdunensis

300

This staph spp. is positive for DNASE:

S. aureus

400

This Strep spp. would be positive for Hippurate:

S. agalactiae

500

This group of GPC's are Novobiocin susceptible and DNase negative:

Coag neg staph

Test your ID IQ

100

3% H2O2 is used for this test to __________ and what is its purpose.

What is the Catalase test used to distinguish Staph from Strep?

200

This test checks for capsular swelling

Quelling test

300

This test method is performed on Beta hemolytic strep checking for the polysaccharide antigens in the bacterial cell wall:

Lancefield grouping

400

This test is used to detect S. agalactiae and is performed by streaking S. aureus perpendicular to the streak of the test organism:

CAMP test

500

This Staph spp. is known to be ODC+ and PYR+:

S. lugdunensis