STI and Genital Infections
Unusual 1
Unusual 2
Wounds and Anaerobes
Viruses
100

General term for an infection of the female reproductive organs, especially the uterus and fallopian tubes

pelvic inflammatory disease

100

Based on the image seen here, what is the causative agent? 

Borrelia burgdorferi

100

Causative agent of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

Rickettsia rickettsii

100

This term is usually applied to wounds. 

Polymicrobial 

100

Virus is classified into subgroups based on H and N proteins, and has the ability to perform antigenic shifts and drifts. 

Influenza A

200

Sexually transmitted infection that has periods of latency in the lumbosacral ganglion. 

Herpes simplex virus 2

200

Gram positive rod, sporeformer, "Medusa head colonies," non-hemolytic, non-motile

Bacillus anthracis

200

What is the causative agent and vector for murine or endemic typhus? 

Rickettsia typhi 

flea

200

Gram negative rod, fermenter, oxidase positive, no growth on MAC media

Pasteurella multocida

200

Causes pulmonary syndrome that presents with mild flu-like symptoms and rapidly progresses to pulmonary edema. Transmitted by mouse droppings. 

Hantavirus 

Sin Nombre virus 

300

Causative agent of trachoma, the world's leading cause of blindness

Chlamydia trachomatis

300

Gram positive rod, non-sporeformer, catalase negative, H2S positive, non-motile

Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae

300

Based on the image seen here, what is the causative agent?

Ehrlichia chaffeenis

Human monocytes ehrlichiosis

300

Gram positive rod, sporeformer, reverse CAMP test positive, positive for lecithinase, negative for lipase

Clostridium perfringens

300

Causative agent of chicken pox and shingles

Varicella Zoster virus

400

Based on the gram stain seen here, what is the causative agent for this patient's infection? 

Haemophilus ducreyi

400

Gram positive rod, non-sporeformer, linked to urine cultures, rapid urease positive

Corynebacterium urealyticum

400

Infection caused by exposure to animal products, such as non-pasteurized milk or birthing fluids, non-specific symptoms that can progress to lung disease or liver failure, intracellular organism. 

Coxiella burnetii 

Q fever

400

Gram positive rod, branching, non-sporeformer, causative agent of lumpy jaw syndrome

Actinomyces israelii 

400

Causative agent of smallpox

Variola virus

500

The following stain was obtained from large, beefy genital lesions. What is the patient's condition? 

Donovanosis

Causative agent Klebsiella granulomatis 

500

Name the virulence factors for Bacillus anthracis. 

Capsule
Protective factor
Edema factor
Lethal factor

500

Trench fever
Transmitted by lice
Bacillary angiomatosis

Bartonella quintana 

500

Gram negative rod, sensitive to bile, pigment production that is more readily viewed on KVLB media. 

Prevotella spp. 

500

Hemorrhagic disease, transmitted by mice in areas of Africa, Can be passed person-to-person once contracted

Lassa virus