Haemophilus influenzae Characteristics
- Gram-Negative
- Coccobacilli
- PRP Capsule in Type B
- Positive Quellung Reaction
- IgA Protease
- Chocolate Agar
- Factor V is NAD
- Factor X is Hematin
- Staph Aureus Provides Factor V
Neisseria gonorrhoeae Characteristics
- Gram Negative
- Diplococci
- Chocolate Agar
- Thayer-Martin Media
- VPN
- Oxidase Positive
- Glucose Fermenting
- Pilus
- Opa Surface Protein
- Rapid Antigenic Variation
- IgA Protease
Neisseria Meningitidis
- Gram-Negative
- Diplococci
- Chocolate Agar
- Thayer-Martin Media
- VPN
- Oxidase-Positive
- Maltose Fermentation
- Glucose Fermentation
- Endotoxin
- Lipooligosaccharide (LOS) in Membrane
- Polysaccharide Capsule
- IgA Protease
- Waterhouse Friderichsen Syndrome
- Adrenal Insufficiency
- Petechial Rash
- Ceftriaxone
- Rifampin Prophylaxis
Bordetella pertussis
- Gram-Negative
- Coccobacillus
- Bordet-Gengou Agar
- ADP Ribosylating AB Toxin
- Inhibits Gi to cause Increase in cAMP
- Lymphocytosis
- Increase in Insulin
- Catarrhal Phase is Infectious Period
- Paroxysmal Phase is Symptomatic Period
- Whooping Cough
- Macrolides
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
- Gram-Positive
- Bacillus
- Exotoxin
- ADP Ribosylation of Elongation Factor 2
- Beta Prophage
- Lysogeny
- Tellurite Agar
- Chinese Letters
- Metachromatic Blue Red Granules
- Aniline Stains Deeply Methylene Blue
- Pseudomembranous Pharyngitis
- Lymphadenopathy
- Myocarditis
- Polyneuritis
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Characteristics
- Mycolic Acid Cell Wall
- Acid-fast
- Carbolfuchsin Stain Red
- Lowenstein-Jensen Agar
- Serpentine Cord Factor
- Primary TB
- Caseating Granuloma
- Ghon Focus
- Hilar Lymph Nodes
- Ghon Complex
- Reactivation TB
- Reactivation in Apex
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Disease
- Fever
- Night Sweats
- Weight Loss
- Hemoptysis
- Extrapulmonary Disease
- Addison's Disease
- CNS
- Liver
- Kidneys
- GI
- Bones
- Pott's Disease
Mycoplasma Pneumoniae
- No Cell Wall and No Gram Stain
- Cholesterol Membrane
- Eaton's Agar
- Mulberry Colonies
- Atypical pneumonia
- Military Recruits
- Cold IgM Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia
- Erythema Multiforme
- Tetracycline
- Erythromycin
E. coli Overview
- Gram-Negative
- Bacillus
- Purple Colony with Metallic Green Sheen
- Lactose-Fermenting
- Pink on MacConkey Agar
- Diarrhea
- Lipid A Septic Shock
- P Pili Pyelonephritis and Cystitis
- K Capsule Neonatal Meningitis
- K Capsule Pneumonia
- H Antigen Flagella
Legionella Characteristics
- Bacillus
- Poor Gram Stain
- Charcoal Yeast with Iron and Cysteine
- Silver Stain
- Water Sources
- Smokers and Heavy Drinkers
- Detect Antigen in Urine
Fungi Basic Characteristics
- Hyphae
- Mycelium
- Septa
- Chitin
- Saprophytic
- Digestive Enzymes
- Sexual Reproduction
- Haploid Spores
- Yeast Budding