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Heart Bugs
Staphylococcus aureus Characteristics
- Characteristics
- Gram-Positive
- Cocci
- Catalase-Positive
- Coagulase-Positive
- Beta-Hemolytic
- Protein A Virulence Factor
- Inhibits Phagocytosis
- MRSA
- Resistant to Beta Lactams Due to Altered Penicillin Binding Proteins (PBPs)
2 mins
Staphylococcus epidermidis
- Characteristics
- Cocci
- Gram-Positive
- Catalase-Positive
- Urease-Positive
- Coagulase-Negative
- Novobiocin-Sensitive
- Component of Normal Skin Flora
- Infects Prosthetic Devices and IV Catheters
- Contaminates Blood Cultures
- Produces Adherent Biofilms
2 mins
Streptococcus viridans
- Characteristics
- Gram-Positive
- Cocci
- Catalase-Negative
- Alpha-Hemolytic
- Optochin-Resistant
- Not Bile Soluble
- Normal Flora of Oropharynx
- Synthesize Dextrans from Sucrose
- Disease
- Dental Caries
- Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis
2 mins
Streptococcus pyogenes Characteristics
- Characteristics
- Group A Streptococci (GAS)
- Gram-Positive
- Cocci
- Beta-Hemolytic
- Catalase-Negative
- Bacitracin-Sensitive
- Hyaluronic Acid Capsule
- Streptolysin O
- DNase
- Streptokinase
- Exotoxin A
- Pyrrolidonyl Arylamidase (PYR) Positive
2 mins
Enterococci
- Characteristics
- Gram-Positive Cocci
- Catalase Negative
- 6.5% NaCl
- Grows in Bile
- Normal Colonic Flora
- Signs and Symptoms
- Urinary Tract Infection
- Subacute Endocarditis
- Penicillin Resistant
- VRE (Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci)
2 mins
Bartonella henselae
- Characteristics
- Gram-Negative
- Pleomorphic
- Bacillus
- Signs and Symptoms
- Cat Scratch Fever
- Lymphadenopathy
- Bacillary Angiomatosis
- Patients with AIDS
- Mimics Kaposi Sarcoma
- Benign
- Reactive Arthritis
- Non-Caseating Granuloma
2 mins
Candida Albicans
- Fungi
- Yeast with Pseudohyphae at 20 Degrees C
- Germ Tube Formation at 37 Degrees C
- Pruritic Vaginitis
- White Cottage Cheese Discharge
- Fiery Red Mucosa
- Diabetics
- Antibiotic Use
- Esophageal Thrush in Immunocompromised
- Diaper Rash
- Endocarditis in IV Drug Users
2 mins
Coxsackievirus
- Characteristics
- Picornavirus
- Signs and Symptoms
- Coxsackie A
- Febrile Pharyngitis
- Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease
- Most Common Cause of Aseptic Meningitis
- Late Summer
- Coxsackie B
- Myocarditis
- Dilated Cardiomyopathy
- Type 1 Diabetes
2 mins
Parvovirus B19
- Characteristics
- DNA
- Single Stranded
- Linear
- Smallest DNA virus
- Non-enveloped
- Signs and Symptoms
- 5th Disease
- Slapped Cheek Rash in Children
- Erythema Infectiosum
- Hydrops Fetalis
- RBC aplasia
- Arthritis in Adults
- Aplastic Crisis in Sickle Cell
- Myocarditis
2 mins
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
- Characteristics
- 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
- Signs and Symptoms
- Pseudomembranous Pharyngitis
- Lymphadenopathy
- Myocarditis
- Polyneuritis
3 mins
Trypanosoma cruzi
- Pathophysiology
- Protozoa
- Triatomine Bug
- Kissing bug
- Painless bite
- Predominantly in South America
- Symptoms
- Chagas disease
- Romana's sign
- Dilated Cardiomyopathy
- Megacolon
- Megaesophagus
- Diagnosis
- Blood smear
- Treatment
- Nifurtimox
- Benznidazole
2 mins
Trypanosoma Brucei
- Characteristics
- Protozoa
- Trypanosoma Gambiense
- Trypanosoma Rhodesiense
- Tsetse Fly
- Disease
- Painful Bite
- African Sleeping Sickness
- Recurring Fever
- Capacity for Antigenic Variation
- Enlarged Lymph Nodes
- Encephalitis
- Treatment
- Suramin for Blood-Borne Disease
- Melarsoprol for CNS Penetration
2 mins
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