Microbiology - Streptococcus and Enterococcus

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• Fever rheumatic staph flash cards diseases s pyogenes
• Describe pharyngitis strep throat  precedes s pyogenes diseases
• High describe scarlet fever caused s pyogenes  a
• Heart fever describe rheumatic disease rheumatic fatal complication s
• Kidney urine describe post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis disease complication s.pyogenes
• Describe necrotizing fasciitis aka streptococcal gangrene/flesh eating disease
• Describe streptococcal toxic shock syndrome caused s pyogenes
• Skin describe erysipelas infection upper layers distinct margin
• S pyogenes describe bacteraemia septicaemia forms infection disseminates
• Group identifying features streptococcus pyogenes characteristic beta haemolytic
• Identifying features viridans streptococci characteristic species groups anginosus
• Cells human breakdown virulence m host phagocytosis tissues
• Reservoir s pyogenes upper respiratory tract urt
• S pyogenes transmitted respiratory droplets skin involved growth
• Immunity s pyogenes symptomless short term colonization urt
• S pyogenes treated penicillin strains susceptible erythromycin allergic
• Poor vaccination against  s pyogenes effective vaccines  explanations
• Mortality leading neonatal diseases streptococcus agalactiae neonates infectious
• Group b identifying features streptococcus agalactiae characteristic beta
• Virulence factors streptococcus agalactiae capsule major inhibits phagocytosis
• Specific immunity s immune response agalactiae protects infection
• Tract reservoir s agalactiae mother commensal healthy women
• S agalactiae transmitted contact birth
• Mothers antibiotics live births s agalactiae prevented treated
• Vaccination s agalactiae poor interest screening treatment effective
• Diseases viridans streptococci endocarditis leading bacteraemia abscesses, pneumonia meningitis
• Virulence factors viridans streptococci capsule lancefield antigens)  biofilms
• Teeth describe dental caries streptococcus mutans viridans streptococci
• Viridans streptococci s mutans treated prevented dental caries
• Diseases streptococcus pneumoniae meningitis intense headache fever sensitivity
• Viridans identifying features streptococcus pneumoniae characteristic pneumococcal diseases
• Factors immune virulence streptococcus pneumoniae  symptoms host’s response
• Immune streptococcus pneumoniae capsular polysaccharides induce antibodies giving
• Pneumococcal vaccine conjugate vaccination streptococcus pneumoniae based capsular
• Reservoir streptococcus pneumoniae upper respiratory tract urt months
• Streptococcus pneumoniae transmitted respiratory tract fluids colonizes urt
• Penicillins streptococcus pneumoniae treated intravenous effective cases cephalosporin
• Infections infections  diseases enterococcus spp hospital acquired opportunistic
• Identifying features enteroccus spp previously streptococcus lancefield group
• Resistance virulence factors enterococcus spp limited adhesins cytolysins
• Enterococcus spp prevented transmission control practices isolation hand
• Enterococcus spp treated difficult antibiotics ineffective combination therapy

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