STAPH QUIZ

All of the following are gram positive cocci except:

• Rothia

• Alloiococcus

• Clostridium

• None of the above

Can cause UTI in young sexually active females

• S. intermedius

• S. epidermidis

• S. saprophyticus

Heat stable exotoxins that cause diarrhea and vomiting

Scalded Skin Syndrome aka as:

Permitting the spread of bacteria during infection

• Coagulase

• Hyaluronidase

• Lipase

Was first described and was associated with women using highly absorbent tampons

All of the following are true about food poisoning, except:

• cause by Streptococcus

• cause by Staphylococcus

• symptoms rapidly appear approximately 2-8 hrs, after ingestion

• None of the above

Staphylococcus aureus

• Catalase positive / Coagulase positive/ Pinpoint colonies

• Catalase positive / Coagulase negative/ Pinhead colonies

• Catalase positive/ Beta hemolytic/ 3 um in diameter after 22 hours of incubation

• Catalase positive/ Beta hemolytic/ 8 um in diameter after 48 hours of incubation

Staphylococcus saprophyticus

• Novobiocin resistant ( >16 mm)

• Novobiocin susceptible (<16 mm)

• Either

• Neither

Media used for Staph spp.

• MHA

• MHA with 2-4 NaCl (for Oxacillin MIC)

• Either

• Neither