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WorksheetsStaphylococci
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 6mins
All Staphylococci are aerobes
True
False
All Staphylococci are halophiles
True
False
Which of the following enterotoxins are heat stable?
A-F
G-J
Enterotoxin B
A, B and D only
Which of the following enterotoxins activates the immune system aggresively?
B
F
Both
Neither
Causes menstruating-associated TSS
B
F
Both
Neither
Cytolytic toxin/s
Panton-Valentine Leukocidin
Hemolysins
SLO
All of the above
None of the above
Binds to Fc portion of IgG causing neutralization and blockage of phagocytosis
Protein A
Protein M
Both
Neither
Dissolves clot causing spread of infection
Staphylokinase
Hyaluronidase
Lipase
Coagulase
Large pustules surrounded by a small zone of erythema
Furuncles
Folliculitis
Carbuncles
Bullous impetigo
Extension of folliculitis
Carbuncles
Impetigo
Boils
All of the above
Causes Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis
S. aureus
S. epidermidis
S. saprophyticus
None of the above
Oxacillin resistance is caused by
mecA gene
Coagulase
Slime layer
None of the above
Natural habitat of Staphylococcus that causes UTI in sexually active females
Vagina
Penis
Rectum
Nares
Describes Staphylococcus lugdunensis, except
mecA gene
Nosocomial infection
Slide coagulase +
Community-acquired infection
Vancomycin resistant
S. haemolyticus
S. aureus
S. lugdunensis
S. saprophyticus
Important for Staphylococcus for their survival in sebaceous areas of the body
M Protein
DNAse
Lipase
Enterotoxin
Stimulates Vagus Nerve to induce vomiting and diarrhea
Enterotoxin A
Enterotoxin B
Enterotoxin C
Enterotoxin D
All of the above
Heat stable up to 100C for 1 hour
Enterotoxin A
Enterotoxin B
Enterotoxin C
Enterotoxin D
None of the above
Tube coagulase test positive
S. aureus
S. saprophyticus
S. epidermidis
All of the above
Novobiocin stable
S. aureus
S. epidermidis
S. saprophyticus
None of the above
