CBIC Study Cards
Acid Fast Bacteria - ANS-Also a differential stain, waxy material in their cell.
MTB
Bacilli - ANS-Rod shaped bacteria
Bacillus Anthraces - ANS-Gram positive Bacilli Causes Anthrax, naturally in nature, can
be aerolyzed, causes severe pneumonia
Bacillus anthracis (anthrax) - ANS-Ciprofloxacin
Tetracycline/doxycycline
Penicilline G/Amoxicillin
Prophylaxis using one antibiotic
Box Car shaped Anthrax, skin disease, Bioterrorisam.
aerosolysed,
BCG - ANS-Bacillus Calmette Guerin vaccine not rec. for HCW
Bordetella Pertussis - ANS-incubation 7-10 days. Catarrhal stage- low grd fever, mild
cough, runny nose. Paroxysmal stage- whooping cough, apnea, vomiting 1-6 weeks.
Culture- 100% specific for ID of the org.
Borrelia Burgdorferi - ANS-Lyme Disease- occurs in all regions of US esp southeast.
fever, fatigue, chills, large annular lesions.
Burkholderia - ANS-Environmental Gram Negative Bacilli
Legionella pneumophila- water system issues and prevention of waterborne pathogens.
Burkholderia- found in soil and water. B. Capacia- are often resistant to common
antibiotics. B. Cepacia was 1st considered pseudomonas Cepacia complex orgs. assoc
w/accelerated decline in pulmonary function.
Multistate outbreak of BCC- saline flushes, CHG mouthwashes.
Coag neg staph - ANS-readily on many different media,
most commonly sheep blood apgar
Coagulase Test - ANS-S. aureus produces coagulase, an enzyme like protein that clots
by activating prothrombin to form thrombin .
, S aureus strains- coag pos.
Staph spp causing infecs are coag neg.
Cocci - ANS-Sphere shaped
Coccobacilli - ANS-Pasteurella- causes cat scratch fever, found in saliva of domestic
and wild animals.
Combination Hepatitis A/B Vaccine - ANS-inactivated
Corynebacterium diphtheria - ANS-causes diptheria, can penetrate the epithelium of
conjunctiva
Ecoli - ANS-food borne, incubation 3-4 days, most common cause of UTI. May become
resistant to Beta Lactamase drugs. except carbapenems.
Enteroccous faecium, Enterococci faecalis - ANS-Strep in chain
Gold Standard for diagnosing strep pharyngitis - ANS-Throat Culture
Rapid tests identify Grp A
Carbohydrate antigen by latex agglutation or enzyme immunoassay
Gram neg Bacilli - ANS-ALL STAIN RED
Gram Neg Bacilli Acinetobacter Baumanii - ANS-found in water and soil
Gram neg Bacilli Enterobacteriacea - ANS-Salmonella, Ecoli
Gram neg Bacilli Legionella - ANS-legionnaires disease, increased fever, diarrhea,
hypernatremia, linked to water distribution systems, water faucets, ice machines, water
for RT devices. Not AC- NOT IV sols.
Gram Neg Bacilli Yersenia Pestis - ANS-Coccobacillus, responsible for pneumonic
bubonic plague, droplet precautions
Gram Negative Bacteria - ANS-Cocci, Bacilli, Sporilli
Stains RED, thin layer of peptoglycan. Cell wall provides barrier to protect cell.
Gram negative Sprilli Bacteria - ANS-Helicobacer pylori, Borrelia burgdorferi