Staph and Strep

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bacalaureat Microbiology Mind Map on Staph and Strep, created by Caroline Oxford on 28/05/2013.
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Staph and Strep
  1. Staphylococci
    1. Gram +ive
      1. anaerobic
        1. Grape like clusters
          1. Normal flora of skin/nose
            1. Catalase +ive
      2. Straphylococcus Aureus
        1. Pneumonia,endocarditis, skin infections, Toxic shock syndrome
          1. Produces Enterotoxins
            1. Causes food poisoning from infected food
              1. Inhibits Phagacytosis
                1. Binds protein A to antigen, stops acctivation of phagocyte
            2. Antibiotic resistant (MRSA)
            3. Straphylococcus Epidermidis
              1. Normal skin flora
                1. Opportunist infections
                  1. shunts/catherters/heart valves
              2. Straphylococcus saprophyticus
                1. Urinary tract infections
              3. Streptococci
                1. Gram +ive
                  1. Chains or pairs
                    1. Catalase -ive
                      1. One or more species per group
                        1. Surface antigens
                          1. Lancefield (1930) classified beta strep according to carbohydrate on antigen
                            1. Lancefield groups A,B,C,F and G
                  2. Alpha
                    1. Blood agar; (Haemolysis) Erythrocytes partially lysed, leaves a green ring
                      1. Non Lancfield Groupable
                        1. Streptococci pneumoniae
                          1. Most comman cause of pneumonia. Can cause Meningitis in elderly and middle ear infections
                          2. Viridans
                            1. S. mutans
                              1. Produce acid, causes dental caries
                        2. Beta
                          1. Fully Haemolytic (haemolysis) Leaves clear ring
                            1. Group A
                              1. upper respitory tract, Pharyngitis
                                1. Surface M protein inhibits phagacytosis
                                  1. Exotoxins break down fibrin and Hyaluronic acid
                                    1. Means that it spreads through skin and connective tissue, causes, Cellulitis/necrotising
                                  2. Lancfield groups
                                  3. Group B
                                    1. Neonates; Septicaemia, Meningitis
                                      1. Adults; septaecemia and endocarditis
                                    2. Group C
                                      1. Pharyngitis (similar to group A)
                                      2. Group G
                                        1. Cellulitis and other skin infections
                                      3. Non Haemolytic
                                        1. Leaves no change in algar
                                          1. Most often belong to Lancfield group D
                                            1. Enterococci
                                              1. E. (S) faecalis
                                                1. Causes gastric problems and abcesses
                                                2. some resistance to PenV
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