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Gram (+) bacteria: Stripper Michal (Streptococcus,
Mycobacterium) Lifting Prayers (Listeria, Propionibacterium)
Baring Confessions (Bacillus, Corynebacterium) Cleanse
Ladies' (Clostridium, Lactobacillus) Erotic Acts
(Erysipelothrix, Actinomyces) Frank Hopkins: Copyright ©
2001. All rights reserved. May 13,
2001 __________________________________________________________ Gram
(-) organisms: 3 - Escaping Klondike Promises (Escherichia,
Klebsiella, Proteus) 3 - She Sensed Satisfaction (Shigella,
Serratia, Salmonella) 3 - Having Virtuously Endured (Hafnia,
Vibrio, Enterobacter) 3 - City Active Psychos (Citrobacter,
Actinobacillus, Pseudomonas) 4 - French Yellow Bordello
Splendors (Francisella, Yersinia, Bordetella, Spirillum*) 3 -
Startled Morose Spectators (Streptobacillus, Moraxella,
Spirochetes*) 3 - Calling King's Calvary (Cardiobacterium,
Kingella, Campylobacter) 3 - Having Eighty Legions (Haemophilus,
Eikenella, Legionella) *Spirillum and Spirochetes are G(-)
spiral organisms. Frank Hopkins: Copyright © 2001. All rights
reserved. May 13,
2001 __________________________________________________________ Staphylococcus
aureus: “C-O-A-T-S” C-Coagulase (+) O-Oil paint appearance
of colonies A-Agglutinogen A = protein A toxin T-Three
Toxin-mediated
diseases: -Staphylococcal
food poisoning (2-6
hr) -Staphylococcal
Toxic Shock Syndrome (STSS) -
TSST-1 -Staphylococcal
Scalded Skin Syndrome (SSSS) S-Staphylococcal skin and soft
tissue infections Harsh Sharma, MD: Copyright © 2001. All
rights reserved. March 26,
2001 ___________________________________________________________ Criteria
for the diagnosis of staphylococcal toxic shock
syndrome: “(M)ost (F)requently TSST” M-Macular
Erythrodermic Rash (Sunburn Rash) F-Fever >38.9°C
(102°F) T-at least Three of organ systems involved: CNS, GI,
renal, hepatic, muscular, mucous,
haematologic S-Systolic BP <90 (adults) S-Soles and Palms
desquamated T-Throat, blood, or CSF cultures (-) Harsh
Sharma, MD: Copyright © 2001. All rights reserved. March 26,
2001 ___________________________________________________________ Streptococcus
pyogenes: “L-A-M-P” L-Lancefield classification A-A
group M-M protein (Major surface protein) P-Pharyngitis, most
common childhood infection Harsh Sharma, MD: Copyright ©
2001. All rights reserved. March 26,
2001 ___________________________________________________________ Streptococcus:
Causative organism of N-I-P-P-L-E-S N-Necrotizing
fasciitis/myositis I-Impetigo P-Pharyngitis P-Pneumonia L-Lymphangitis E-Erysipelas,
cellulitis S-Scarlet fever, Streptococcal TSS Harsh
Sharma, MD: Copyright © 2001. All rights reserved. March 26,
2001 ___________________________________________________________ Streptococcus
pneumoniae: “COB QID” (Capsule Of B-lactam
QID) C-Capsulated lanceolate diplococci O-Optochin
sensitivity++ B-Bile salt solubility Q-Quellung reaction
positive (Quellung = swelling) I-IgA protease aids in
colonization D-Draughtsmen appearance of colonies on BA (ß-lactam
abx are DOC) DOC-Drugs Of Choice Harsh Sharma, MD:
Copyright © 2001. All rights reserved. March 26,
2001 ___________________________________________________________ Streptococcus
viridans: “Vitrines have No Body
Odor” Vitrines-Viridans No... Body-no Bile salt
solubility Odor-no Optochin sensitivity S. Levine, MD,
PhD: Copyright © 2001. All rights reserved. March 26,
2001 ___________________________________________________________ Gram-positive
non-spore forming rods: Rods resemble
L-A-N-C-E-S L-Listeria A-Actinomyces N-Nocardia C-Corynebacterium E-Erysipelothrix S-Streptomyces
-> Streptomycin Frank Hopkins: Copyright © 2001. All
rights reserved. February 1,
2001 ___________________________________________________________ Gram-positive
non-spore forming rods: Good(+) divining Rods prevent:
"Accidental Erosions Lifting Northern Coal Stacks." G(+)
Rods A-Actinomyces E-Erysipelothrix L-Listeria N-Nocardia C-Corynebacterium S-Streptomyces
-> Streptomycin Frank Hopkins: Copyright © 2001. All
rights reserved. January 31,
2001 ___________________________________________________________ The
first two mnemonics are modifications of well-known
mnemonics. -Gram-positive, spore-forming, rods: Bacillus and
Clostridium Some love stay home
forming spores: Basically
Claustrophilic (Bacilli and Clostridia) -Other
gram-positive rods: Others love
to belong:
C-L-A-N C-Corynebacterium L-Listeria A-Actinomyces N-Nocardia or
alternatively: C-Corynebacterium L-Listeria E-Erysipelothrix A-Actinomyces N-Nocardia S-Streptomyces
-> Streptomycin Sung H. Kim: Copyright © 2000. All rights
reserved. September 20,
2000 ___________________________________________________________ All
species within the Enterobacteriaceae family are gram-negative
enteric bacilli and are facultative anaerobes that can ferment
glucose to acid. “When microorganisms compete with humans for
glucose, they are Nasty
CURSESS." Nasty-Neisseria
(N. gonorrhoeae and N.
meningitides) C-Curved:
Vibrio and C-Campylobacter
species UR-Urease-positive
SE-Serratia SS-Salmonella,
Shigella Urease(+): Y. enterocolitica, Y. pseudotuberculosis,
P. mirabilis, P. vulgaris, M. morgani Sung H. Kim: Copyright
© 2000. All rights reserved. September 20,
2000 ___________________________________________________________ Clinically
significant Anaerobes – "A Closed Box For
Pepsi." A-Actinomyces
G+
C-Clostridia-
G+ B-Bacteroides
G- For
– Fusobacterium
G- Pepsi
– Peptostreptococci G+ Sung H. Kim: Copyright © 2000. All
rights reserved. September 20,
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