| Question | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| I am common normal flora in the upper respiratory tract, require both X & V factors to grow, and appear mucoid if encapsulated. | Haemophilus influenzae | 93%
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| I am oxidase(+), catalase(+), motile, opportunistic in burn patients and otitis externa and can display a metallic sheen on agar. | Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 80%
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| I am β-hemolytic, PYR (+), susceptible to penicillin and bacitracin sensitive. | Streptococcus pyogenes | 73%
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| I am β-hemolytic, CAMP(+), hippurase(+), the leading cause of neonatal sepsis and meningitis, and catalase(-). | Streptococcus agalactiae | 67%
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| I am rarely pathogenic, catalase(+), oxidase(+), and display a tetrad formation under a gram-stain. | Micrococcus spp. | 60%
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| I am never normal flora, a clinical cause of dysentery, non-motile, and often travel-associated. | Shigella spp. | 60%
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| I am normal flora on the skin and mucous membranes, responsible for catheter-related bloodstream infections and am catalase(-). | Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci | 53%
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| I am indole(-), H2S (+), Gelatinase (+), and often display swarming motility. | Proteus mirabilis | 53%
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| I am the leading bacterial cause of diarrhea, associated with Guillain-Barré syndrome, display darting motility and hippurate(+). | Campylobacter jejuni | 47%
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| I am transmitted by unpasteurized dairy products and animal contact, referred to as a “stealth pathogen”, and display slow growth upon culture. | Brucella spp. | 40%
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