Who am I? Bacterial Pathogens - Statistics

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  • The average score is 6 of 10
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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%
I am oxidase(+), catalase(+), motile, opportunistic in burn patients and otitis externa and can display a metallic sheen on agar. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
80%
I am β-hemolytic, PYR (+), susceptible to penicillin and bacitracin sensitive. Streptococcus pyogenes
73%
I am β-hemolytic, CAMP(+), hippurase(+), the leading cause of neonatal sepsis and meningitis, and catalase(-). Streptococcus agalactiae
67%
I am rarely pathogenic, catalase(+), oxidase(+), and display a tetrad formation under a gram-stain. Micrococcus spp.
60%
I am never normal flora, a clinical cause of dysentery, non-motile, and often travel-associated. Shigella spp.
60%
I am normal flora on the skin and mucous membranes, responsible for catheter-related bloodstream infections and am catalase(-). Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci
53%
I am indole(-), H2S (+), Gelatinase (+), and often display swarming motility. Proteus mirabilis
53%
I am the leading bacterial cause of diarrhea, associated with Guillain-Barré syndrome, display darting motility and hippurate(+). Campylobacter jejuni
47%
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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