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Virulence

Staphylococcus and Related Staphylococcus aureus Mannitol Salt Coagulase, toxins, teichoic, protein A, MSCRAMM
Gram-Positive Cocci Coagulase-Negative Staph Mannitol Salt
Streptococcus pyogenes (A) Antigen detection, PCR Teichoic acid, SMASHED, toxins, adheres
Streptococcus agalactiae (B) PCR PYR negative Capsule- phagocyte escape
Streptococcus and Enterococcus Streptococcus pneumoniae Gram stain sputum, blood agar Teichoic
(capnophilic), 100% in CSF
Enterococcus PYR positive Teichoic
B. anthracis Direct fluorescent Antibody Culture, Microscopy of blood
Bacillus
B. cereus Microscopy, culture
Mycobacterium tuberculosis PCR, PPD Acid-fast
Mycobacterium leprae Culture, Antibody detection, PPD Acid-fast
Mycobacterium and Related
Acid-Fast Bacteria Mycobacterium avium Compl Lowenstein-Jensen (selective for
mycobacteria), Acid-fast,
Nocardia BCYE
Treponema pallidum Direct fluorescent Antibody, Darkfield No culture,

Spirochetes Borrelia Antigen detection, PCR, Antibody in Wright-Giemsa,


CSF, ELISA
Leptospira Antibody, Agglutination test Culture blood or CSF in first week
Mycoplasma /Ureaplasma Mycoplasma pneumoniae PCR, Microscopy, Antibody (EIA)
Haemophilus (3 types) Antigen test for type B Chocolate agar
Haemophilus and Related Aggregatibacter
Bacteria: Pasteruellaceae
Pasterurella multocida
Escherichia coli MacConkey sorbitol (STEC) , resistant Type III, endotoxin
to bile
Enterobacteriaceae Salmonella XLD (selective, differential) Type III, endotoxin
Shigella XLD Type III, endotoxin
Yersinia Cold culture Type III, endotoxin
Vibrio cholerae Immunoassay- toxin Blood agar, MacConkey, 1% NaCL
(halophilic)- differentiate from
Enterobacteriaceae Microscopy early
Vibrio parahaemolyticus Blood agar, MacConkey, 1% NaCL
Vibrio and Related Bacteria (halophilic)- differentiate from
Enterobacteriaceae Microscopy early
Vibrio vulnificus Immunoassay- toxin Blood agar, MacConkey, 1% NaCL
(halophilic)- differentiate from
Enterobacteriaceae Microscopy early
Pseudomonas, Related Bact. Pseudomonas aeruginosa Green pigment, beta hemolysis
Campylobacter Antigen detection
Campylobacter and Helicobacter Helicobacter pylori Antigen detection, Antibody, Urease
breath test
Bordtella pertussis PCR, Antibody
Bartonella Henselae Blood or chocolate agar
Miscellaneous Gram-Negative Brucella Serology Blood, bone marrow on blood agar
Rods
Francisella tularensis Serology Cysteine-supplemented
Legionella pneumophila PCR sputum, seroconversion 6 months BCYE Intracellular growth
Clostridium C. botulinum Antigen detection, Toxin A- infant,
Toxin B- adult in stool
C. difficile PCR- A,B; EIA-A
C. perfingens Blood agar, double zone of hemolysis
C. tetani Anti-toxin neutralization, not enough Blood agar anearobically
toxin for AB response
Bacteroides fragilis MALDI, Anaerobic culture
Lactobaccilus
Non-sporing Anaerobes
Actinomyces
Proprionibacterium
C. trachomatis PCR be careful of inhibitors, Antigen Wright-Giemsa
detection
Chlamydia Chlamydia pneumoniae PCR Wright-Giemsa
C. psittaci Antibody detection, Wright-Giemsa
Listeria monocytogenes Gram stain CSF
Listeria and Related Bacteria
Corynebacterium diphtheriae PCR for exotoxin, Cystein-tellurite, Blood agar
Neisseria gonorrhoeae PCR, CSF prior to antibiotic Chocolate agar, Thayer martin, MAC, LOS, IgA
Neisseria and Related Genera
Neisseria meningitidis Chocolate agar, Thayer martin,
Rickettsia rickettssii Antibody Wright-Giemsa
Rickettsia akari Antibody Wright-Giemsa
Rickettsia Rickettsia prowazekii R. typhi Antibody Wright-Giemsa
Echrlichia and Anaplasma Ehrlichia chaffeensis Antibody
Anaplasma phagocytophilum Antibody
Coxiella burnetii Antibody

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