| A | B |
|---|
| Gram + cocci in clusters, food poisoning - potato salad | Staphylococcus aureus |
| Gram + cocci in chains, alpha hemolytic | Streptococcus pneumoniae |
| Gram + cocci in chains, beta-hemolytic, Strep Throat | Streptococcus pyogenes |
| Gram + bacillus, diptheria | Corynebacterium diphtheria |
| Gram + bacillus, endospores, meats & gravy | Clostridium perfringens |
| Gram + bacillus, endospores, canned foods | Clostridium botulinum |
| Gram + bacillus, endospore, antibiotic-associated colitis | Clostridium difficile |
| Gram + bacillus, endospore, fried rice | Bacillus cereus |
| Gram – bacillus, pneumonia | Haemophilus influenzae |
| Gram – bacillus, HAI pneumonia | Klebsiella pneumonia |
| Gram – bacillus, typhoid fever | Salmonella typhi |
| Gram – bacillus. bacillary dysentery | Shigella dysenteriae |
| Gram – bacillus, whooping cough | Bordetella pertussis |
| Gram - bacillus, UTI | Escherichia coli (outside GI Tract) |
| Gram – bacillus; undercooked hamburger | Escherichia coli (EHEC) |
| Gram – bacillus; traveler's diarrhea | Escherichia coli (ETEC) |
| Gram – bacillus; similar to shigella | Escherichia coli (EIEC) |
| Gram – bacillus; similar to EHEC | Escherichia coli (EPEC) |
| Gram – bacillus; chronic diarrhea in infants | Escherichia coli (EAEC) |
| Gram – diplococci; STD & conjunctivitis in newborns | Neisseria gonorrhoeae |
| Acid-fast bacteria | Mycobacterium tuberculosis |
| No cell wall, cells tiny & all shapes; atypical pneumonia | Mycoplasma pneumonia |
| Gram stain not useful; Legionnaire's Disease | Legionella pneumophila |
| bacterial vaginosis; clue cells in wet prep | Gardnerella vaginalis |
| Gram - bacilli; intracellular parasite | Chlamydia trachomatis |
| Gram -, Comma-shaped/vibrio; cholera | Vibrio cholerae |
| Spirochete; syphillis | Treponema palladium |
| Spirilla (Gram -); gastric ulcers | Helicobacter pylori |
| Spirilla (Gram -); most common cause of diarrhea | Campylobacter jejuni |
| Sporozoan; water supply contamination | Cryptosporidium |
| Flagellate; contaminated water | Giardia lamblia |
| Ameoba; amoebic dystentery | Entamoeba histolytica |
| Flagellate; STD | Trichomonas vaginalis |
| Dimorphic Fungi; Ohio River Valley; pneumonia | Histoplasma capsulatum |
| Yeast;vaginitis; pseudohyphae in wet prep | Candida albicans |
| virus; fecal-oral spread; vaccine | Hepatitis A |
| virus; spread via blood; vaccine | Hepatitis B |
| virus; spread via blood; no vaccine | Hepatitis C |
| gastroenteritis; children | rotavirus |
| gastroenteritis; adults | norovirus |
| antigen shift | Influenza A |
| antigen drift | Influenza B & C |
