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The classical USMLE question describing a case of Chronic Granulomatous Disease and then asking you what other infection is the patient liable to get.
Of course you should be thinking of all of the catalase positive microorganisms.
Here's a mnemonic
SPACE
Also some others are Catalase positive
Of course you should be thinking of all of the catalase positive microorganisms.
Here's a mnemonic
SPACE
- Staphylococci (important not confuse it with streptococci)
- Pseudomonas aeroginosa
- Aspergillus fumigatus
- Candida
- Enterobacteriaceae (specially Klebsiella and Serratia both of which can cause pneumonia and UTI)
Also some others are Catalase positive
- Nisseria (Gonorrhea & Meningitidis)
- Vibrio
- Nocardia
- Campylobacter & Helicobacter
- Gardnerella vaginalis
- Pseudomonas cepacia
- Mycobacterium Tebeculosis also produce a heat sensitive catalase ( active only in body temperature ) so it become catalase negative at 68.0 "F