1-27 Mycobacteria Flashcards
eradication of TB seemed possible until
AIDS
describe the implications of mycobacteria’s slow growth
delays in vitro culture, defeats some antibiotics that target rapidly growing cells
gram stain of mycobacteria?
poorly due to mycolic acid cell wall structure (fatty)
how do you stain mycobacteria?
acid-fast.
gram + are acid fast -, myocbacteria are gram - acid fast +
transmission of TB?
almost always through lung inhalation to lymph nodes, kidneys, bones, and CNS by hematogenous spread
to GI from swallowing infected sputum.
response of immunocompetent host vs immunosuppressed
immunocompetent - raises strong CMI response, holding infection at latent stage for decades
reactivation
describe the spread of TB through the body
hematogenous spread through infected trojan horse macrophages
activated ones clear it, cd8 cells kill infected macrophages and establish granulomas to contain infection
describe classic pulmonary TB
what to look for?
75%. cough, weight loss (consumption), fever, night sweats, hemoptysis, chest pain.
check sputum and x-ray. should see pink (Acid fast) rod chains in sputum.
describe extrapulmonary manifestations of TB
generally reactivations - scrofula in neck, genitourinary, CNS( meningitis or abscesses), skeletal (long bone or spine), GI(rare)
TB in pediatric patients
must have been recently aquired, watch for miliary & meningitis (deadly)
determine exposure to TB via
TST (injection under skin) and/or IGRA. perform abx resistance testing as soon as cultures grow
how to treat tb?
directly observed therapy with 4+ drug regimine including isoniazid.
Isolate patient for 2 weeks
describe the TB vaccine
live, attenuated M.Bovis used abroad, not un US. Not cost-effective here, can create weak-moderate false positive TST
most helpful factors for reducing incidence of TB in a population?
good diet, housing.
latent cases not infections
atypical mycobacteria are…
environmentally acquired infections tthat cause neither TB nor leprosy
