23b: strep pneumoniae, listeria, anthrax - jonathan Flashcards

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With regard to morphology, how do you distinguish between 1) Streptococci Group A through O

2) Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus)
3) Neisseria (gonorrhea and meningiditis)

A

1) Chains of G+
2) Diplococci with short dimension apposed
3) Diplococci with long dimension apposed

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THIS WAS IN THE NOTES, NOT SURE ABOUT WHY.
What are the features of Neisseria...
Hemolytic status?
Optochocin status?
Bile status?
Quellung status?

How does Viridians Streptococci compare on optochin and bile status?

A
Alpha hemolytic
Optochin senstive (viridians strep are optochin-resistent)
Bile solulbe (viridians are not soluble in bile)
Quelling rxn used to determine capsule (over 90 different types)
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What is the Quelling reaction?

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The Quellung reaction is a biochemical reaction in which antibodies bind to the bacterial capsule of Streptococcus pneumoniae, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Neisseria meningitidis, Haemophilus influenzae, and Salmonella. The antibody reaction allows these species to be visualized under a microscope. If the reaction is positive, the capsule becomes opaque and appears to enlarge.

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Streptococcus Pneumoniae
Gram status?
Morphology?
O2 status?
Catalase?
Oxidase?
Optochin status?
Bile solubility?
Hemolytic status?
A
G +
diplococci
Faculative Anaerobe
Catalase -
Oxidase -
Optochin SENSITIVE
Bile SOLUBLE
Alpha-hemolytic
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Compare Strep Pneumoniae with Viridians Strep in terms of
Optochin
Bile solubility

A

Strep pneumoniae is optochin SENSITIVE and bile SOLUBLE

Viridians Strep is optochin RESISTANT and bile INSOLUBLE

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Streptococcus pneumoniae pathogenesis...
Where are these bacteria resident?
What causes infection?
How does the bacteria deal with IgA?
What is its lytic compound?
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Resident in the oropharynx
If aspirated plus cilia or phagocytosis is compromised, pneumonia can develop
Protease to IgA
Pnuemolysin

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What are the clinical syndromes of Streptococcus pneumoniae?
What are the symptoms?
Bacteremic?
Fatal?

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Pneumococcal pneumonia is the most frequent form of bacterial pneumonia
Cough, fever, chills, pleuritic pain, RUSTY SPUTUM, leukocytosis
15% bacteremic
15% fatal if hospitalized

Other syndromes include meningitis, otitis media, and sinusitis

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Who is at highest risk for pneumococcal pneumonia?

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Compromized HUMORAL immunity
Spleenectomized patients
pt with sickle cell anemia

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What is laboratory Dx for pneumococcal pneumonia?

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Microscopic examination and culture of sputum
Blood culture
CSF culture

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What is Tx for pneumococcus?

What must be determined for adaquate Tx?

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Multiple antibiotic resistance is frequent.
May be penicillin resistent
Sensitivity testing is required

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What are the two vaccines for pnuemococcus?

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Pneumovax is a 23 valent polysaccharide vaccine

Prevnar 13 is a conjugated vaccine conjugated to Diptheria proteins

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Compare pneumovax to prevnar 13 with regard to…
Recommended for what populations?
T cell dependence or independence?
Which prevents pnuemococcal meningitis?

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Pneumovax is recommended for pt over 65 and people over 2 years old who are at risk for infection (sickle cell, spleenectomy, HIV, and immunocompromised patients). T cell independent and has low booster yeilds.

Prevnar 13 is recommended as part of normal pediatric vaccination and prevents pneumococcal menigitis. T cell dependent

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Bacteriology for Listeria monocytogenes...
Gram status?
Morphology?
Hemolytic status?
Motile?
Temperature for growth?
A

G+ Rod
Beta-hemolytic
Motile with tumbling movement
Grows well at cold temperatures, and creates risk for food contamination

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Epidemiology for Listeria monocytogenes…
Where is it found?
What foods are implicted?

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Soil, water, and infected animals

Dairy and meat

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What are the risks of a pregnant woman becoming infected with Listeria monocytogenes?
Early term?
Late term?
Who is susceptible?

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Bacteremia and transplacental infection
Early term: abortion and still birth
Late term: live births with risk of neonatal septicemia and meningitis
Patients with cell-mediated immunosuppression are at risk

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What is the pathogenesis of Listeria moncytogenes?

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Invades mononuclear cells
Grows intracellularly
Moves from cell to cell by host actin filament
Escapes form host phagosome into cytosol by secreting cytolysin (Listeriolysin O)

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What is Listeriolysin O?

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A cytolysin secreted by Listeria that allows it to escape a phagosome

18
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What are prevention practices for Listeria monocytogenes?

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Pregnant women and immunosuppressed patients should avoid raw milk and unprocessed soft cheese

19
Q

Bacteriology of Bacillus anthracis…
Gram status?
Spore?
O2 status?

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G + rod, spore forming, aerobic

20
Q

Epidemiology for Anthrax (Bacillus anthracis)…

Transmission?

A

Usually animal to animal.

Humans are an accidental host.

21
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What are the three pathways for human infection by Anthrax?

Note: all of these come from animals.

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Cutaneous anthrax
Inhalation anthrax
Intestinal anthrax

22
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What are the two exotoxins of anthrax?

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EDEMA FACTOR: adenylate cyclase which enters host cell and is activated by calmodulin
LETHAL FACTOR: disrupts signal transduction for cell division

23
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What is the “protective antigen” of anthrax?

A

A protein that facilitates entry of exotoxins into host cells.
An antibody to this protein is protective

24
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Cutaneous anthrax…
How does infection occur?
What is its distinctive symptom?
How serious is it?

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Contamination of skin lesions by spores
The lesion now produces a BLACK SCAB
May lead to bacteremia
The most common and least serious anthrax

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Inhalation anthrax...
How does infection occur?
What demographic is most at risk of exposure?
What are the steps of infection?
How serious is it?
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Inhalation of spores
In undeveloped nations, people who work with wool and animal hides
Spores&raquo_space; phagocytized by macrophages&raquo_space; germinate in lymph nodes&raquo_space; medialstinal lymph enlargement
Rapidly fatal

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Intestinal anthrax…
What food source?
How common?

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Ingestion of spores from meat.

Rare.

27
Q

What are prevention efforts against Bacillus anthracis?

Who?

A

Vaccination

Veterinarians and military if biological warfare is possible.

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What is Tx for Bacillus anthracis?

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Ciprofloxacin
Tetracycline
Penicillin

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Q

What are the qualities of Ciprofloxacin…
Bacteria used on?
Cidal or static?
Mechanism?

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Cidal
G-
often used for G- enteric bacilli
DNA replication inhibitor
Inhibits DNA gyrase
30
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What are the qualities of Tetracycline?
Bacteria used on?
Cidal or static?
Mechanism?

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Broad spectrum, especially used for intracellular bacteria (mycoplasm, rickettsia, chlamydia, bacillus anthracis)
Static
Protein inhibitor
Prevents t-RNA from binding to 30s subunit

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What are the qualities of Penicillin?
Bacteria used on?
Cidal or static?
Mechanism?

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Most G- and G+
G- enterics
Cidal
Cell wall synthesis inhibitors
Prevents transpeptidase and peptidoglycan cross-linking