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26. Anaerobic Bacteria Most Commonly Isolated from Infection Flashcards

1
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Sensitivity of aerotolerant anaerobes to O2

A

> 5% O2

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Anion that is lethal to strict anaerobes

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Superoxide (SO) anion

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Enzyme produced by facultative and aerobic bacteria that converts SO to H2O2 and O2

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Superoxide dismutase (SOD)

SO –SOD–> H2O2 + O2

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4
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System lacking in strict anaerobes to use O2 as terminal electron acceptor

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Cytochrome system

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The means by which energy is produced by strict anaerobes

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Fermentation

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Microscopic characteristics of Peptostreptococcus

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Gram-positive cocci in chains

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The only genus of gram-positive anaerobic cocci involved in disease

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Peptostreptococcus

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8
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Microscopic appearance of Veillonella

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Gram-negative cocci

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Microscopic appearance of Propionibacterium

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Gram positive bacillus

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Resembles Corynebacterium in morphology and arrangement

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Propionibacterium

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Acid produced by Propionibacterium

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Propionic acid

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12
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Causative agent of acne vulgaris (pimples)

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Propionibacterium acnes

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13
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Microscopic appearance of P. acnes

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Gram-positive rod/bacillus

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14
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P. acnes is a common resident in the

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Pilosebaceous glands of the human skin

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P. acnes is highly susceptible to

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β-lactam antimicrobial agents (Penicillin G)

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Microscopic appearance of Actinomyces israelii

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Gram-positive bacillus
Tends to form branches
Sometimes with beaded appearance

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Oxygen requirements of A. israelii

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Aerotolerant anaerobe

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18
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Drugs for A. israelii

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Penicillin class

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19
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Disease caused by A. isralii

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Lumpy jaw

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20
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Gram-positive anaerobic cocci in chains

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Peptostreptococcus

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21
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Gram-positive, non-spore forming, anaerobic rod

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Propionibacterium acnes

22
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Gram-positive bacillus that may form branches or have a beaded appearance

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Actinomyces israelii

23
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Gram-positive, non-spore forming, anaerobic bacillus

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Propionibacterium

24
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Gram-negative anaerobic cocci

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Veillonella

25
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Appropriate specimens for anaerobic culture

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  • Blood
  • Other normally sterile sites (pleural fluid)
  • lung
  • dental/sinus
  • soft tissue
  • female genital tract
  • abdomen (aspirate, peritoneal fluid)
  • bone
26
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How to transport tissue specimens for anaerobic culture?

A
  • Anaerobic pouch

- Anaerobic transport tube with medium

27
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How to transport fluid or aspirated pus for anaerobic culture?

A
  • express into anaerobic transport vials

- leave in syringe, discard needle and cover with sterile cap

28
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How to transport swabs for anaerobic culture?

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Must be collected in a sterile surgical field then placed in a special anaerobic swab device

29
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Characteristics of primary media used for anaerobic culture

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Non-selective
Selective
Differential

30
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All primary media for anaerobic culture must be supplemented with

A

Vitamin K

Hemin

31
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Substances in media that keep O2 levels low

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Reducing agents

32
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Anaerobic media that selects for gram-negative anaerobic bacilli

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Laked kanamycin-vancomycin (KV) blood agar

33
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Anaerobic media that is differential/selective for Bacteroides fragilis

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Bacteroides bile esculin agar (BBE)

34
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Selective/differential media or recognition of C. difficile

35
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Component in CCFA that inhibits gram-negative bacteria

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Cycloserine

36
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Component in CCFA that inhibits gram-positive and gram-negative organisms

37
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Appearance of C. difficile in CCFA

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C. difficile ferments fructose resulting in yellow colonies

38
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PEA is selective for

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Gram-positive cocci and bacilli

39
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Nonselective and differential medium that allows detection of lecithinase and lipase

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Egg Yolk Agar (EYA)

40
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Result of lecithin breakdown in EYA

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Opaque precipitate

41
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Effect of lipase on EYA

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Iridescent sheen on colony surface

42
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Phase of bacterial growth that anaerobes are most sensitive to O2

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Log/exponential phase

43
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Temperature for incubation of anaerobic culture

44
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Indicators used to validate anaerobic conditions

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Methylene blue

Resazurin indicator

45
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Incubation time for anaerobic rapid growers

46
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Incubation time if Actinomyces is suspected

47
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Microscope used to look at tiny anaerobic colonies

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Dissecting microscope

48
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Anaerobes not inhibited by 20% bile

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Bacteroides

Bilophilia

49
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Percent of H2O2 used in the catalase test for anaerobes

50
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Antibiotic disks that may be used for presumptive identification of anaerobes

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Kanamycin
Vancomycin
Colistin

51
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Sensitivity to O2 of strict anaerobes

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