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Obligate intracellular organisms

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Cannot live outside a living cell

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Prokaryotes

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  • 1 chromosome
  • Circular DNA
  • Mono- or polycistronic (messenger RNA can encode for one polypeptide or many polypeptides)
  • No nucleus
  • No membrane organelles
  • 70s ribosomes (30 + 50_
  • Binary fission
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Eukaryotes

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  • 1 chromosome, linear DNA with histones
  • Monocistronic
  • Exon and introns
  • Nucleus
  • Membrane organelles
  • Mitosis with cytokinesis
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Gram (+) Positive

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  • 2 Layers
  • inner cytoplasm membrane
  • outer thick peptidoglycan layer
  • No lipid content
  • No endotoxin (LPS)
  • No periplasmic space
  • Vulnerable to lysozyme and penicillin attack
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Gram (-) Negative

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  • 3 Layers
  • Inner cytoplasmic layer
  • Thin peptidoglycan layer
  • Outer membrane with lipopolysaccharide (LPS)
  • High lipid content
  • Endotoxin (LPS)
  • Periplasmic space
  • Porin channel
  • Resistant to lysozyme and penicillin attack
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Cocci

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-Spherical

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Bacilli

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  • Rods

* short rods are called coccobacilli

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Spiral Forms

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  • Comma

- Spiral

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Pleomorphic

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-No distinct shape

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Gram (+) positive

3 Cocci?

4 Bacilli?

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  • Cocci
  • Streptococcus (chains)
  • Enterococcus (chains)
  • Staphylococcus (clusters)
  • Bacilli
  • Bacillus (spores)
  • Clostridium (spores)
  • Corynebacterium (No spores)
  • Listeria (No Spores)
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Gram (-) negative

2 Cocci?

1 Spiral?

1 Comma?

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  • Cocci
  • Neisseria (diplococci)
  • Moraxella (diplococci)
  • Spiral
  • Spirochetes (too small to see)
  • Comma
  • Vibrio cholerae

REMAINING GRAM NEGATIVE ARE EITHER RODS OR PLEOMORPHIC

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Neither Gram (+) or (-)

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  • Mycobacteria (Acid Fast)

- Mycoplasm (No cell wall)

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Catalase?

Peroxidase?

Superoxide Dismutase?

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Catalase - Breaks down hydrogen peroxide to water and oxygen

Peroxidase - Breaks down hydrogen peroxide to water and oxygen

Superoxide Dismutase - Breaks down superoxide radicals

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Obligate Aerobes

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  • Use glycolysis with oxygen as the final electron acceptor
  • Have Catalase, Peroxidase and Superoxide dismutase
  • NEED oxygen to survive
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Facultative anaerobes

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  • Aerobic bacteria that can grow in the absence of oxygen
  • Have catalase and superoxide dismutase
  • Can use fermentation as a source of energy, as well as glycolysis
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Microaerophilic

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  • Use fermentation only

- Can tolerate low amounts of oxygen due to Superoxide dismutase

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Obligate Anaerobe

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  • Use fermentation only

- Cannot tolerate any oxygen due to the absence of enzymes

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Pathogenicity

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refers to the ability of an organism to cause disease

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Virulence

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Often used interchangeably with pathogenicity, it refers to the degree of pathology caused by the organism

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Avirulent

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does not cause disease

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Virulence factors

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a structure, toxin, adhesion, etc… that contributes to the ability of a pathogen to cause disease

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Adhesion factors

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  • Involved in the binding and initial interactions between pathogen and host cells.
  • Can be proteins in cell walls or membranes, or structures such as pili/fimbriae
  • Antigenic variation can aid in the persistence of infection (evade host response - surface proteins of bacteria can alter in such a way that it is not recognized by the immune system)
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Multi-layer of endospores

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  1. Cell membrane
  2. Thick peptidoglycan layer
  3. Another cell membrane
  4. Wall of keratin-like protein
  5. Outer layer called exosporium
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Facultative intracellular organism

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Like to live in the host cell

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Endotoxins

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-Part of outer membrane
-Part of LPS of Gram (-) bacteria
*Listeria monocytogenes, only gram (+) with endotoxin
NOTE:
Sometimes treating patients with gram-negative infection can worsen disease as bacteria are lysed.

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Endotoxins act on…

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  • Some act outside the host cell (TSST)
  • Some act on cell membrane
  • Some act inside the cell
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Bacteremia

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bacteria in the blood

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Sepsis

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refers to bacteremia that causes systemic immune response to infection

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Septic shock

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caused by gram (-) and gram (+) bacteria
High mortality (40%)
Drop in blood pressure
TNF triggers coagulation causing vasodilation

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30
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What type of gene transfer are naked DNA fragments are taken up?

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Transformation

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31
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Two types of Phage dependant gene transfer are?

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Generalized and Specialized

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What type of gene transfer involves a sex pilus and plasmid?

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Conjugation

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What are mobile genetic elements that insert into chromosome?

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Transposons (Jumping genes)

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Naked DNA from a lysed bacterium is picked up by another bacterium

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Transformation

Recipient bacteria must be competent (able to bind and internalize DNA)

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Bacterial Benefits of Capsule

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  • Both Gram (+) and (-) have them
  • Interferes with phagocytosis
  • Impairs complement killing
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36
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Defense against Capsules

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-Vaccines target capsule
-Illicit IgG antibody response which helps macrophage kill bacteria
NOTE
Some vaccines are comprised of serotypes of capsular polysaccharides

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37
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Facultative intracellular organisms often inhibit phagosome-lysosome fusion in macrophages. They also avoid effects of the host cell’s release of superoxide and hydrogen peroxide. What are some organisms in this class?

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  • Listeria monocytogenes
  • Solmonella typhi
  • Yersinia
  • Francisella tularensis
  • Brucella
  • Legionella
  • Mycobacteria
  • Noardia
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Flagella

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  • Spin and cause the bacteria to move

- Provides strong motility, enables penetration of mucus layer

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Pilli (Fimbrae)

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  • Straight filaments arising from the cell wall
  • short
  • Can serve as adherence factors
  • specialized pili (sex) are involved in gene transfer
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40
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What are the two major types of toxins?

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Endotoxin

Exotoxin

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Exotoxins are:

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Proteins released by bacteria

  • Some act on inside the cell
  • Binding unit (B or H)
  • translocating unit (A or L)
  • Some act outside the host cell
  • Some act on cell membrane
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Endotoxins are:

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Part of the outer membrane

  • part of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) of gram (-) bacteria
  • The lipid A portion of LPS is the toxic component
  • Sometimes treating patients with antibiotics who have gram (-) infections can worsen the disease as lysed bacteria release large amounts of endotoxin
  • ONLY GRAM (+) WITH ENDOTOXIN IS
  • Listeria monocytogenes*
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Bacteremia

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bacteria in the blood

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Sepsis

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refers to bacteremia that causes a systemic immune response to infection

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45
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Septic shock

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Caused by gram (-) and gram (+) bacteria

  • Endotoxin (LPS) is often the stimulus of septic shock
  • Dangerous drop in blood pressure and multi-organ failure
  • High mortality (about 40%)
46
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Transformation

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Naked DNA from lysed bacteria is picked up by another bacteria

  • recipient bacteria must be competent (able to bind and internalize)
  • internalized DNA is incorporated into bacterial genome (must have homology)
47
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Associated with burns, diabetic lesions, lungs in CF patients and also Catheters and artificial hips.

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BioFilms

-an extracellular polysaccharide network that protects bacteria from antibiotics and immune response.

48
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Streptococci are gram (+) and…

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-Found in chains and catalase negative (cannot breakdown hydrogen peroxide to oxygen and water)
-Can be classified by their ability to hemolyze RBC
and antigenic characteristics of carbs in cell wall
*Letter given to different Lancefield antigens

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Staphylococci are gram (+) and …

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-Found in clusters (Grapes) and are catalase positive

50
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Lancefield antigen A

-Group A streptococci

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Streptococcus Pyogenes

  • Cause
  • Strep throat
  • Scarlet fever
  • Skin infections
  • Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome
  • Streptococcal glomerulonephritis
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Non-Lancefield type

Lancet shaped Gram (+) cocci found in pairs (diplococci)

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Streptococcus pneumoniae

  • The major cause of pneumonia and meningitis
  • otitis media (middle ear infection) in children
  • The major virulence factor is the polysaccharide capsule
  • Vaccines are created to target capsule
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Group B Streptococci

Streptococcus agalactiae cause…

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neonatal meningitis
neonatal pneumonia
neonatal sepsis
sepsis om pregnant

53
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Cause endocarditis (inflammation of the heart), dental infections and abscesses?

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Viridans group streptococci

54
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What are the three staphylococci that can cause disease in humans?

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aureus
epidermidis
saprophyticus

55
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Staphylococcus aureus is coagulase ______

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positive (can cause blood clot)

56
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Gram positive cocci, chains
-catalase negative
-how they are classified:
=By their ability to hemolyze RBC’s in agar plate
=By antigenic characteristics of carbohydrate in cell wall (Lancefield antigens)
-Letters given for different Lancefield antigens (A, B, C, D, E, through S)
=5 are significant human pathogens. 3 are A, B, and D, while other two do not have Lancefield antigens

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Streptococci

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Gram-positive, catalase negative
-Group A streptococci
=Lancefield antigen “A”
=Carbohydrate found in cell wall
-Virulence factors
=M protein – inhibits complement activation and phagocytosis
=Antibodies against M protein aids in destroying organism
=Streptolysin O and Streptolysin S
=O is oxygen labile, S is oxygen stable
=Lysis red and white cells, responsible for beta hemolysis
-Diseases caused by include: Strep throat, scarlet fever, skin infections, Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome, rheumatic fever, post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis, and others

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Streptococci pyogenes

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Lancet-shaped gram positive cocci found in pairs (diplococci)
-No Lancefield type
-Major cause of bacterial pneumonia and meningitis in adults
-Otitis media(middle ear infection) in children
-Major virulence factor is its polysaccharide capsule
=Protects from phagocytosis
=Antibody against capsular polysaccharides are protective, Vaccines target these. Unfortunately, many serotypes of capsular antigens (antigenically different), thus vaccines target most common ones.

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Streptococcus pneumoniae (also known as pneumococcus)

59
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  • Group B streptococci
  • Neonatal meningitis, neonatal pneumonia, neonatal sepsis
  • Sepsis in pregnant women
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Streptococcus agalactiae

60
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Cause endocarditis, dental infections, and abscesses

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Viridans group streptococci

61
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  • Fever, myocarditis, migratory arthritis, rash, etc.
  • Immune responses against M protein can cross react with heart tissue (molecular mimicry)
  • Can cause permanent damage to heart valves
  • Strep throat usually treated to prevent this complication, as most people will quickly recover from strep throat without treatment.
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Rheumatic fever caused by antibody-mediated complications

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  • Occurs about 1 wk after pharyngeal or skin infections by nephritogenic strains of beta-hemolytic GAS.
  • Ab-Ag complexes in circulation deposit in kidneys, result in damage due to complement and PMN.
  • Generally, does not cause long term kidney damage
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Acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis caused by antibody-mediated complications

63
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Gram positive cocci, found in clusters like graps

Catalase positive

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Staphylococci

64
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-Coagulase positive (causes blood clot)
-Member of normal flora of nose and skin in many people problem in hospital
=Causes skin infections, pneumonia, osteomyelitis, endocarditis, etc
-Has proteins that disable defenses, tunnel through tissues, exotoxins
=Lots of virulence factors that contribute to it being a successful pathogen, Examples:
==Coagulase positive (distinguishes from other staphylococcal species)
==Fibrin formation around bacteria, preventing phagocytosis
==Hemolysins that destroy RBC’s, neutrophils and macrophages
==Protein A in cell wall – binds Fc portion of IgG antibody to prevent complement activation
==Toxins
**Enterotoxin – heat stable toxin that causes food poisoning (preformed toxin in food) E.g. potato salad and other food
**Toxic shock syndrome toxin (TSST-1) – superantigen that causes massive T cell activation with cytokine production, resulting in multiple symptoms including shock

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Staphylococcus aureus

65
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Multiple strains that can be found outside of the hospital. Tends to be sensitive to several oral antibiotics, e.g. clindamycin and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole

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Community-acquired MRSA (CA-MRSA)

66
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Multi-drug resistant, even against methicillin and Naficillin

  • Vancomycin can be effective
  • Vancomycin resistant strains (VRSA) are reported
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Methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA)

67
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  • Coagulase negative
  • Normal flora of skin
  • Nosocomial infections, including biofilms associated with prosthetic devices
  • Resistant to antibiotics
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Staphylococcus epidermidis

68
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  • Coagulase negative

- Urinary tract infections in sexually active women

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Staphyloccus saprophyticus

69
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Are aerobic (likes oxygen)
-Only bacteria with capsule composed of protein
=Prevents phagocytosis
-Anthrax – primarily affects herbivores, but can cause disease in humans
=Skin, gastrointestinal and pulmonary forms of disease
-Toxin composed of 3 proteins that are non toxic alone, but together produce the effects of anthrax
=Edema factor – impairs neutrophil function and causes edema
=Protective antigen – promotes entry of edema factor into cells
=Lethal factor – stimulates macrophages to release TNF and IL-1, contributing to death
-Rapid identification critical in treatment

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Bacillus anthracis

70
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Are anaerobic (cannot grow in oxygen)
-Pseudomembranous enterocolitis
-Gram (+) spore-forming rods
-Diarrhea following broad spectrum antibiotics
=Antibiotics wipe out normal flora, allowing pathogenic C. difficile to superinfect colon
-Toxins
=Toxins A and B damages mucosal cells so extensively that they no longer control water movement
=Toxin B is more cytotoxic than toxin A.
=Strains with new toxin: binary toxin CDT
-Treatment for C. difficile
=Metronidazole – mild disease
=Vancomycin – severe disease
=Spores resistant to antibiotics, and therefore relapse can occur (10-25%).
*Fidazomicin shown superior to vancomycin in treating recurrences

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Clostridium difficile

71
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Are anaerobic (cannot grow in oxygen)
-Lethal neurotoxin that causes a rapidly fatal food poisoning
-Exotoxin (neurotoxin) blocks the release of acetylcholine in nerve terminals, causing flaccid muscle paralysis.
-Spores found in smoked fish, home-canned vegetables
=If not cooked thoroughly, and then placed in anaerobic environment.
*Spores germinate, and bacteria grow and release toxin

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Clostridium botulinum – botulism

72
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Are anaerobic (cannot grow in oxygen)

  • Spores commonly found in soil, enter skin through trauma
  • Produces tetanus toxin, causing sustained contraction of skeletal muscles.
  • “Lockjaw”
  • Vaccine is against the toxin
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Clostridium tetani – tetanus

73
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Are anaerobic (cannot grow in oxygen)

  • Spores found in soil, contaminates wounds
  • Deep wounds with dead tissue, anaerobic environment.
  • Bacteria grows and releases exotoxin enzymes
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Clostridium perfringens – gaseous gangrene

74
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Non-spore forming gram positive rods

  • Causes diphtheria
  • Pseudomembrane of fibrin, leukocytes, dead epithelial cells and bacteria in pharynx
  • Exotoxin mediated
  • Vaccine is against toxin
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Corynebacterium diphtheriae

75
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Non-spore forming gram positive rods

  • Septicemia in pregnant women
  • Neonatal meningitis and meningitis in immunosuppressed patients
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Listeria monocytogenes

76
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-Cause of leprosy, also called Hansen’s Disease
-WHO estimates about 2 million people infected with this organisms in the world
=Most in India, Brazil, Burma, Indonesia, Madagascar and Nepal
=In U.S., over 100 newly diagnosed cases per year.
• Usually in immigrants
-Impossible to grow this bacteria on artificial media
-Clinical manifestations are dependent upon 2 phenomenon:
=Severity dependent on host’s cell-mediated immune response
• Similar to that described for TB
=Bacteria appear to grow better in cooler body temperatures closer to skin surface
• Damages skin, superficial nerves, eyes, nose and testes

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Mycobacterium leprae

77
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o Smallest free-living organisms capable of self replication
o Lack cell wall (no peptidoglycan, etc)
o Cannot be gram-stained
o Only protective layer is a cell membrane
o Lipid bilayer packed with sterols (like cholesterol)
o Pleomorphic – many shapes but no defined shape
o Antibiotics against cell walls are ineffective, e.g. penicillin, cephalosporin
o Two major pathogenic species
=Mycoplasma pneumoniae
=Ureaplasma urealyticum

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Mycoplasmatacea

78
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o Number one cause of pneumonia in teenagers and young adults
 More frequent in college dorms and military barracks
o Causes atypical pneumoniae (walking pneumonia)
 Most often mild bronchitis and pneumonia, but there are cases of fatal pneumonia.
• Clinically these patients do not feel very sick
o Gradual onset of fever, sore throat, malaise and persistent dry hacking cough
 After treatment, many symptoms disappear but the cough may last up to 2 months.
o Major virulence factor is P1 adhesion protein
 Attaches to respiratory epithelium, causing ciliostasis and damage
o Diagnostic tests are available, but most times not used
 Patients are treated with broad spectrum antibiotics that treat common causes of disease
• Another cause of atypical pneumonia is Chlamydia pneumoniae

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Mycoplasma pneumoniae

79
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o Also known as T-strain mycoplasma (T for tiny because of colony size on artificial media)
o Produces urease, which metabolizes urea into ammonia and CO2
o Part of normal flora of 60% if healthy women and commonly infects the lower urinary tract, causing urethritis
o Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis are the other 2 bacteria that cause urethritis
o Can cause pneumonia in neonates and play a role in infertility

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Ureaplasma urealyticum

80
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o Only pathogenic gram-negative cocci
o Found in pairs, e.g. diplococci
 Each coccus shaped like kidney bean and the pair of cocci stick together with concave surfaces facing each other.

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Neisseria

81
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o Causes second most common sexually transmitted disease (STD)
o Urethral, rectal, eye, pharyngeal, joint (arthritis) infections
o In women, genital tract infections are clinically silent and can progress to pelvic inflammatory disease
 Sterility, ectopic pregnancy, etc
o Urethral swabs will show gram-negative diplococcus within WBC

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Neisseria gonorrhea (Gonococcus

82
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o Pili
 Attachment and prevent phagocytosis
 Antigenic variation – Complex genes that undergo multiple recombinations, resulting in pili with hypervariable amino acid sequences
• Shift in antigenic type protects from existing antibodies
o Invasins - invasion into epithelial cells
 Outer membrane protein porins (PorA, PorB)
 Opa proteins (results in opaque colonies)
o Endotoxin (LPS) - promote inflammation.
o No capsule

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N. gonorrhea: Virulence factors

83
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o Pili (antigenic variation)
o LPS
• Has a capsule (gonococcus does not)
o Inhibits phagocytosis, unless antibody binds to it
o Different polysaccharides, at least 13 serogroups
 caused by serogroups A, B, C
 Vaccines are available

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Neisseria meningitidis

84
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o 5% population carry in nasal passages
o High risk groups for disease: Infants (6 mo to 2 yr), Army recruits and College freshmen
o Spread by respiratory route
o Diseases:
 Rash consistent with invasive meningococcal infection
 Endotoxin release is responsible, causing vascular necrosis, inflammatory reaction in skin
 Meningitis (#1 cause) – common form of disease
• Often striking infants < 1 year of age
 Bacteremia – severe cases could result in septic shock
o Diagnosis: Gram stain and culture of blood, spinal fluid or rash
o Treatment:
 Patient: Penicillin G or Ceftriaxone
 Close contacts: Rifampin or ciprofloxin

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Meningococcal disease

85
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carbohydrate portion of LPS

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O antigen

86
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capsule that covers O antigen

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K antigen

87
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subunit of flagella (if positive, motile bacteria)

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H antigen

88
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 Enterobacteriacea
 Vibrionacea
 Pseudomonadaceae
 Bacteroidaceae

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Enterics

89
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o	Gram-negative rods
o	Many produce enterotoxins: all have endotoxin (LPS)
o	Transmission
	Fecal-oral
	Migration up the urethra
	Colonization of catheters in hospitalized patients
o	Many acquired antibiotic resistance
o	Pathogenic species
	Escherichia coli
	Klebseilla pneumonia
	Proteus mirabilis
	Shigella dysenteriae
	Salmonella typhi
	Yersinia enterocolitica
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• Enterobacteriaceae

90
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 Heat labile toxin (LT) similar to cholera toxin

 Heat stable toxin (ST)

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o Enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC)

91
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 Shiga-like toxin (verotoxin) – similar action to Shigella toxin
 Attach with pili and toxin leads to intestinal epithelial cell death
 Bloody (hemorrhagic) diarrhea
 E. coli strain O157:H7 is part of this group

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o Enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC)

92
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 Invades into epithelial cells, like Shigella

 Bloody diarrhea

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o Enteroinvasive E. coli (EIEC)

93
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o	Pneumonia (commonly in alcoholics or those with underlying lung disease)
o	Hospital acquired urinary tract infections and sepsis
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• Klebsiella pneumoniae

94
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o Dysentery – BLOODY diarrhea

o Shiga toxin – kills intestinal epithelial cells

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• Shigella dysenteriae

95
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o Fecal-oral transmission
o Carrier state – “Typhoid Mary”
o Invades cells, including epithelial cells and macrophages
o Can survive intracellularly in macrophages/monocytes
o Spread to lymph nodes and finally other organs

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• Salmonella typhi

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Cholera

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o Vibrio cholera

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Diarrhea due to eating raw seafood

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o Vibrio parahaemolyticus

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Bloody diarrhea due to zoonotic infection

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o Campylobacter jejuni

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Peptic ulcers

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o Helicobacter pylori

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Anaerobic gut bacteria causing infections due to surgical or trauma damage to intestines

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o Bacteroides fragilis

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• Hospital-acquired gram-negatives
o Often arise from endotracheal tubes, foley catheters, i.v. catheters and surgical incisions.
o Most common group is the Enterobacteriacae family of gram-negative bacteria

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 E. coli, Klebsiella and Enterobacter

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o Healthy people are typically resistant to disease due to this organism
o Can cause:
 Pneumonia, e.g. cystic fibrosis and cancer patients
 Osteomyelitis, e.g. diabetic patients, i.v. drug users
 Burn-wound infections
 Sepsis (high mortality rate)
 UTI and pyelonephritis
 Endocarditis (common cause of endocarditis, along with S. aureus, with i.v. drug users)

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• Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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o Can survive on environmental surfaces, increasing chances of transmission
o Pneumonia, bacteremia, UTI, burn/wound infections and eye infections
 Very common infection in soldiers with wounds
o Can be mistaken for Neisseria
 Coccobacillus and on solid media can form diplococci
 Sometimes could look gram-positive as well
o Challenge to treat due to multidrug resistance

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• Acinetobacter baumannii

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o Small gram-negative rod (coccobacillus)
 Cause of sinusitis, otitis media, meningitis, pneumonia mostly in children
o Polysaccharide capsule – multiple serotypes
 Type b serotype more invasive than others
 Anti-capsule antibody confers protection
• Maternal antibodies protect baby for first 6 months
• Between 6 months to 3-5 years old children are lacking these antibodies (Type b most important)
• Vaccine is available

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• Haemophilus influenza

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o Meningitis
 Main cause of meningitis in children (6 months to 3 yrs) until vaccine was introduced
 Potentially fatal infection or development of neurologic deficits.
 Following inhalation the organism reaches blood stream allowing penetration into brain
o Acute epiglottitis
o Septic arthritis
o Sepsis

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• H. influenzae type b Diseases

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o Usually limited to upper airways
o Increased lymphocytes often seen in these patients
o Exotoxins
 Pertussis toxin (AB toxin) – activates adenylate cyclase (precise role unknown)
 Extracytoplasmic adenylate cyclase – impairs the function of inflammatory cells
 Tracheal cytotoxin – destroys ciliated epithelial cells. May be responsible for violent (whooping) cough

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• Bordetella pertussis – Whooping cough

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o Cause of Pontiac fever and Legionaires’ disease
o Aerosolized contaminated water is inhaled
 Form biofilms in water towers, air conditioning systems, whirlpools, etc.
o Intracellular pathogen
 Lives in amoebas in water
 Lives inside macrophages by inhibiting phagosome-lysosome fusion

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• Legionella pneumophila

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o Can only survive by establishing residence inside animal cells
o Need host’s ATP as an energy source

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Obligate intracellular bacteria
o Chlamydia
 C. trachomatis – Eye infections, non-gonococcal urethritis, etc
 C. pneumoniae – Atypical pneumonia
o Rickettsia
 Tend to be zoonotic or vector borne, e.g. from animals or insects
 Example: R. rickettsia – Rocky mountain spotted fever (Tick borne)

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o Tiny gram-negative bacteria that look like corkscrews
 Motile with axial filaments winding around organism
• Contraction causes spinning motion

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• Spirochetes

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 Primary stage – Painless chancre (ulcer)
 Secondary stage – Rash on palms and soles, painless wart like lesion, almost any organ can be infected
 Tertiary stage – can develop over 6-40 years
• Slow inflammatory damage to organ tissue, small blood vessels or nerve cells
 Latent – secondary syphilis has resolved but relapses can occur
 Congenital – Acquired in utero with high mortality rate

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o Treponema pallidum – syphilis (STD)

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Lyme disease (tick-borne)
•	Rash, neurologic infections, cardiac infection, arthritis
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Borrelia burgdorferi

Infectious Disease (56 decks)

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