Acid-fast rods Flashcards

1
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How is Mycobacterium tuberculosis transmitted?

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human to human, via respiratory droplets

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2
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T/F: M. Tuberculosis and M. avium-intracellulare can be resistant to multiple drugs.

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true

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3
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How is mycobacterium leprae transmitted?

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prolonged exposure to actively shedding patients.

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4
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What are the clinical manifestations of Mycobacterium tuberculosis? (2)

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tuberculoloisis-initially asymptomatic or mild, can progress to hemoptysis. In most healthy hosts, cough resolves but can remain dormant for decades and reactivated by stress or immunosuppression. Non-pulmonary (miliary) TB- can infect any organ system. (rare)

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5
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What is the morphology of Mycobacterium leprae?

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acid fast rod

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6
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Identify the major virulence/toxicity factors associated with Mycobacterium leprae. (2)

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prefers colder temperatures in histiocytes, superficial endothelial cells and Schwann cells.

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What is the major reservoir for Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare? (2)

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major reservoir is birds, but is ubiquitous in the environment.

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What lab findings are useful to help diagnose Mycobacterium leprae? (2)

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cannot be grown on artificial medium; Acid-fast staining of skin lesion or nasal secretion.

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What lab findings are useful to help diagnose Mycobacterium tuberculosis? (5)

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obligate aerobe; Very slow growth of snaki-like colonies is possible on egg-yolk agar; Ghon complex in lower lobes of CXR; DNA probes; Catalase and niacin tests Mantoux test.

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10
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How does Mycobacterium leprae gram stain?

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negative

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Identify the major virulence/toxicity factors associated with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. (3)

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does not produce any toxin. Secretes a protein that prevents fusion of lysosome with phagosome inside macrophages. Very low infective dose (10 organisms)

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12
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How does Mycobacterium tuberculosis gram stain?

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negative

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13
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How does Mycobacterium avlum-intracellulare gram stain?

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negative

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14
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What are the two forms of Hansen’s disease? Which form is worse?

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Lepromatous and tuberculoid. Tuberculoid is self-limited, lepromatous is very severe (failed cell-mediated immunity).

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15
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Identify relevant epidemiology and risk factors associated wit Mycobacterium tuberculosis. (3)

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1/3 of the world’s population is infected. Native and African Americans; Immunocompromised.

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16
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What lab findings are useful to help distinguish Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare from M. tuberculosis? (1)

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blood or sputum culture will grow slightly faster than M. tuberculosis.

17
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What are common symptoms of TB? (4)

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fever, night sweats, weight loss, hemoptysis

18
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What is the morphology of Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare?

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acid fast rod

19
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F/F: All mycobacteria are acid-fast

20
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Why does M. tuberculosis prefer to colonize the lungs apices?

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the apices have the highest partial pressure of oxygen.

21
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What are the clinical manifestations of Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare? (2)

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tB-like pulmonary disease is highly resistant to antiTB drugs; presents almost exclusively in severely immunocompromised patients.

22
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What is the most common association with Mycobacterium tuberculosis?

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causes more deaths (2-3 million each year) than any other bacteria.

23
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What is the morphology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis?

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acid fast rod

24
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Identify relevant epidemiology and risk factors associated with Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare. (1)

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AIDS or other immunosupression

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What is the major reservoir for Mycobacterium tuberculosis?
humans only
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T/F: M. leprae is an acid-fast bacterium that grows well in vitro.
False- M. leprae does not grow in vitro
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What are the major reservoirs for Mycobacterium leprae? (2)
humans and armadillos
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What are the clinical manifestations of Mycobacterium leprae? (2)
lepromatous leprosy-after years of incubation, symmetric skin nodules, peripheral neuropathy, loss of body hair; loss of sensation leads to secondary trauma, infection and disfigurement. Tuberculoid leprosy-in patients with partial immunity, hypopigmented lesions with reduced sensation. (milder disease)