Anaerobes

Question 1

what is an anaerobic bacteria

Answer 1

does not use oxygen to grow

Question 2

Facultative anaerobe

Answer 2

Can grow in either o2 or non o2 environment

Question 3

anaerobic infections are typically

Answer 3

polymicrobial

Question 4

what are bacteroides

Answer 4

bile-resistant, nonspore forming , gram negative rods

Question 5

bacteroides often implicated in

Answer 5

intra-abdominal infections

Question 6

what causes intra-abdonminal infections

Answer 6

disruption of the instestinal cell wall

Question 7

which species is associated with high mortality

Answer 7

B fragilis

Question 8

Actinomyces is a

Answer 8

areotolerant, gram positive rod

Question 9

What does actinomyces form

Answer 9

red to purple lump on the face and neck

Question 10

what happeneds to the abscence of actinomyces

Answer 10

break through the skin and produce sinus tract

Question 11

is actinomyces infection contagious ?

Answer 11

no

Question 12

Clostridium tetani produce

Answer 12

neurotxin that spreads via CNS and causes spasms

Question 13

Clostridium botulinum causes

Answer 13

paralysis due to the prevention of Ach release

Question 14

where is c. botulinum found

Answer 14

improperly canned food that contain spores

Question 15

c.perfringens cause

Answer 15

asymtopmatic or food poisoning

Question 16

infections of sound tissues can lead to

Answer 16

gas gangrene

Question 17

vaccine for which bacteria

Answer 17

C.tetani

Question 18

Bartonella is

Answer 18

gram negative nonspore forming slow growing rods

Question 19

bartonella is also

Answer 19

aerobic, motile and intracellular repication

Question 20

bartonella cant be transmitted via

Answer 20

person to person

Question 21

B.henselae is transmitted via

Answer 21

cat bite/strach or by the bite of an infected cat flea

Question 22

B.quintana is also known as

Answer 22

trench fever

Question 23

how is B.quintana transmitted

Answer 23

by poop

Question 24

in immunocomp people both Bh and Bq cause

Answer 24

bacillary angiomastosis

Question 25

what is bacillary angiomastosis

Answer 25

proliferation of blood vessels causing tumor like masses in skin and other organs

Question 26

is there a vaccine for Bartonella

Answer 26

no

Question 27

how is b.bacilliformis transmitted

Answer 27

bite of a female sand fly

Question 28

what is stage one of bartonellosis

Answer 28

acute oroya fever

invades RBC causing hemolytic anemia
invades vascular endothelial cells causing occlusion and thrombosis

Question 29

what is stage two of bartonellosis

Answer 29

warts
vascular skin lesion that last up to a year