Bacteria Cocci Gram - Flashcards
Gram - Diplococci
Oxidase +
Neisseria Species
Easily spread in areas with a lot of people, military recruits, college dorms via respiratory droplets.
Gram - Diplococci Oxidase +
Maltose Fermenter
Neisseria Meningitidis
Diference between N. Meningitidis
and N. Gonorrhea
N. Meningitidis can ferment Maltose from glucose
Nesseria’s Species Agars
Chocolate Agar
VPN (vancomycin, polymixin, and nystatin) Agar or THYLER MARTIN
MAC Deficiency unable to form the MAC complex due to complex c5-c9 being inhibited
complex c5-c9 being inhibited
Compliment deficiency predisposes to unable to form the MAC complex for encapsulated organisms.
C5-C9 compliment
- Sickle cell disease are more susceptible to Neisseria meningitides because it is encapsulated (ASPLENIA)
Neisseria Species Virulence Factors
- Pilli allows attachment to surfaces and display antigenic variation
- IgA protease will cleave IGA at its hinge point, facilitates survival along mucosal surfaces .
Nasopharyngeal swab suggests that it is found in nasal cavities first and transmitted via
N. Meningitides
Polysaccharide capsules incluides in N. Meningitides Vaccine
A.C.D NOT B
common serotype of N. Meningitides
B
Major virulence factor N. Meningitides
Capsule is the major virulence factor, type B strain is not included in the vaccine
Responsible for the inflammatory cascade N. Meningtides
lipooligiosaccharides
N. Meningitidis Pathogenesis
LOS (Inflammatory response) -> Leakage of interstitial fluid by capillaries) hypovolemia (Petiquias) -> vasoconstriccion (leads to Waterhouse- Fredd Sydrome-> DIC -> SHOCK.
N. Meningitidis infection leads to
- DIC
- Waterhouse-Fredd Syndrome (necrosis hemorrágica suprarrenal)
mortality rate N. Meningitidis
15%
Treatment to N, Meningitidis infection
Cextriazone
Close contacts Treatment to N, Meningitidis infection
Rifampicin
Sexually transmitted infection Nesseria
N. Gonorrhea
Facultative intracellular and invade PMN’s Neiserria
N. Gonorrhea
Not encapsulated Neisseria
N. Gonorrhea
N. Gonorrhea in male’s causes
Urethritis and prostatitis and orchiditis
Female infection N. Gonorrhea
-Pelvic inflammatory Disease - purulent white discharge
Pelvic inflammatory Disease complication
- PID spreading to peritoneum - Fitz Hugh Curtiss syndrome
“Violin string” like adhesions in liver from spread into peritoneum
Fitz Hugh Curtiss syndrome (PID spreading to peritoneum)