Bacteria - gram -ve Flashcards
Risk factor/transmission for brucellosis?
Goat milk unpasteurised
Aerosols
What is the micro of brucellosis?
Gram negative coccobaccili - intracellular
What are the hosts for brucella?
melitensis - sheep and goats
abortus - cattle
suis - pigs
What is the clinical syndrome of brucellosis?
Undulant fevers
Moldy smell
Migratory arthralgia and myalgia
Leukopenia and deranged LFTs
Abdo sx
HSM
10% urogenital
Meningoencephalitis (maybe more common in HIV)
Cardiac manifestations - highest risk of death
Stillbirths
Ddx endocarditis, TB, VL, autoimmune dx, enteric fever, malaria
What is the epidemiology of brucellosis?
Mediterranean, Middle East, Central Asia and Central America, Africa
What is Pedro Pons signs?
preferential erosion of the anterosuperior corner of lumbar vertebrae in Brucellosis
What is the treatment for brucellosis?
The gold standard treatment for adults is daily intramuscular injections of streptomycin 1 g for 14 days and oral doxycycline 100 mg twice daily for 45 days (concurrently).
Another answer suggested gent and doxy
How do you prevent brucellosis?
Pasteurise milk
PPE to prevent aerosols
Vaccinate animals
Surveillance
How is brucellosis diagnosed?
Biopsy: non caseating granulomas
Bone marrow gold standard
PCR (cannot persist for months)
Multiplex for species
Lots of serology - many non-specific - need two (eg Rose Bengal)
Nb risk to lab staff!
What is PEP for brucellosis
Doxy + rif for 3 weeks / or co-trim
What is the transmission of bartonella henslae?
Cat scratch!
What is the micro of b.henslae?
gram negative facultative
What is the clinical syndrome of b.henslae?
Nodes
Fever
Cardiac - endoarditis
CNS
Bone involvement rarely
What is the diagnosis of b.henslae?
PCR
Biopsy of warthin-starry
What is the treatment of b.henslae?
Azithromycin
What is the micro of leptospirosis?
Gram negative aerobic spirochete
What is the epidemiology of leptospirosis?
Occurs in rainy seasons
What is the host for leptospirosis?
Rats but also livestock, domestic animals, bats, marsupials
What is the clinical syndrome of leptospirosis?
Incubation around 7 days
Early phase: fever, myalgia, headache
Late phase: jaundice, renal failure, pulmonary haemorrhage
Uveitis, aseptic meningitis, myocarditis
How is leptospirosis diagnosed?
ELISA for IgM
PCR
DFM/MAT
How is lepto treated?
For treatment usually use oral doxycycline for mild cases – Doxycycline (100mg PO bid) or
– Amoxicilin (500mg PO tid) or Ampicilin (500mg PO tid)
SEVERE: intravenous penicillin and ceftriaxone for moderate to severe cases but…limited evidence
– Penilicin (1.5m units IV or IM q6h) or
– Ceftriaxon (2g/d IV) or Cefotaxime (1g IV q6h) or
– Doxycycline (loading dose of 200mg IV then 100mg IV q12h)
What is the micro of the plague?
Gram negative short pleomorphic cocco-bacillus
Non-sporing, non motile, Capsule
Bipolar staining
What is the vector + host for plague?
Parasite of rodents – tolerate chronic bacteraemia
Transmitted by flea bites (Oriental rat flea:
Xenopsylla cheopsis.
(80 flea species implicated)) on skin or ingestion of infected animal material (eating infected guinea pigs in Peru and camels in Asia!).
Sylvatic plague
Outbreaks of plague in susceptible animals
Ground squirrels, gerbils and voles
Bandicoots, marmots, squirrels, chipmunks, prairie dogs and rats Fleas transmit to man
Farmers or trappers
Urban plague
Spread among rats
Black rat Rattus rattus – common around human habitation Less transmission with brown (sewer) rat Rattus norvegicus Epidemic and pandemic
Pneumonic - human to human transmission
What is the clinical syndrome of PNEUMONIC plague?
1-3 days incubation period
Rapidly progressive pneumonia
Tachypnoea, dyspnoea, chest pain, cough, haemoptysis
Chest X-ray findings of primary or secondary pneumonia
Initial patchy segmental or lobar pneumonia Rapidly progression within hours or days Bilateral pulmonary consolidation, necrosis and haemorrhage
Contagious to close contacts by respiratory droplet spread Respiratory droplet precautions (universal/mask/eye protection)
[Negative pressure isolation not necessary]
Contact tracing, surveillance and chemoprophylaxis [7 days]
What is the epidemiology of plague?
Sporadic outbreaks
Only 6 countries in 2019-22 1722 cases – 175 deaths
MADAGASCAR!!
What is the clinical syndrome of BUBONIC PLAGUE
Bubonic (not contagious)
Incubation period of 2-7 days following bite
Sudden onset
Headaches, fever, malaise
Bubo – very painful, tender, erythematous swollen regional lymph nodes
Inguinal (most common), axillary, cervical
Infected skin lesion rarely detected
The majority of infective flea bites occur on lower limbs
May disseminate in blood to lungs and brain
Not contagious Chemoprophylaxis (household)
What is the diagnosis of plague?
WBC elevated with neutrophil predominance Platelet levels low
Liver and renal function may be deranged
Gram or Wayson stain of bubo aspirate or sputum Moderately sensitive and specific; Rapid
Culture of bubo aspirate, blood or sputum
Sensitive if patent untreated; specific; takes 2-3 days
Immunofluorescent antibody to aspirate or sputum Moderately sensitive, highly specific, rapid
Dipstick for F1 antigen in bubo aspirate Sensitive, specific and rapid
PCR for F1 gene in bubo aspirate Moderately sensitive, highly specific, rapid
What is the treatment for plague?
Streptomycin im 30mg/kg 2 doses daily 10days. (1948)
But: limited availability, side effects-renal, hearing.
Discontinued now except in Madagascar in combination with co-trimoxazole Gentamicin + doxycycline (Boulanger et al. CID 2004:38) (Tanzania, CID 2006:42) Ciprofloxacin (Other fluoroquinolones)
[Chloramphenicol – effective but rarely used - meningitis]
Fluoroquinolones, doxycycline, tetracycline, co-trimoxazole used as prophylaxis to prevent pneumonia
Cephalosporins – not recommended.
What is the prognosis of plague?
40-60% bubonic
100% pneumonic or septicaemic
What is IPC for plague?
Avoid fleas
Rodent control
PPE
funeral practice
PEP
Vaccine used by military
Surveillance for outbreaks
What is the micro of melioid?
Burkholderia pseudomallei
Gram negative bacilli
What is the epidemiology of melioid?
Case numbers – 165,000 annually
Deaths – 89,000 annually
Thailand – 3000-5000 cases yearly
What is the transmission of melioid?
Acquired through contact with contaminated water or soil through skin abrasions or aerosol (Seasonal)
Rice farmers in Thailand
Indigenous population in Australia
War wounds
Inhalation (helicopter pilots)
Ingestion of water (near-drowning, potable water) Laboratory-acquired
Person-person, animal-person very rare
What is the clinical syndrome of melioid?
Incubation: 1-29 d up to 29 y
Fever and rigors; lung and skin involvement; septic shock (20%) Jaundice, diarrhoea, reduced conscious level
Anaemia, neutrophilia, coagulopathy
Metastatic abscesses:
lungs (80% abnormal CXR, multifocal pneumonia, cavitations) liver, spleen, kidneys
skin and soft tissues; muscle and prostate
bones and joints; kidneys; brain
PAROTITIS
Untreated mortality 100%; 10-50% depending on level of care available
What is the diagnosis of melioid?
- Biosafety level 3*
Isolation
Blood, urine, throat - sputum, pus,
Unevenly stained Gram-negative bacilli
Isolation from non-sterile sites increased by use of selective media (Ashdown’s, selective broth, 420C incubation)
Metallic sheen, sweet earthy smell
Serology - > 1:320 probable
What is the treatment of melioid?
Meropenem!
Drain abscesses
Supportive
What is the IPC of melioid?
No vaccine
Avoid contact - shoes in rice fields/diabetics
PEP for lab
What is the micro of salmonella typhi/typhoid?
Gram negative bacilli
Salmonella Typhi and Salmonella Paratyphi A
What is the epidemiology of typhoid fever?
10-20 m
100-200K deaths
++Asia India, Africa, S America
What is the clinical syndrome of typhoid?
Prolonged febrile illness with bacteraemia
Week 1 - fever, headache, abdominal pain, vomiting, cough
Week 2 - high grade fever, ++abdo, HSM, rose spots
Week 3 complications - GI bleed, perf, pneumonia
Week 4 - advanced illness, apathetic illness, agitated delirium
What is the diagnosis of typhoid?
Blood cultures (poor sens)
Widal test (agglutinating antibodies against O + H antigens) - high false neg rate, can cross react with other febrile illness
RDT
What are the complications of typhoid?
Gastrointestinal bleeding Perforation Encephalopathy/shock
Hepatitis Pneumonia Psychiatric
Relapse
Chronic carriage (> 1year)
Carcinoma of gall bladder
Meningitis
Myocarditis
DIC
Cholecystitis
Anaemia
Bone and joint
What is the treatment of typhoid?
Ceftriaxone/ cipro/SCA
nb lots of ceft resistance in Pakistan
What is the transmission of typhoid?
Faecal-oral transmission Water
Food
Hot season or flooding conditions
How long does defervescence take in typhoid?
3+ days
What is the prognosis of typhoid?
Relapse
Chronic carriage (> 1year) Carcinoma of gall bladder
90% uncomplicated
10% severe complicated disease
10% + mortality with no treatment
< 1% mortality if adequate treatment
How is chronic typhoid diagnosed and managed?
3 x faecal cultures
Vi antibodies
1-3 months abx
What is the vaccinology of typhoid?
Oral attenuated and polysaccharides available
Conjugated Vi much more effective than PS
New Vi WHO approved
No paratyphoid available
What are these?
Rose spots
Appear in typhoid
What is the micro of non-typhoidal salmonella (NTS)?
Gram neg bacilli
Typhiumrium
Enteritidis
> 2500 other Salmonella serovars
NOT paratyphoid
what is the epidemiology of NTS?
NTS 94 million cases (95% CI 62-132) 155,000 deaths (95% CI 39,000-303,000) 80 million cases foodborne
INTS 3.4 million (range 2.1–6.5) million
681,316 (range 415,164–1,301,520) deaths
What is the transmission of NTS?
Normal habitat of many serotypes is the gut of animals. Found in the food chain.
Ingestion of contaminated food or person to person.
Most infection foodborne
Meat, eggs and processed food (chocolate, peanut butter etc)
Chronic carriage possible (gut not gallbladder)
What is the clinical syndrome of NTS?
Diarrhoea (gastroenteritis)
Some cause invasive disease with bacteraemia (iNTS)
May lead to focal infection
Bones and joints Endovascular infection Meningitis (very young)
Extremes of life (very young, elderly)
Immunocompromised (malignancy, steroids, immunotherapy agents, DM, Sickle cell disease, HIV - AIDs defining if BSI)
In Africa: Often present as fever without localising signs Overlaps with malaria
What is the treatment of NTS?
Ceftriaxone
?2nd ppx until CD4 improves?
Start ART
What is the IPC of NTS?
Food hygiene
Manage HIV!
No vaccine
What makes INTS more prevalent in Africa?
In HIV -
Gut mucosal defect
Early and profound gut mucosal CD4 depletion (particularly Th17 cells)
More persistance
Impaired serum killing of NTS in HIV infected adults
IgG antibodies compete with bactericidal antibodies
Malaria
Macrophage dysfunction
Dysregulated cytokines
Sickle cell disease Homozygous at risk
Ineffective serum killing of NTS
Deficiency of anti-Salmonella IgG antibodies
what is relapsing fever?
Relapsing fever is an illness characterized by one or more episodes of fever, headache, and muscle pain that lasts several days and is separated by roughly a week of feeling well. Relapsing fever is caused by several species of Borrelia bacteria, which are distantly related to the bacteria that cause Lyme disease.
What are the two types of relapsing fever?
Tick and louse borne
Louse borne often more severe
How is relapsing fever treated?
1-2 weeks of a tetracycline
What causes Oroya fever?
Bartonella bacilliformis, transmitted by sandfly in south america
What is the clinical syndrome of Oroya fever?
Fever, severe haemolytic anaemia, jaundice, heart failure, effusions 3-8 weeks after bite
What is verruca peruana?
Bartonella baciliformis - after Oroya fever, developing angioproliferative lesions
How is Oroya fever treated?
Cipro plus Ceftriaxone if severe
What is the clinical syndrome of rickettsial infections
- Incubation period: 5-14 days
- Systemic endothelial infection resulting in lymphohistiocytic vasculitis
- Non-specific febrile illness, relative bradycardia
- Symptoms: fever, rash, eschar, headache, lymphadenopathy, malaise, myalgia, nausea,
cough
Severe disease: interstitial pneumonitis, interstitial nephritis, interstitial myocarditis,
meningoencephalitis
What is the microbiology of rickettsia?
Obligate intracellular gram negative bacteria
Eschar in Asia might mean?
Scrub typhus
what is the cause of scrub typhus?
Orientia tsutsugamushi - million cases per year
What is the vector of scrub typhus?
- Leptotrombidium
- Only larvae (chigger) can transmit the disease
What is an eschar?
- A necrotic lesion of the skin at the site of arthropod inoculation
- No pain, no itchiness
- An excellent sample for PCR testing
What causes Japanese spotted fever?
- Rickettsia japonica
- Vector: hard ticks (Dermacentor, Haemaphysalis)
What causes Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (bacteria and vector)?
- Rickettsia rickettsii
- Vector: Dermacenter ticks, Rhipicephalus ticks, Amblyomma ticks
- ‘Wait for a host in an ambush strategy falling onto a hairy host from a height of 1 m’
- Frequently bite in the hair and targets children
Where does Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever occur?
Southern US and S America
What causes African tick bite fever (bacteria and vector)?
- Rickettsia africae
- Vector: Amblyomma ticks
- Aggressive hunting ticks
- Frequently attack in groups
- Non host-specific (humans, cattle, wild ungulates)
presents with MULTIPLE eschars occurs in outbreaks and clusters
Which rickettsia has multiple eschars?
African Tick Bite Fever
What causes Mediterranean Spotted Fever (bacteria and vector)?
- Rickettsia conorii
- Vector: Rhipicephalus ticks (dog tick)
What causes epidemic typhus (bacteria and vector)?
- Rickettsia prowazekii
- Vector: body louse (Pediculus humanus corporis)
- Reservoir: human/flying squirrel
- Transmission through close physical contact
Who gets epidemic typhus?
- Prison, homeless shelter
What is the mortality of epidemic typhus?
Variable mortality up to 60%
What is Brill-Zinsser disease?
Epidemic typhus reactivation years after primary infection