bacterial diseases of CNS Flashcards
Meningitis can either be ?
viral or bacterial
meningitis signs and symptoms?
high fever
headache
nuchal rigidity
what can meningitis lead to if not treated?
coma and death
what are the symptoms in infants for meningitis?
difficult to detect. vomiting irritability inactivity poor apetite
how to diagnose meningitis with lab culture of CSF and blood?
gram stain of CSF= gram - and diplococcus
CSF and blood: chocolate agar, 5% CO2
meningitis produces small colonies that are oxidase positive
meningitis can ferment glucose and maltose
CSF analysis of bacterial meningitis?
bacterial meningitis has elevated PMNs and proteins
bacterial meningitis has reduced glucose and elevated lactate
CSF analysis of viral meningitis?
viral meningitis has elevated lymphocytes
viral meningitis has normal glucose and lactate
bacteria that cause bacterial meningitis?
Streptococcus group B E. coli Listeria monocytogenes H influenza *strep pneumoniae *Neisseria meningitidis
what are the common properties of adult and children bacterial meningitis? (N. meningitidis, H. influenza, and S. pneumoniae)
common properties of adult bacterial meningitis are
capsule
serum resistance
N. meningitidis properties
gram neg
diplococcus
nasopharynx flora
encapsulated
virulence factors of N. meningitidis?
capsule
IgA protease- adhesion
pili
LOS - lipooligosaccharide whichis endotoxic
what does N. meningitidis do to the body?
petechial rash and purpura
waterhouse-friderichsen syndrome -(necrosis of adrenals)
sequale: is hearing loss and mental retardation
epidemiology of N. meningitidis?
transmitted through respiratory secretions
sporadic cases
in closed spaces like military and dorms
treatment and prevention of N. meningitidis
treated with antibiotics
prevented by quadravalent vaccine and vaccine for group B (2 vaccines)
Haemophilus influenza properties?
gram negative
cocco-bacillus
nasopharynx flora
6 capsule types