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bacterial diseases of CNS Flashcards

1
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Meningitis can either be ?

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viral or bacterial

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meningitis signs and symptoms?

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high fever
headache
nuchal rigidity

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what can meningitis lead to if not treated?

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coma and death

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4
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what are the symptoms in infants for meningitis?

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difficult to detect. 
vomiting
irritability
inactivity
poor apetite
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5
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how to diagnose meningitis with lab culture of CSF and blood?

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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

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6
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CSF analysis of bacterial meningitis?

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bacterial meningitis has elevated PMNs and proteins

bacterial meningitis has reduced glucose and elevated lactate

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7
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CSF analysis of viral meningitis?

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viral meningitis has elevated lymphocytes

viral meningitis has normal glucose and lactate

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8
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bacteria that cause bacterial meningitis?

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Streptococcus group B
E. coli
Listeria monocytogenes
H influenza
*strep pneumoniae
*Neisseria meningitidis
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9
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what are the common properties of adult and children bacterial meningitis? (N. meningitidis, H. influenza, and S. pneumoniae)

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common properties of adult bacterial meningitis are
capsule
serum resistance

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10
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N. meningitidis properties

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gram neg
diplococcus
nasopharynx flora
encapsulated

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11
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virulence factors of N. meningitidis?

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capsule
IgA protease- adhesion
pili
LOS - lipooligosaccharide whichis endotoxic

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12
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what does N. meningitidis do to the body?

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petechial rash and purpura
waterhouse-friderichsen syndrome -(necrosis of adrenals)
sequale: is hearing loss and mental retardation

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epidemiology of N. meningitidis?

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transmitted through respiratory secretions
sporadic cases
in closed spaces like military and dorms

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treatment and prevention of N. meningitidis

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treated with antibiotics

prevented by quadravalent vaccine and vaccine for group B (2 vaccines)

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Haemophilus influenza properties?

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gram negative
cocco-bacillus
nasopharynx flora
6 capsule types

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what does Haemophilus do to the body?

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septicemia, meningitis, conjuctivitis, epiglottitis
pnuemonia and otitis media
sequelae: same as N. meningitidis which is hearing loss and mental retardation

17
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diagnosis of H. influenza?

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gram stain CSF for large, flat , colorless/grey colonies
X (hemin) and V (NAD, NADP
latex agglutination
chocolate agar, 5% CO2

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H. influenza epidemiology?

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transmitted through respiratory secretions

sporadic in children

19
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how to treat and prevent H. influenza?

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treated with antibiotic

prevented through chemoprophylaxis and conjugate vasccine

20
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features of streptococcus pneumoniae?

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gram +
lancet shaped diplococci
alpha hemolytic
nasopharynx flora
antigenic structure = 85 capsule types
21
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what does strep. pneumoniae do to the body?

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lobar pneumonia
otitis media
meningitis
sequeal is similar to N. meningtidis (hearing loss and mental retardation)

22
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how to diagnose Strep. pneumoniae?

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CSF and blood culture
small greyish alpha hemolytic colonies
bile soluble
optochin sensitive
oxacillin disc screen (penicillin resistance)
23
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epidemiology of strep. pneumoniae?

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transmited through respiratory secretions
winter and spring
associated with head trauma
greater cause of meningitis
at risk: asplenic, sickle cell anemia, defects in humoralo innunity, alcoholism

24
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how to treat and prevent strep. pneumoniae?

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treatment is penicillin
prophylaxix
polyvalent vaccine
conjugate vaccine

25
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neonatal meningitis is

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streptococcus alagactiae (GBS)
normal flora is GU and lower GI
26
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maternal to infant transmission?

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GBS mother gives 50% colonized newborn and 50% non-colonized newborn
colonized newborn is 98% asymptomatic and 2% early onset sepsis, pneumonia, and meningitis

27
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neonatal meningitis (steptococcus agalactiae) diagnosis?

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Group B agglutination

28
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neonatal minigitis (streptococucus agalactiae) treatment

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penicillin

prophylaxis - penicillin

29
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what are the two types of neonatal meningitis ?

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streptococcus agalactiae and listeria monocytogenes

30
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Neonatal miningitis (listeria monocytogenes) features?

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gram + bacillus
grows at 4 C
tumbling motility at 21 C

31
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treatment of neonatal meningitis (listeria monocytogenes)?

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penicillin

32
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what is the treatment for both neonatal meningitis (streptococcus agalactia and listeria monocytogenes)?

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penicillin

33
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meningitis from shunt infections

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coagulase negative - Staphylococcus
staphylococcus aureus
gram negative rods
enterococcus
candida
corynebacteria

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