Bacterial Infections Flashcards
What is Koch’s postulates?
Four criteria designed to establish a causative relationship between a microbe and a disease
What are the 4 criteria of Koch’s postulates?
MO = Microorganism
- The MO must be found in abundance in all organisms suffering from the disease (not healthy)
- The MO must be isolated from a diseased organism and grown in pure culture
- The cultured microorganisms should cause disease when introduced into healthy organism
- The microorganism must be reisolated from the inoculated, diseased experimental host and identified as being identical to the original specific causative agent
What are the 4 criteria of the alternative to Koch’s postulates?
- A microbe should be present in sufficient numbers to initiate disease
- The microbe should generate high levels of specific antibodies
- The microbe should produce relevant virulence factors
- Elimination of the microbe should result in clinical improvement
Explain the ecological plaque hypothesis
Disease is a result of a shift in the balance of the resident microflora due to a response to a change in local environmental conditions (ie pH)
What are the two types of oral abscess?
- Dentoalveolar abscess
- Periodontal abscess
What is a Dentoalveolar abscess?
- Infection at the apex of the roots
- Can be new or result of existing granuloma
- Could be localised in alveolar bone or spread to soft tissue
What is a Periodontal abscess?
Due to occlusion of the opening of the periodontal pocket or impaction of foreign bodies in the periodontium (ie food)
How would you treat a dentoalveolar abscess? (2)
- Drainage of pus and removal of source of infection by RCT
- Extraction
How would you treat a periodontal abscess? (2)
- Periodontal treatment
- Extraction
What is bacterial sialadenitis?
What can cause this? (2)
- Infection of a salivary gland
- Obstructing stone
- Gland hyposecretion
What are some risk factors of bacterial sialadenitis? (3)
- Dehydration
- Reduced salivary flow
- Abnormalities in salivary gland
What are the microorganisms that cause bacterial sialadenitis? (3)
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Alpha haemolytic Streptococcus
- Anaerobes
How would you manage bacterial sialadenitis? (3)
- Prescribe antibiotics
- Increased fluid intake
- Surgical drainage (if severe)
What is acute necrotising ulcerative gingivitis (ANUG)?
Acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis is a painful infection of the gums
What are some risk factors associated with ANUG? (6)
- Poor oral hygiene
- Smoking
- Stress
- Malnutrition
- Vitamin deficiency
- Immunodeficiency