Bacteriology Flashcards
Gram (+) cocci in clusters; Catalase (+); Coagulase (+)
Staphylococcus aureus
Gram (+) cocci in clusters; Catalase (+); Coagulase (-); Novobiocin sensitive
Staphylococcus epidermidis
Gram (+) cocci in clusters; Catalase (+); Coagulase (-); Novobiocin resistant
Staphylococcus saprophyticus
Beta hemolytic yellow or golden colonies on blood agar; Salt-tolerant on Mannitol Salt Agar; Normal flora of human nose and skin
Staphylococcus aureus
Gold color is due to the pigment
Staphyloxanthin
Alter immune response
Immunomodulators
Prevents Complement Activation
Protein A
Builds an insoluble fibrin capsule
Coagulase
Toxic to hematopoeitic cells
Hemolysins (cytotoxins)
Specific for white blood cells
PV Leukocidin
Detoxifies hydrogen peroxide
Catalase
Inactivates penicillin derivatives
Penicillinase
Hydrolyzes hyaluronic acid
Hyaluronidase
Dissolves fibrin clots
Fibrinolysin (Staphylokinase)
Spread in fat-containing areas of the body
Lipase
Causes epidermal separation
Exfoliatin
Superantigens causing food poisoning
Enterotoxins (heat-stable)
Superantigen leading to Toxic Shock Syndrome
Toxic Shock Syndrome Toxin (TSST-1)
Causes marked necrosis of the skin and hemolysis
Alpha Toxin
Skin and Soft Tissue Infections caused by S. aureus
Bullous impetigoFolliculitisFurunclesCarbunclesCellulitisHidradenitis suppurativaMastitisSurgical site infections
Most common cause of Acute Endocarditis
Staphylococcus aureus
Native valve involved in IV drug abusers
Tricuspid valve
Pneumonia caused by S. aureus
Nosocomial pneumoniaVAPNecrotizing pneumonia
Pneumonia by S. aureus: Complicated by
Empyema AbscessPneumatocoele
From hematogenous spread or local introduction at wound site
Osteomyelitis and Septic Arthritis
Sequestered focus of osteomyelitis arising in the metaphyseal area of a long bone
Brodie abscess
Acute onset (4hrs) of vomiting and diarrhea due to ingestion of preformed heat-stable enterotoxin; Usually from salad made with mayonnaise (potato or tuna); Common cause of food poisoning
Gastroenteritis by S. aureus
Exfoliatin cleaves Desmoglein in desmosomes; Separation of epidermis at Stratum Granulosum; Distinguish from TEN (Lyell Disease) where separation occurs at dermoepidermal junction
Scalded Skin Syndrome (Ritter Disease)
Due to TSST-1; Fever, hypotension, slouging of the filiform papillae; Strawberry tongue, desquamating rash & multi-organ involvement; Usually no site of pyogenic inflammation; Blood CS negative; Usual scenario: Tampon-using menstruating women or in patients with nasal packing for epistaxis
Toxic Shock Syndrome
Treatment: Methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA)
NafcillinOxacillinDicloxacillin
Treatment: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
Drug of Choice: Vancomycin
Treatment: Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Drug of Choice: Linezolid
Gram (+) cocci in clusters; Catalase (+); Coagulase (-); Novobiocin sensitive; Whitish, non-hemolytic colonies on Blood Agar; Normal flora of skin
Staphylococcus epidermidis
Most common cause of Prosthetic valve Endocarditis; Septic arthritis in prosthetic joints; Ventriculoperitoneal shunt infections
Staphylococcus epidermidis
Drug of choice for Staphylococcus epidermidis
Vancomycin
Gram (+) cocci in clusters; catalase (+); coagulase (-); Novobiocin resistant; Whitish, non-hemolytic colonies on Blood Agar
Staphylococcus saphrophyticus
2nd most common cause of UTIs in sexually active women
Staphylococcus saphrophyticus
Treatment for Staphylococcus saphrophyticus
TMP-SMX, Quinolones (Ciprofloxacin, Gatifloxacin)
Gram (+) cocci in chains; catalase (-); alpha hemolytic; bile optochin sensitive
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Gram (+) cocci in chains; catalase (-); alpha hemolytic; bile optochin resistant
Viridans streptococci
Gram (+) cocci in chains; catalase (-); beta hemolytic; bacitracin sensitive;
(+) PYR TEST
Streptococcus pyogenes
Gram (+) cocci in chains; catalase (-); beta hemolytic; bacitracin resistant
Streptococcus agalactiae
Gram (+) cocci in chains; catalase (-); gamma hemolytic
Group D Streptococci
Measures hydrolysis of l-pyrrolidonyl-beta- naphthylamide and release of beta-naphthylamine, which in the presence of p-dimethylaminocinnamaldehyde forms a red compound.
PYR test
Gram (+) cocci in chains; Beta hemolytic; Catalase (-); Bacitracin sensitive; Lancefield group A; Positive PYR test; Normal flora of human throat and skin
Streptococcus pyogenes
Spreading factor
Hyaluronidase
Activates plasminogen
Streptokinase (fibrinolysin)
Degrades DNA in exudates or necrotic tissue
DNAse (Streptodornase)
Inactivates complement C5a
C5a peptidase
Produces Scarlet Fever
Erythrogenic toxin
Highly antigenic, causes AB formation; Oxygen-labile; Irreversibly inhibited by cholesterol in skin lipids
Streptolysin O
Oxygen-stable
Streptolysin S
Superantigen similar to TSST
Pyogenic exotoxin A
Protease that rapidly destroys tissue causing Necrotizing fasciitis
Exotoxin B
Titers to document antecedent pharyngitis
Anti-streptolysin O (ASO)
Titers to document antecedent skin infection
Anti-DNAse B
Antibodies decrease efficacy of streptokinase in managing MI
Anti-streptokinase
Perioral blistered lesions with honey-colored crust; Accumulation of neutrophils beneath stratum corneum; Complication: PSGN
Impetigo contagiosa
Superficial infection extending into dermal lymphatics; Painful
Erysipelas
Deeper infection involving subcutaneous or dermal tissues; Facilitated by hyaluronidase (spreading factor)
Cellulitis
Rapidly progressive infection of deep subcutaneous tissues; Facilitated by Exotoxin B
Necrotizing fasciitis
Most common bacterial cause of sore throat; Inflammation, exudate, fever, leukocytosis, and tender CLAD; Pyogenic complications: abscess, otitis, sinusitis, meningitis
Steptococcus pyogenes
Postpharyngitic; Due to erythrogenic toxin, seen in lysogenized strains; Fever, strawberry tongue, centrifugal rash (sandpaper-like), Pastia’s lines, desquamation
Scarlet Fever
Susceptibility test for Scarlet Fever
Dick Test
Clinically similar but milder than S. aureus TSS; Due to pyogenic exotoxin A; Recognizable site of pyogenic inflammation; Blood cultures are often positive
Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome
Postpharyngitic; Cross reacting antibodies to M proteins and antigens of joint, heart and brain tissue
Acute Rheumatic Fever
JONES Criteria
P-E-C-C-SPolyarthritisErythema marginatumChorea (Sydenham’s)Carditis (Pancarditis)Subcutaneous nodules
Postpharyngitic or post-impetigo; M protein incites immune complex deposition on the glomerular basement membrane
Glomerulonephritis
Drug of choice for Streptococcus pyogenes
Penicillin G
Gram (+) cocci in chains; Beta hemolytic; Catalase (-); Bacitracin resistant; Hydrolyze hippurate; CAMP test positive; Lancefield group B; Grow using LIM broth; Normal flora of Vagina
Streptococcus agalactiae
Causative agent: Urinary Tract Infection in pregnant women
Streptococcus agalactiae
Most common cause of Neonatal pneumonia, sepsis, and meningitis
Streptococcus agalactiae
Most commonly polymicrobial Endometritis; Foul-smelling
Streptococcus agalactiae
Drug of choice for Streptococcus agalactiae
Penicillin G
Drug of choice for more serious S. Agalactiae infection
Penicillin G + Aminoglycoside
All pregnant women should be screened for GBS colonization at
35-37 weeks aog
Gram (+) cocci in chains; Catalase (-); Gamma (nonhemolytic) colonies; Lancefield group D; Bile and Optochin resistant; Hydrolyzes esculin in bile-esculin agar (BEA); positive PYR test; Normal flora of human colon
Group D Streptococci
Endocarditis in patients who underwent GIT surgery due to
Enterococcus faecalis
UTIs due to indwelling urinary catheters and urinary tract instrumentation; Biliary tract infections
Group D Streptococci
Marantic endocarditis in patients with abdominal malignancy due to
Streptococcus bovis
Associated Ca with Marantic Endocarditis
Pancreatic CaColorectal Ca
Treatment for Group D Streptococci
Penicillin plus Gentamicin
For Penicillin-resistance Group D Streptococci
Vancomycin
For Vancomycin-resistant Strains
Linezolid
Gram (+) “lancet-shaped” cocci in pairs (diplococci) or short chains; Alpha hemolytic; Catalase (-); Sensitive to bile and optochin; Prominent polysaccharide capsule; Quellung reaction (+); Normal flora of upper respiratory tract
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Optochin Sensitivity
OptochinViridans ResistantPneumonia Sensitive
Quellung Reaction
Capsular swelling
Encapsulated Bacteria
Streptococcus pneumoniaeKlebsiella pneumoniaeHaemophilus influenzaePseudomonas aeruginosaNeisseria meningitidisSalmonella typhiB group streptococci
Antiphagocytic factor
Capsule
For colonization
IgA protease
Reacts with CRP; Acute phase reactant
C-substance
Most common cause of Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP); Sudden chills, fever, productive cough (rust-colored sputum), pleuritic chest pain; Lobar pattern
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Most common cause of Otitis media, Sinusitis, Bacterial Meningitis; Skull fracture with spinal fluid leakage from nose predisposes to meningitis
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Splenectomy predisposes to sepsis
Septic Shock
Congenital Absence of Spleen; Need to get meningococcal and pneumococcal vaccines
Ivemark Syndrome
Drug of choice for Streptococcus pneumoniae
Penicillin G
Gram (+) cocci in chains; Alpha hemolytic; Catalase (-); Resistant to bile and optochin; Normal flora of Oropharynx
Viridans Streptococci
Enhances adhesion to damaged heart valves
Glycocalyx
Protected from host defenses within
Vegetations
Found in Dental caries
Streptococcus mutans
Found in Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis (SBE); Most common cause of subacute and native valve endocarditis
Streptococcus sanguis
Found in brain abscesses
Streptococcus intermedius
Treatment for Viridans streptococci
Penicillin G with or without Aminoglycoside
Spore-forming, gram (+), rods; aerobic, nonmotile, box car-shaped
Bacillus anthracis
Spore-forming, gram (+), rods; aerobic, motile, reheated fried rice
Bacillus cereus
Spore-forming, gram (+), rods; anaerobic, tennis racket-like
Clostridium tetani
Spore-forming, gram (+), rods; anaerobic, bulging cans
Clostridium botulinum
Spore-forming, gram (+), rods; anaerobic, lecithinase, gas-forming
Clostridium perfringens
Spore-forming, gram (+), rods; anaerobic, pseudomembranes
Clostridium difficile
Non-spore-forming, gram (+), rods; aerobic, nonmotile, curved, chinese characters
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
Non-spore-forming, gram (+), rods; aerobic, curved, tumbling motility
Listeria monocytogenes
Aerobic, gram (+) box car-like rods; nonmotile; spore-forming; Medusa head morphology; Habitat: soil
Bacillus anthracis
Dry “ground glass” surface and irregular edges with projections along lines of inoculation
Medusa Head Morphology
Transmission by contact with infected animals or inhalation of spores from animal hair and wool
Woolsorter’s Disease
Calmodulin-dependent adenylate cyclase
Edema factor (EF)
Inhibits a signal transduction in cell division
Lethal factor (LF)
Mediates entry of the other two components into cell
Protective antigen (PA)
EF + PA =
Edema Toxin
LF + PA =
Lethal Toxin
True or False: EF, LF, PA are toxic individually.
False (nontoxic individually but form toxins when combined)
Direct epidermal contact with spores causes formation of malignant pustule with subsequent eschar and central necrosis
Cutaneous Anthrax
Inhaled spores from animals or from weaponized preparations (bioterrorism); Prolonged latent period before rapid deterioration; Massively enlarged mediastinal lymph nodes, pulmonary hemorrhage, meningeal symptoms
Inhalational Anthrax
Ingestion of live spores leads to UGI ulceration, edema, and sepsis (rapidly-progressive course)
Gastrointestinal Anthrax
DOC for Cutaneous Anthrax
Ciprofloxacin
DOC for Inhalational or Gastrointestinal Anthrax
Ciprofloxacin or Doxycycline with one or two additional antibiotics (Rifampicin, Vancomycin, Penicillin, Imipenem, Clindamycin, Clarithromycin)
Aerobic, gram (+), spore-forming rods, motile; Spores germinate when rice is kept warm for many hours
Bacillus cereus
Cholera-like enterotoxin causes ADP-ribosylation with increasing cAMP
Heat-labile Enterotoxin (Secretory Diarrhea)
Staphylococcal-like enterotoxin functions as superantigen
Heat-stable Enterotoxin
Short incubation period (4hrs); Consists primarily of nausea and vomiting, similar to Staphylococcal Food Poisoning
Emetic Form (heat-stable) Food Poisoning
Long incubation period (18hrs); Watery, non bloody diarrhea, resembling Clostridial gastroenteritis
Diarrheal Form (heat-labile) Food Poisoning
Occur after traumatic penetrating eye injuries of the eye with a soil-contaminated object; Complete loss of light perception within 48 hours of the injury
Ophthalmitis
Treatment for Emetic or Diarrheal Food Poisoning
Symptomatic treatment only
Treatment for Ophthalmitis
Vancomycin, Clindamycin, Ciprofloxacin or Gentamicin
Anaerobic, gram (+), spore-forming rods; Spore is at one end (terminal spore); tennis racket-like; Habitat: soil; Entry thru traumatic break in the skin
Clostridium tetani
Protease that cleaves proteins involved in the release of Glycine from Renshaw cells in spinal cord
Tetanus toxin (Tetanospasmin)
Spectrum of Disease: Tetanus
Strong muscle spasms Lockjaw (Trismus)Risus sardonicusOpisthotonosRespiratory Failure
Treatment and DOC for Tetanus
Debridement of primary woundDOC: Metronidazole (Pen G - Philippines)
Tetanus vaccination for clean, minor wound
Toxoid (TeANA) for uncertain or 3 doses who had last dose >10 years
Tetanus vaccination for contaminated wound
Toxoid (TeANA) & TIG (ATS) for uncertain or 3 doses who had last dose >5 years
Anaerobic, gram (+), spore-forming rods; Habitat: Soil; Transmitted in improperly preserved food
Clostridium botulinum
Heat-labile neurotoxin that blocks acetylcholine release causing flaccid paralysis (descending pattern)
Botulinum Toxin
Most common Botulinum Toxin in humans
Types A, B and E
Commercial preparation of Exotoxin A
Botox
Triad of Botulism
Symmetric descending flaccid paralysis (with prominent bulbar involvement)Absence of FeverIntact sensorium
When babies ingest spores found in household dust or honey; Due to absence of competitive bowel flora
Infant Botulism (Floppy Baby Syndrome)
Traumatic implantation and germination of spores at the wound site
Wound Botulism
Treatment for Botulism
Adequate ventilatory supportElimination of the organism from GITTrivalent Botulinum antitoxin (types A, B, E)
Anaerobic, gram (+), spore-forming rods; Nonmotile; Double hemolysis on Blood Agar; Growth on Egg-yolk Agar; Rapidly spreading growth on culture media; Habitat: soil and human colon
Clostridium perfringes
Caused by Alpha toxin which is a lecithinase that cleaves cellmembrane; Results from contamination of wound with soil or feces; Gas produced by anaerobic metabolism; Pain, edema & cellulitis with crepitation; Hemolysis and jaundice are common
Gas Gangrene (Myonecrosis)
Production of enterotoxin which acts as superantigen; 8-16 hour incubation period; Characterized by watery diarrhea with cramps and little vomiting; Resolves in 24 hours
C. perfringens Food Poisoning
Treatment for Gas Gangrene
Wound debridementPenicillin
Treatment for C. perfringens Food Poisoning
Supportive management
Anaerobic, gram (+), spore-forming rods; Exotoxin in stool detected by cytopathic effect (final phase by which viral cells infect cells) on cultured cells or ELISA; Carried in the colon; Transmitted by fecal-oral route
Clostridium difficile
Antibiotics that suppress normal flora in colon, allowing C. difficile to overgrow
Clindamycin2nd and 3rd Gen CephalosporinsAmpicillin
Inhibit GTPases, leading to apoptosis an death of enterocytes
Exotoxins A and B
Visual result of Exotoxins A and B
Pseudomembranes
This infection can precipitate flare-ups of ______?
Ulcerative colitis
Nonbloody diarrhea associated with pseudomembranes (yellow-white plaques) on the colonic mucosa
Pseudomembranous Colitis
Can occur in Pseudomembranous colitis
Toxic megacolon
What causes Pseudomembranous pharyngitis?
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
What causes Pseudomembranous esophagitis?
Candida albicans
Drug of Choice for Pseudomembranous colitis?
Metronidazole
Aerobic, non-spore-forming, non-motile, gram (+) rods; Club or comma-shaped rods arranged in V or L shape; Look like Chinese characters; Picket fence appearance; Metachromatic granules (Babes-Ernst granules or volutin granules); Black colonies on Tellurite plate; Habitat: Human throat
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
Toxigenicity Test for Corynebacterium diphtheriae
Elek Test
Exotoxin inhibits protein synthesis by adding ADP-ribose to ______
Elongation Factor-2 (EF-2)
Has ADP-ribosylating activity
Subunit A of EF
Binds the toxin to cell surface
Subunit B of EF
Exotoxin is encoded by ______?
Beta-prophage
Result from death of mucosal epithelial cells
Pseudomembranes
Prominent, thick, gray, pseudomembranes over tonsils and throat; Complications: airway obstruction, myocarditis, cranial nerve or muscle paralysis
Pseudomembranous pharyngitis
Treatment for Pseudomembranous pharyngitis?
AntitoxinPenicillin G
Aerobic, non-spore-forming, gram (+) rods; Arranged in V or L shape; Tumbling motility; Narrow zone of beta hemolysis; Paradoxical growth in cold temp (Cold Enhancement); Habitat: GI and female GUT; Transmitted across placenta or by contact and ingestion of unpasteurized milk products
Listeria monocytogenes
Interacts with E-cadherin on the surface of cells
Internalin
Escape from phagosomes
Listeriolysin
Propels the bacteria thru the membrane of one human cell and into another
Actin Rockets
Transplacental transmission; Characterized by late miscarriage or birth; Complicated by sepsis, multiorgan abscesses and Disseminated granulomas
Early-onset Neonatal Listeriosis (Granulomatosis Infantiseptica)
Transmitted during childbirth and manifests as meningitis or meningoencephalitis
Late-onset Neonatal Listeriosis
Bacteremia, sepsis, or meningitis in pregnant, elderly or immunocompromised individuals
Adult Listeriosis
Treatment for Listeriosis
Ampicillin with or without Gentamicin
Bacteria motility: Tumbling
Listeria monocytogenes