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Bacteriology II Flashcards

1
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What are the general characteristics of atypical bacteria? (6)

A
  1. Difficult to culture
  2. Unusual cell wall/absence of cell wall
  3. Specific/unusual cellular staining properties
  4. Usually small size
  5. Most replicate intracellularly
  6. Slow growth
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What are common clinical examples of atypical bacteria?

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  1. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  2. Chlamydia
  3. Mycoplasma
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3
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The growth speed of mycobacteria is generally [higher/lower] than that of other bacteria

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(Much) lower

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4
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What makes mycobacteria difficult to stain?

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Specialized cell wall with a waxy lipid layer

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What is the advantage of the specialized cell wall to mycobacteria?

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They are resistant to killing by phagocytes

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6
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What is a common comorbidity found in TB patients?

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HIV

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How many cases of TB are cleared by the innate immune system?

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~70%

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What happens when TB infections are not cleared by the innate immune system?

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Formation of a Ghon complex -> granulomatous inflammation encasing the infection site

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9
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Where does the majority of TB-associated granulomas occur?

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Lungs

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10
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How many % of TB infections become latent?

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~10%

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11
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How many of the granulomatous laesions TB will break down? What happens if they do?

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1-3% of granulomas (=0,3-1% of all TB infections) will break down, resulting in dissemination of TB through the body

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12
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How many % of TB cases immediately disseminate?

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~3%

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13
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What causes reactivation of latent TB?

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Impairment of the cellular immune system due to various stressors (stress, malnutrition, malignancy, HIV, old age, immunosuppression, diabetes, etc.)

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14
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What are two important virulence factors of Mycobacterium tuberculosis?

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  1. Nuog-gene
  2. hip1-gene
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What does the nuog gene of TB do? (2)

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  1. Delays migration of DCs to the lungs
  2. Inhibits apoptosis of infected neutrophils
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16
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What does the hip1 gene of TB do? (3)

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  1. Inhibits inflammasome-dependent macrophage proinflammatory responses
  2. Impairs CD40-mediated costimulatory responses of DCs
  3. Restricts Th17 polarization during infection
17
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What is the treatment of tuberculosis? How long does this treatment have to be given?

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Antibiotics, usually 2 months intensive + 4 months continuation

18
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Which compounds are the current first line treatment for TB? (2)

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  1. Rifampicin
  2. Isonazid
19
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What are the 3 main factors contributing to TB drug resistance?

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  1. Not completing the complete treatment regimen
  2. Pharmacokinetic population variablity (=dosage too low)
  3. Granuloma variation (size, composition, etc.)
20
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What is the TB vaccine? What is it based on?

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BCG, derived from live Mycobacterium bovis

21
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What is the disadvantage of the BCG vaccination?

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May hide infection when testing for TB

22
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Which chlamydia species form a danger to humans?

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  1. C. trachomatis
  2. C. pneumoniae
  3. C. pstittaci
23
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What is C. psittaci associated with?

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Birds, mainly parrots

24
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What are the general characteristics of Chlamydia bacteria? (4)

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  1. Obligate intracellular parasitic bacteria
  2. Gram-
  3. Cannot synthesize ATP -> requires host ATP
  4. Unique biphasic life cycle
25
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What are the two phases in the biphasic life cycle of chlamydia?

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  1. Elementary bodies -> resistant to harsh environmental conditions
  2. Reticulate bodies -> non-infectious, intracellularly replicating form
26
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Which two biological variants of Chlamydia trachomatis can be distinguished? Which cell types do they infect?

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  1. Trachoma -> eye and urogenital epithelial cells
  2. Lymphogranuloma venereum -> macrophages
27
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Which of the two biological variants of Chlamydia trachomatis can lead to invasive tissue infections?

A

Lymphogranuloma venereum

28
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What is a major complication of chronic/recurrent C. trachomatis eye infections?

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Blindness (leading preventable cause of blindness worldwide)

29
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Where are eye infections with C. trachomatis often found?

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Children in rural areas of Africa

30
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How are eye infections of C. trachomatis spread? (2)

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  1. Discharge from the eyes
  2. Flies
31
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Where are lymphogranuloma venereum infections often found?

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Genital area

32
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What is the disadvantage of lymphogranuloma venereum infections?

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They are often asymptomatic -> high transmission

33
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What are complications of lymphogranuloma venereum? (3)

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  1. Ectopic pregnancy
  2. Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
  3. Sterility
34
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Which bacterium is frequently found in co-infection with lymphogranuloma venereum?

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N. gonorrhoea

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