CAMPYLOBACTER Flashcards

1
Q

Specimen for Campylobacter

A

feces, rectal swab & blood.

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2
Q

less-preferred specimen

A

Rectal swab

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3
Q

Gray, flat, glistening and irregular with
“tailing effect” along the streak line or
“runny spreading” growth

A

CULTURE OF CAMPYLOBACTER

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4
Q

Campy-BAP, Butzler agar,
Skirrow’s medium and charcoal cefoperazone
desoxycholate agar (CCDA)

A

Selective Media in Campylobacter

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5
Q

Transport medium

A

Cary-Blair Medium

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6
Q

both enriched and
have added antibiotics

A

Butzler and Skirrow’s media

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7
Q

contains antibiotics and is selective for
Campylobacter species.

A

CCDA

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8
Q

two-week incubation may be
needed

A

Blood culture

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9
Q

Campy can be detected effectively by a

A

CO2 monitoring system

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10
Q

Campy blood
agar plate , base?

A

Brucella agar
10% sheep red blood cells

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11
Q

Campy blood
agar plate, antimicrobial agaent?

A

Vancomycin
Trimethoprim
Polymyxin B
Amphotericin B
Cephalothin

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12
Q

Skirrow’s, base?

A

Oxoid blood
agar base.
Lysed,
defibrinated
horse RBC

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13
Q

Skirrow’s, antimicrobial agaent?

A

Vancomycin
Trimethoprim
Polymyxin B

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14
Q

Butzler, base?

A

Meat extract and peptone
Horse blood, defibrinated

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15
Q

Butzler, antimicrobial agaent?

A

Bacitracin
Novobiocin
Cycloheximide
Colistin
Cefazolin

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16
Q

CCDA base?

A

Nutrient agar
Charcoal
Sodium desoxycholate

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17
Q

CCDA antimicrobial agaent?

A

Cefoperazone
Amphotericin B

18
Q

Associated with diarrheal disease and bacteremia in humans and in children with recurring
gastrointestinal illness (abdominal cramps), endocarditis, and peritonitis

A

Arcobacter butzleri

19
Q

Common cause of duodenal ulcers and type B gastritis; possibly a risk factor in gastric carcinoma

A

Helicobacter pylori

20
Q

Gastroenteritis, bacteremia in immunocompromised patients

A

Campylobacter coli

21
Q

Most common cause of bacterial diarrhea worldwide

A

Campylobacter jejuni

22
Q

Gram negative, small, S-shaped rods or curved

A

CAMPYLOBACTER

23
Q

Campylobacter jejuni
o Campylobacter fetus subsp. Fetus
o Campylobacter coli
o Camplylobacterlari
o Campylobacter sputorum
o Campylobacter concisus
o Campylobacter curvus
o Campylobacter rectus

A

SPECIES OF CAMPYLOBACTER

24
Q

Slow growing fastidious and asaccharolytic
organism

A

CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI

25
Q

It has a darting motility and is unable to grow in
media with a high salt concentration

A

CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI

26
Q
  • Most common cause of bacterial gastroenteritis
  • Can cause septic arthritis among AIDS patient
A

CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI

27
Q

MOA OF CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI

A

eating contaminated chicken and turkey
(does not multiply in foods)

28
Q

optimum temperature for growth for campy

A

42C

29
Q

Infective dose

A

> 10,000 organisms.

30
Q

Causes bacteremia and rarely associated with
gastrointestinal illness.

A

CAMPYLOBACTER FETUS SUBSP. FETUS

31
Q

Counterstain
CAMPYLOBACTER

A

Carbolfuchsin

32
Q

HAnging drop prep
CAMPYLOBACTER

A

darting motility

33
Q

If safranin
(CAMPYLOBACTER)

A

2-3 minutes

34
Q

Faintly staining, Gram-negative,
small, curved or S-shaped rods.

A

Microscopy of Campylobacter

35
Q

coccobacillary

A

Old culture

36
Q

long spirals
or are seagull wing-shaped.

A

Enteric campylobacters in microscopy

37
Q

Also an animal pathogen (cattle and swine) that
causes sterility and abortion

A

CAMPYLOBACTER SP

38
Q

Most recognized antecedent cause of
Guillain-Barr’e syndrome

A

CAMPYLOBACTER SP

39
Q

Microaerophilic, except for C. rectus and C.
curvus, which are both strictly anaerobes

A

CAMPYLOBACTER SP

40
Q

Motile with the presence of single polar flagellum
and secretes oxidase

A

CAMPYLOBACTER SP

41
Q

: Ingestion of contaminated water, poultry
and dairy products; handling of pets like dogs,
cats and birds (occupational hazard); and sexual
transmission.

A

MOA for Campylobacter

42
Q

Enteric campylobacters

A

C. jejuni, C. coli and
C. lari