Campylobacter Flashcards
this causes both diarrheal and systemic diseases
campylobacter
this specie of campylobacter is the most common agent of bacterial gastroentritis
Campylobacter jejuni
this specie is from raw or undercooked food products (ingestion of contaminated poultry)
Campylobacter jejuni
Campylobacter jejuni infection commonly affects among ____________
children
seasonality of C. jejuni
during summer and early autumn
infective dose of C. jejuni
10,000 bacilli
it is a watery, foul-smelling diarrhea followed by bloody stools accompanied by fever and abdominal pain
gastroenteritis
an autoimmune disorder of the peripheral nervous system
development of symmetric weakness over several days
Guillain-Barre syndrome
joint pain and swelling involving the hands, ankles and knees
common with people having the HLA B27 phenotype
reactive arthritis
a form of lymphoma that originates in small intestinal mucosa-associated lymphoid tissues
alpha chain disease
what specimen is needed for Campylobacter jejuni
freshly collected stool
stain for C. jejuni
carbol-fucshin
secondary stain for C. jejuni
or 0.1% aqueous basic fuschin
this method is used for recovery of Campylobacter spp.
filtration method
culture of C.jejuni
Cary-Blair
Selective media for Campylobacter
-Skirrow’s
-Butzler’s
-Campy-BA selective medium
-Campy medium (CVA)
-Campylobacter agar base blood free (-CCDA)
this media contains cefoperazone
Campy medium (CVA)
a media that is modified agar with no blood and replaced by charcoal
Campylobacter agar base blood free (CCDA)
prevention for C.jejuni
proper food preparation, pasteurization of milk and treament of water
treatment for C.jejuni
fluid and electrolyte replacement
drug of choice for C.jejuni
erythromycin
this specie of Campylobacter is very similar to jejuni
causes 5%-10% Campylobacter enteritis
Campylobacer coli
this specie primarily causes infective abortion in cattle and sheep
Campylobacter fetus subspecies fetus
it is heat stable and prevents the bacilli from complement mediated killing and opsonization
S-layer
this Campylobacter spp. is catalase weak and thermophilic
Campylobacter upsaliensis
