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1
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Chalmydia is a

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Obligate intracellular pathogens

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2
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How does chlamydia differ from other bacteria?

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Have no peptidoglycan in cell wall

Not produce ATP➡️need host ATP➡️Energy parasites

Growth Cycle ( biphasic life cycle)

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Which form is the infective form of chlamydiae?

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Elementary bodies ( extracellular form)

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Which form is the replicative form of chlamydiae?

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Reticulate bodies ( intracellular)

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5
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Three strains of chlamydiae

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Chlamydia trachomatis
Chlamydia psittaci
Chlamydia pneumoniae

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6
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What causes ocular infections?

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Chlamydia trachomatis

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7
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What causes trachoma in children?

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Chlamydia trachomatis

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8
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What is spread by flies or fingers?

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Chlamydia trachomatis

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9
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What’s an important cause of blindness

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( it’s under trachoma ) Chlamydia trachomatis

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10
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What causes adult inclusion conjunctivitis?

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Chlamydia trachomatis

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How is adult inclusion conjunctivitis spread?

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From genitalia to eyes

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12
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What are characteristics of adult inclusion conjunctivitis?

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Common in sexually active young people

Self limiting

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What causes chlamydial ophthalmic neonaturum?

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Chlamydia trachomatis

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Who does Chlamydial opthalmia neonatorum occur in?

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Neonates 1-3weeks after birth

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What’s the source of Chlamydial opthalmia neonatorum?

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mother birth canal

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What are the main types of infections caused by Chlamydia trachomatis?

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Ocular respiratory and genital

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17
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What causes nongonococcal urethritis in males?

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Chlamydia trachomatis

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18
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What causes genital ulcers and lymphadenopathy known as lymph granuloma venereum in males?

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Chlamydia trachomatis

19
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What causes urethritis and cervicitis in females?

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Chlamydia trachomatis

20
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What causes STIs in males and females?

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Chlamydia trachomatis

21
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Infection with what bacteria may lead to ectopic pregnancy and infertility?

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Chlamydia trachomatis

22
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What causes neonatal pneumonitis?

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Chlamydia trachomatis

23
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What causes otitis media and sinusitis?

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Chlamydia Pneumoniae

24
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What causes bronchitis ?

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Chlamydia Pneumoniae

25
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What causes pneumonia?

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Chlamydia Pneumoniae

26
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Which strain of chlamydia is zoonotic?

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Chlamydia Psittaci

27
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How does Chlamydia Psittaci spread?

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via droplets

28
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What causes Psittacosis or Ornithosis in bird handlers?

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Chlamydia Psittaci

29
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What causes atypical pneumonia?

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Chlamydia Psittaci

30
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What bacteria lacks a cell wall?

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Mycoplasma

31
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What Can grow in rich artificial media?

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Mycoplasma

32
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What are the three mycoplasma species associated with infection in man?

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Mycoplasma hominis

Ureaplasma urealyticum

Mycoplasma pneumoniae

33
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What causes atypical pneumonia in children especially in the summer?

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Mycoplasma pneumoniae

34
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Mycoplasma pneumoniae causes ?

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Respiratory infections

35
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In a patient suffering from atypical pneumonia caused my Mycoplasma pneumoniae what do we find?

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Prominent X-ray findings

36
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What causes hemolytic anemia?

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Atypical pneumonia associated with mycoplasma pneumonia

37
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How long does atypical pneumonia associated with mycoplasma pneumonia last?

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Disease course <2 weeks

38
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What are the extra pulmonary manifestations associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae?

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Hemolytic anemia

Myocarditis

39
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What do we use to diagnosis Mycoplasma pneumoniae?

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Clinical presentation

Radiology

Laboratory :

  • Serology
  • Rapid diagnosis
  • Molecular

Cold agglutinin test

40
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Mycoplasam pneumonia treatment

A

Erythromycin

41
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Mycoplasma Hominis & Ureaplasma urealyticum cause same range of infections what are they?

A

Genital infections ( STIs)

42
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What causes nonogoccocal urethritis in males?

A

Mycoplasma Hominis & Ureaplasma urealyticum

43
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What causes PID in females?

A

Mycoplasma Hominis & Ureaplasma urealyticum

44
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What causes abortion and preterm labor as well as still birth ?

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Mycoplasma Hominis & Ureaplasma urealyticum

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