Chapter 154- Gram Negative Coccal And Bacillary Infections Flashcards
Facultative intracellular Gram negative bacilli that parasitize erythrocytes due to their inability to synthesize (2)
Bartonella
Heme
Protoporphyrin X
Matching type
- Cat scratch disease
- Trench fever
- Bacillary angiomatosis
- Carrion disease
A. Bartonella henselae
B. Bartonella quintana
C. Bartonella bacilliformis
A
B
A B
C
Matching type
- Pediculus humanus
- Ctenocephalides felis
- Lutzomiya verrucarum
A. Bartonella henselae
B. Bartonella quintana
C. Bartonella bacilliformis
B
A
C
Carrion disease is a biphasic infection with (2) phases
Oroya fever
Verruga peruana
Bartonella can be cultured in
5% rabbit/ sheep blood agar at 35- 37 C with 5-10% CO2
40% humidity
Bartonella lipopolysaccharide is an antagonist of TLR
4
Flagella of Bartonella bacilliformis is recognized by TLR5
True or False
False, not recognized
Mechanism to elude both humoral and cellular immunity
Parasitizing host RBCs
Most common Bartonella infection
Cat scratch disease
CSD affects immunocompetent patients with median age of
15 years
MC presenting sign of CSD
Lymphadenitis
Unilateral granulomatous conjunctivitis with ipsilateral preauricular and submandibular lymphadenopathy
Parinaud oculoglandular syndrome
5 regional lymphadenopathy sites of CSD
Axillary Cervical Inguinal Epitrochlear Preauricular
Acute unilateral blurred vision resulting from optic nerve edema with an afferent pupullary defect
CSD neuroretinitis
Large bulky lymphadenopathy of CSD is treated with
Azithromycin
Doxycycline
Erythromycin
If hepatosplenic CSD, management is
Rifampicin +/- Gentamicin or TMP SMX
If ocular CSD, management is
Doxycycline + Rifampicin
Classic patient of trench fever
Homeless, immunocompetent, alcoholic man with poor hygiene
Treatment of trench fever
28 days PO doxycycline + 14 days of IV gentamicin
MC site of disease of bacillary angiomatosis
Skin (55%- 90%)
Primary cause of liver, spleen, lymph node lesions in bacillary angiomatosis
B. Henselae
Primary cause of lesions in subQ and bone in bacillary angiomatosis
B. Quintana