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Chlamydia / Chlamydophila Flashcards

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Two (2) species that are previously under Chlamydia but became Chlamydophila.

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  1. Chlamydophila pneumoniae
  2. Chlamydophila psittacci
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Chlamydia/Chlamydophila are sensitive to what type of drugs?

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Sulfa drugs

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Chlamydia/Chlamydophila are what type of organisms?

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Obligate intracellular organisms

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Two (2) distinct forms of Chlamydia/Chlamydophila

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  1. Elementary body
  2. Reticulated body
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A distinct form of Chlamydia that is Infectious, has spore-like features, extracellular, and metabolically inert.

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Elementary body

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A distinct form of Chlamydia that is non-infectious, replicative form, and intracellular.

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Reticulated body

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What is the prominent component of membrane found in the Elementary body that contributes to the resistance to environmental/physical stress?

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Major Outer Membrane Protein (MOMP)

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Two (2) shapes of Elementary body

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  1. Round
  2. Pear-shaped
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Chlamydia/Chlamydophila spp. that has/have ROUND elementary body

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C. trachomatis
C. psittaci

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Chlamydia/Chlamydophila spp. that has/have PEAR-SHAPED elementary body

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C. pneumoniae

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What are the disease C. trachomatis can cause?

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  1. Trachoma
  2. Lymphogranuloma Venereum (LGV)
  3. Reiter’s syndrome (reactive arthritis)
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Chronic eye infection and number 1 cause of preventable blindness

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Trachoma or Trachoma Inclusion Conjunctivitis (TRIC)

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Previously the gold standard in Chlamydia spp. before the advent of Molecular techniques and PCR.

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Cell or Tissue Culture

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What are the three (3) tissue/cell culture used in cultivation of Chlamydia spp.?

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  1. McCoy Cells
  2. HeLa cells
  3. Buffalo Green Monkey
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Chlamydia spp. are able to grow in bacterial medium.

a. True
b. False

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b. False

In order to cultivate Chlamydia/Chlamydophila spp., cell culture (that is also used for viral culture) is required for their growth.

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Currently the gold standard for detection of C. trachomatis

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Nucleic Acid Amplification Test (NAAT)

17
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Respiratory pathogens

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  1. C. pneumoniae
  2. C. psittaci
18
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What is C. pneumoniae previously known as?

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Taiwan Acute Respiratory Strain (TWAR Strain)

19
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This is an agent of pneumonia

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C. pneumoniae

20
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What is the respiratory disease that C. psittaci cause?

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Parrot fever/ Ornithosis/ Psittacosis

21
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Mode of Transmission of Parrot fever

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Contact with infected birds and their droppings

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