Chlamydia Trachomatis Flashcards
Cell wall
No typical peptidoglycan
Resemble G-ve
Lack muramic acid
Nature
Obligate intracellular
Forms
2 form
Elementary
Reticulate
Infectious form
Elementary bodies
Intracellular form
Reticulate bodies
Serotype
Trachmatis -15
Psittaci,pneumoniae - 1
Transmission
C.trachomatis- sexual
Vertical
Finger to eye,fomite to eye
C.pnemonia- aerosol
C.psittaci- dry bird feces
Disease
A-C trachoma
D-K genital tract infection,NGU,PID,Reiter’s syndrome,Reactive arthritis,Inclusion conjunctivitis
L1-L3 LGV
Chlamydia pneumoniae disease
Atypical pneumonia
C.psittaci disease
Psittacosis(pneumonia)
Lab diagnosis
Giemsa stain
Cell culture treated with cycloheximide
CFT
ELISA
PCR
Inclusion of c.trachomatis
Contain glycogen, stain with iodine