Chlamydiaceae family

Question 1

why are chlamydiacaea family unique

Answer 1

• similar gram (-)
• DNA /RNA
• prokaryotic ribosomes
• susceptible to anitbacterial antibiotics

Question 2

what is the outer membrane protein for chlamydia tachomatis

Answer 2

MOMP

Question 3

does LGV respond with an immune system

Answer 3

no

Question 4

what type of cells replicate in LVG

Answer 4

mononuclear phagocytes

Question 5

what is the transition zone from cervix to vagina

Answer 5

columnar to squamous

Question 6

what gender gets LGV more frequently

Answer 6

men

Question 7

LGV is a common co-infection with what other disease

Answer 7

HIV

Question 8

Herbert’s pits? what disease does it associte with

Answer 8

shallow pits in cornea from form as a result of follicle rupture
-trachoma

Question 9

how do you made diagnosis for WHO grade TF

Answer 9

5 or more white/yellow follicles seen on upper tarsal conjunctivitis

Question 10

trichiases

Answer 10

eyelid conjuctiva scar tissue contracts, distorting lid margin and causing eyelashes to rub on cornea

Question 11

Pannus

Answer 11

growth of vascular tissue over cornea as a result of edema

Question 12

corneal opacity

Answer 12

blurring part of pupil margin

Question 13

Fitzhugh-curtis syndrome

Answer 13

perihepatitis with inflammation of liver capsule

Question 14

what is the clinical presentation for male urogenital chlamydia

Answer 14

urethral discharge or dysuria

Question 15

how will infant pneumonia show on x-ray

Answer 15

bilateral interstitial infiltrates

Question 16

what is Parinaud oculoglandular syndrome

Answer 16

LGV clinical symtpom

conjuctival inflammation with preauricular submandibular and cervical lymphadenopathy

Question 17

what needs to be cultured for chlamydia

Answer 17

not pus, vagina

-cervix, rectum, oropharynx

Question 18

Name antigen detection tests for Chlamydia

Answer 18

DFA

ELISA

Question 19

how does mycoplasma pnemonia get sterol in cell membrane

Answer 19

external source

Question 20

does M. penumoniae need oxygen

Answer 20

strict aerobe

Question 21

how does M. pnumonieae attach to cell wall of respiratory tract

Answer 21

Terminal adhesion protein ( P1) binds base of cilia of epithelial cells
-loss of ciliated cells

Question 22

what does m. pneumoniae cause in the body

Answer 22

stimulates inflammatory cells to site of infection
TNF alpha
IL1
IL6

Question 23

what are clinical symptoms for m. pneumoniae

Answer 23

upper respirtory infection
otitis media
tracheobronchitis 
Stevens- Johnson syndrome 
erythema multiforme

Question 24

name 2 lab tests for m. pnumonia

Answer 24

seroogy

PCR

Question 25

besides macrolides, what else can help walking pnumonia? who should we not give them

Answer 25

tetracyclines fluroquinolones

children