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Unit 6: Micro > Enteric Bacterial Infections 3: The Vibrios > Flashcards

Enteric Bacterial Infections 3: The Vibrios Flashcards

1
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What are the three vibrios?

A

Vibrio cholerae, parahaemolyticus, vulnificus

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Cellular characteristics of V. cholerae?

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  • Curved
  • Motile
  • Gram - rod
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Two reservoirs of V. cholerae?

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Humans and ocean

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4
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What cell wall antigen indicates pathogenicity in V. cholerae?

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O cell wall antigen

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What are the two V. cholerae groups that cause epidemic disease?

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O1 and O139 groups

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V. cholerae transmission?

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Fecal-oral

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What is a major barrier to V. cholerae infection?

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Stomach acid

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What makes a person susceptible to V. cholerae infection?

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Gastrectomy, antacids, or coincident H. pylori infection

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What allows the surviving V. cholerae to reach the small intestine brush border?

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Secretion of mucinase and toxin-coregulated pilus

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What are O1 and O139 markers for?

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Infection with the CTX bacteriophage

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Why is a high infectious dose of V. cholerae needed for infection?

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Much of the organism is killed by gastric acid

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12
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Describe the choleratoxin

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  • A-B subunit structure
  • B binds
  • A causes percistent activation of adenylate cyclase resulting in loss of water and ions from attached cells
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What is the Pavlovian Syx of V. cholerae infection?

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Massive rice water diarrhea

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What is the cause of morbidity and mortality from V. cholerae infection?

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Dehydration and electrolyte imbalance

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What is the typical scenario in which V. cholerae infection occurs?

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Following travel

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What is V. cholerae’s claim to fame in the diarrhea department?

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Most watery diarrhea of any of the infectious gastroenteritis bugs

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Typical Syx of V. cholerae infection?

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  • No fever
  • No pain with diarrhea
  • band hypokalemia from bicarb and K+ loss
  • Hypoglycemia
18
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Tx for V. cholerae infection?

A

Primarily rehydration

19
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What is a simple test to determine the hydration status of a patient?

A

The longitudinal pinch test to assess skin turgor

20
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Although not commonly performed, describe the culture technique for V. cholerae

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  • Use of bile salt agar
  • Acid reaction on triple-sugar-iron agar
  • Oxidase positive
  • Sucrose (+)
21
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What supportive measures are taken in the management of V. cholerae?

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  • Rehydrate and rebalance electrolytes - IV Lactated Ringer solution
  • Oral Rehydration solution
  • Tetracyclines if necessary
22
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V. cholerae preventive methods

A
  • Treat water, cook food
  • Killed and live vaccine but not recommended for routine use in travelers
  • Prophylactic tetracyclines
23
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What is the typical scenario of a V. parahaemolyticus infection?

A

Typically gastroenteristis

24
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Cellular characteristics of V. parahaemolyticus?

A
  • Oxidase (+) Gram (-), Curved motile rod
  • Halophile (lives in salty areas)
25
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Which is more common? V. parahaemolyticus or V. vulnificus? More lethal?

A

V. p. is more common, V. h. is more lethal

26
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Typical scenario of a V. vulnificus infection?

A

Lethal cellulitis

27
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What is the leading cause of gastroenteritis in those whoe eat undercooked seafood?

A

V. parahaemolyticus

28
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What is a very important point to make to a person with immunocompromise?

A

No more shellfish

29
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What is the method to culture V. parahaemolyticus?

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  • Culture in 8% NaCl
  • Culture from stool on thiosulfate-citrate-bile salts-sucrose media
30
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Tx for parahaemolyticus?

A

Oral rehydration but if severe (high fever) doxycycline or quinolone

31
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Characteristics that are similar b/w the V. cholerae and non-cholerae vibrios?

A
  • Possibility of dehydration
  • Self-limited (generally)
  • Efficacy of doxycyline Tx
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What is different b/w the V. cholerae and the non-cholerae vibrios?

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  • Likelihood of dehydration
  • Likelihood of need for doxycycline
33
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Cellular characteristics of V. vulnificus

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  • Oxidase (+)
  • Gram (-)
  • Halophile
34
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What are the virulence factors of V. vulnificus?

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  • Hemolysin
  • Protease exotoxin
  • Siderophores - infection exacerbated by iron overload
35
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What are the Pavlovian Hx characteristics?

A

Cellulitis with Hx of handling raw shellfish

36
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Which bug has the highest case fatality rate for a foodborne illness?

A

V. vulnificus

37
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Tx for V. vulnificus?

A

Early and often debridement; Ceftazidime + Doxycycline (or antipseudomonal penicillin)

38
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What is similar in gastroenteritis and cellulitis caused by vibrios?

A

Exotoxin production and patient RFs for complications after infection

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