Exam 3: Klebsiella Flashcards
What are the two strains of klebsiella of vet importance.
- K. pneumoniae
2. K. oxytoca
Where is Klebsiella found normally
Water, soil, GIT
T/F. Klebsiella is coliform
T
Klebsiella is important in what type of infection?
Nosocomial
T/F Klebsiella is zoonotic
T
C/S of klebsiella
- Vaginitis
- infertility
- abortion
Many horses that consume too little colostrum obtain what type of klebsiella
Umbilical
Klebsiella causes what type of infectionin cattle
mastitis
how do you Tx klebsiella
Hard to tx
amoxy + clav
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Ceftiofur!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What are the 3 spp. of Yersinia that are zoonotic
- Y. pestis
- Y. pseudotuberculosis
- Y. enterocolitica
What spp. of Yersinia can dogs, cats, and humans get?
Y. pestis
What does Y. pestis caiuse in humans
Black plague
What is the reservoir for Y. pestis
Fleas of rodents
one of the first epidemiologists, demographer and statistician through the study of the great plague in london
John Graunt
What are the virulence factors of Y. pestis
- Capsule
- Toxins
- Iron acquisition
Y. pestis endemic areas
- Western US
- South Asia
- South west africa
- South america
How is Y. pestis transmitted
- fleas
- airborne
- oral
How is Y. pestis transmitted to cats
consumption of infected prey
c/s of Y. pestis in cats
- Fever
- depression
- Sneezing
- cough
- CNS