export_bacterial std ii Flashcards
Treponema pallidum features
Gram-negative spirochete
Motile
Microaerophilic
Spirochete structure
Gram-negative cytology
Flexible, peptidoglycan cell wall
Cell wall covered by an outer bilayered membrane
T. pallidum disease
Syphillis
T. pallidum diagnosis
Unable to observe with LM
Gram or Giemsa stain
Ab detection/serology most common method
Five kinds of syphillis
Primary
Secondary
Latent
Tertiary
Congenital
Primary syphillis
One or more painLESS skin lesions (chancres) at site of spirochete penetration
Inflammation
Secondary syphillis
Disseminated disease
Flulike syndrome
Prominent skin lesions (including palms and soles)
Condyloma lata
Condyloma lata
Raised lesions that may occur in skin folds
Latent syphilis
Asymptomatic period
Transmission possible from relapsing secondary lesions
Tertiary syphilis
Diffuse, chronic inflammation
Destruction of any tissue or organ
Granulomatous lesions (gummas)
Congenital syphilis
Transmission from mother to fetus
Presentation is similar to secondary syphilis in adult (rhinitis, maculopapular rash, late condyloma)
Teeth and bone malformation, blindness/deafness
Microbes that can pass from mother to fetus
ToRCHeS
Toxoplasma gondii
Rubella
CMV
HIV
HSV
Syphilis
Syphilis serology
Nontreponemal tests
Treponemal tests
Darkfield microscopy
Nontreponemal test for syphilis serology
Measures Ab against cardiolipin
Rapid plasma Reagin (RPR)
Venereal Disease Research Lab (VDRL)
Treponemal test for syphilis serology
Detect Ab specific to T. pallidum
FTA-ABS
MHA-TP