GI Micro Flashcards

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ANUG

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Fusospirochetal Complex

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ANUG

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3
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Aggressive periodontitis

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Aggregatibacter Actinomycetemcomitans

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Aggregatibacter Actinomycetemcomitans

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5
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Noma

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Aggressive ANUG

Cancrum Oris

Gangrenous Stomatitis

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6
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Cervicofacial Actinomycosis

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Actinomyces Israelii

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7
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Lumpy Jaw

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Actinomyces Israelii

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Actinomyces Israelii

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9
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Thrush

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Candida

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Candida

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Porphyromonas Gingivalis

Prevotella Intermedia

Tannerella Forsythia

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Chronic Periodontitis

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Porphyromonas Gingivalis

Prevotella Intermedia

Tannerella Forsythia

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13
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Normal flora - possibly proctective

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Veillonella Spp

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14
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Veillonella Spp

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15
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Primary colonizer of dental plaques

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16
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Actinomyces Viscosus

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Primary colonizer of dental plaques

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17
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Shigella Disease

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Dysentery

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Shigella Characteristics

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Gram negative

Rod

Non-sporulating

Facultative Anaerobe

Non-motile

Non-lactose fermenting

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19
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Dysentery

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Watery to bloody diarrhea

Fever

Cramps

Tenesmus

Multiple shallow ulcers on scope - looks like IBD

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20
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Shigella Toxins

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Pic -Mucus cleaving enterotoxin

Sig A - Cytotoxin

Sep A - Unknown

LPS - O antigen

Actin binding protein (uses cells own transporters)

Shigatoxin

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21
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Shiga toxin

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60S ribosome inactivator

Endothelial dammage

Induce inflammatry cytokines

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22
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Shigella Complications

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HUS - especially after ABx

Autoimmune disease

Reiter’s syndrome/reactive arthritis (HLA-B27)

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23
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Vibrio

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Cholera

24
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Cholera

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Profuse watery diarrhea

Cramps

Nausea/Vomitting

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Vibrio characteristics

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Gram - comma shaped rod

Motile

Flagellated

Grows yellow on TCBS agar

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Vibrio Toxins

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Cholera Toxin A and B - perm upregulate Adenylate cylcase

Heat labile enterotoxin

Ctx A is similar to LT in E. Coli

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Clostridium Characteristics

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Gram postivie rod

Spore forming

Obligate anaerobe

Catalase negative

Oxidase negative

Motile

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C diff

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Psuedomambranous colitis

Post antibiotics

Diarrhea - watery or bloody

Cramps, fever

Leukocytosis

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Clostridium Toxins

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Toxin A - Enterotoxin increases secretion

Toxin B- Cytotoxin disrupts cytoskeleton

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Clostridium Perfringens Differences

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Enterotoxin (like cdiff toxin A)

Without fever

Alpha toxin - Degrades cell mbe

Myonecrosis - Muscle breakdown (gas gangrene)

Double zone of hemolysis on blood agar

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Enterobacteriacea Characteristics

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Gram negative rods

Catalse positive

Oxidase negative

Facultative anaerobe

Ferment glucose

Ferment lactose (E. coli)

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E. Coli

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Travelers Diarrhea

Related to shigella

33
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SS Agar

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Salmonella black centers

E. Coli Pink

Shigella Teal

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ETEC - Enterotoxigenic E. Coli

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LT and ST cytotoxins

Travelers diarrhea

Foodborne or contaminated water supply

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AEEC- Attaching and effacing E. Coli

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Destroy surface - form actin pedestals

Microvilli are effaced from surface

Enterocyte exfoliation

EPEC - Peds

STEC = Shigella like

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EHEC - Enterohemorrhagic

STEC

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SHiga toxin producing

Zoonotic

Can cause HUS like shiga

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EAEC- Enteroaggregative E. Coli

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Common in US

Acute or chronic

Dangerous in HIV

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EIEC- Enteroinvasive E. Coli

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Dysentery like symptoms - bloody stool

Similar presentation to shigella (more so than EHEC???)

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Heat stabile proteins

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Released upon lysis

STa/b - Hypersecretion and malaboption

EAST1 - Enhances effect of other toxins

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Campylobacter Characteristics

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Gull-winged shaped (spiral)

Gram negative

Microaerophilic (strict)

Grows in high heat

Oxidase positive

Catalase variable

Grows on Skirrow agar

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Campylobacter enteritis

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Severe Abd pain

Fever

Watery to dysentery (sometimes)

Reactive arthritis

Guillan-Barre

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Campylobacter toxicity

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Major outer mbe protein (adhesion)

Cholera-like toxin = enterotoxin (increases cAMP)

Cytolethal distending toxin (DNAse) - distends host cells

S. Layer (sweater layer)

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Yersinia Enterocolitica

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Emerging diarrheal pathogen

Enteric like illness

May mimic appendicitis

44
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Enterococcus

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VRE (e. faecalis, e. faecium)

45
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Salmonella

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Fever, cramps, diarrhea, vomiting

2-3 duration

Shed for weeks

46
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Salmonella characteristics

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Gram negative rod

Non-spore forming

Facultative Anaerobe

Motile

Does not ferment lactose

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S. enterica typhi, typhimurium, enteritidis

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Typhoid fever

Septic

Enterocolitis

48
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SS Agar - Salmonella

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Black growth - especially in center of colony

49
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Clostridium botulinum

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Toxin A, B, E, and F

Intoxication

Cleaves SNARE proteins which prevents exocytosis of neurotransmitters

50
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Clostridium Boltulinum Characteristics

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Gram positive bacilli

Obligate anaerobe

Endospore in soils and H20

51
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Botulism vectors

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Bulging cans and honey

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Bacillus Cerus

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Espec. Rice linked to vomitting illness

Veggies/meat linked to diarrheal

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B. Cerus Characteristics

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Gram positive sporultation

Motile

No Capsule

54
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Listeria Monocytogenes

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Bacteria highly resistant to food safety

Food sickness

Granulomatosis infantiseptica

Meningitis

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Listeria Characteristics

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Gram positive

Non-sporulating

Catalase positive

Motile - actin binding

Growth in wide range of environments

End-over-end motility at room temp

56
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Granulomatosis infantiseptica

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In utero infection

Neonatal sepsis

Pustular lesions

Granulomas with listeria inside