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List 7 commonly isolated Gram negative bacteria that often grow as opportunists in debilitated
patients.

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Escherichia coli
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Klebsiella pneumoniae
Enterobacter cloacae
Serratia marcesens
Proteus vulgaris & Proteus mirabilis
Acinetobacter baumanii
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Explain how specific known properties of each organism can contribute to its ability to cause infections.

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Antibiotic resistance

Biofilms

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List three diagnostic critera for diagnosis of Gram negative opportunists.

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Diagnostics:

  • –Colony morphology
  • –Selective medium
  • –Biochemical tests
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Explain how infections by Gram negative opportunists are prevented and the role of antibiotics in controlling infections.

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Treatments: Abx used dependent on infecting microbe and site of infection

Prevention: many things in combination need to be used to prevent infections

  • –Control underlying compromising factors
  • –Reduce catheter usage, increase hygiene
  • –Decontamination of medical equipment
  • –Cleaning of hospital spaces
  • –Handwashing and glove use!
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List three things that can increase risk of infection by opportunistic pathogens

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  1. Decreased/altered immune function: chronic disease, chemo/immunosuppressive therapies, antibiotics
  2. Alterations in innate protective mechanisms
  3. Breach of physical barriers: surgery, indwelling catheters
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What are opportunistic pathogens? What bacteria typically cause them?

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Pathogens that can only cause disease in compromised people

Typically caused by Gm- bacteria

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What are some sources of opportunistic pathogens?

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Everywhere! Water, soil, vegetables, us

HOSPITALS!

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What general virulence factors are associated with opportunistic infections? (4)

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LPS -> systemic response if in bloodstream
Adhesins: cell-surface structures that mediate colonization
Nutrient acquisition factors
Toxins

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What can contribute to pneumonia from opportunistic pathogens? (5)

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Lung/heart disease, cancer
Surgery
Lying on back for a long time
Mechanical ventilation
Sedation
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What are nosocomial infections? How can they be prevented?

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Infections acquired in hospitals

Handwashing!

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Name two important opportunistic pathogens with high INNATE resistance to antibiotics. Why are they so resistant?

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Acinetobacter baumanii

Resistant because they grow in soil and have to compete with Abx producers in soil

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What are biofilms? Why are they important? Where do they form?

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Single or mixed species films of bacteria on a surface that increase their resistance to Abx

Form on catheters, sutures, chronic wounds, lung infections, endocarditis, UTIs
–65% of nosocomial infections are biofilm-related

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How are biofilms formed?

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Organic layer on catheter -> surface-associated cells -> ECM -> induction of biofilm Abx resistance genes

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What is quorum sensing? What does it have to do with virulence factors?

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A way for bacteria to talk to one another using chemicals that will indicate that they are surrounded by a certain number of organisms of the same type

Bacteria generally only induce virulence factors when they are at high density

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What are three infections that can be caused by commensal E. coli?

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UTIs
Bacteremia
Meningitis

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Uropathogenic E. coli: epidemiology, including number of serotypes

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Cause most UTIs
-Catheters important source of infection
-Women more susceptible than men
Only a few serogroups cause infection

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Uropathogenic E. coli: how does infection occur?

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Invasion and spread of bacteria into UT
Uses adhesins to aid in colonization and ascension of urethra
—Different strains = diffferent types = different colonizable locations
Form biofilms -> persistent infections

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Uropathogenic E. coli: what are clinical symptoms? How many bacteria must be present to have a diagnosable infection?

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Need 10^5 bacteria/ml in urine

Cystitis (inflammation of bladder)

  • -Dysuria (burning during urination)
  • -Frequent/urgent urination

Acute pyelonephritis (kidney infection)

  • -Flank pain and tenderness
  • -Fever
  • -Dysuria (burning during urination)
  • -Frequent/urgent urination
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Uropathogenic E. coli: how is it treated?

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Acute and self-limiting
Treat pyelonephritis with Abx

Commonly reoccur: human behavioral, biofilm formation

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Uropathogenic E. coli: what is the P-pili? What does it bind to?

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Binds to glycolipids found on human P blood group (Gal-Gal moiety)

  • -Common in PYELONEPHRITIS
  • -Different individuals have different P blood groups -> different susceptibility to P-pili/E. coli UTIs
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Uropathogenic E. coli: what are type I pili?

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Mannose-binding pili - allow them to bind mannose on host uroepithelial cells
–Common in CYSTITIS

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E. coli bacteremia: epidemiology, pathogenesis

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Leading cause of nosocomial bacteremia

–Commonly invades through IV catheters or UTIs with obstructed urine flow

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E. coli bacteremia: how does it resist serum?

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Produces K1 capsule: polysialic acid capsule (same as N. meningitidis)
–Sialic acid is on host glycoproteins/lipids, so no effective immune response

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E. coli bacteremia: what is its most dangerous virulence factor?

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LPS! Life-threatening

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E. coli meningitis: what is it? What virulence factors are important for it? Briefly describe its pathogenesis.

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Causes meningitis in neonates
Main virulence factor = K1 polysialic acid capsule (escapes phagocytosis)
–Siderophores very important
Proliferates in CSF -> inflammation, tissue damage

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa: what range of infections can it cause?

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Infections of burns, eyes, wounds, catheters, implants
Pneumonia, especially ventilator-associated
Bacteremia in immunocompromised patients

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa: role in cystic fibrosis

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Forms biofilms -> recalcitrance and resistance
Infects more than 80% of CF patients
Die in mid-30s due to inflammation/infection
Cannot be cleared

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa: how does it evolve in chronic infections (CF)? (may not be important)

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Produces alginate slime that may block phagocytosis (very mucousy)

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa: virulence factors (5)

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LPS
Extracellular elastases (proteases) and phospholipases
T3SS exotoxins:
–ExoA. Inhibits protein synthesis.
–ExoS and ExoT. Exoenzymes that modify host cell regulatory proteins
–ExoU. Phospholipase activity within host cell
Pyocyanin

30
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa: why does it produce a green color?

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Blue-green pigment = toxin called pyocyanin

–Affects host cell function, generates ROS

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Klebsiella pneumoniae: clinical syndromes

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Pneumonia when other conditions are present
--Associated with alcoholism
--Red currant jelly sputum
UT, wound infections
Diarrhea by enterotoxigenic strains
Bacteriemia and meningitis
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Klebsiella pneumoniae: virulence factors

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CAPSULE:

  • -Reduced phagocytosis and complement susceptibility
  • -Produces mucoid phenotype
33
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Enterobacter cloacae: epidemiology

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Hospital-associated!

  • –Associated with burns, wounds, respiratory/UT/catheter associated infections
  • –Forms biofilms

Virulence factors unknown

34
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Serratia marcesens: epidemiology, virulence factors

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Very common enterobacteriaciae
---Produces a red color when grown (pink color on showers, water bottles!) - likes water
Most common in respiratory/UT infections
---Can colonize joints, most tissues
Generally seen secondary to immune problems, instrumentation, Abx use
Virulence factors:
---MS-fimbrae
---Proteases
---Siderophores
---Swarming motility (see Proteus)
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Proteus vulgaris & mirabilis: clinical syndromes, virulence determinants (2)

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Commonly causes UTIs
Virulence determinants:
–Flagella (swarm motility- make a surfactant, then swim through it)
–Urease production: can contribute to stone formation due to urine pH change

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Acinetobacter baumanii: characteristics, epidemiology

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Similar to P. aeruginosa (non-fermenter)
---Oxidase negative
---Short rod
---Increasingly multi-drug resistant
Causes nosocomial infections, especially with indwelling devices
37
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UPEC: virulence factors (5)

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Pili
LPS
Capsule
Motility
Exotoxins (including hemolysin)
38
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Classify P. aeruginosa’s oxygen usage.

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Obligate aerobe (cannot ferment sugars)

39
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Acinetobactor baumanii: virulence factors (4)

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Capsular polysaccharides
Adhesins
Proteolytic/lipolytic enzymes
LPS

40
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E. coli: energy metabolism

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Facultative anaerobe

41
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E. coli: lactose fermenting?

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Positive

42
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K. pneumonia: energy metabolism

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Facultative anaerobe

43
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K. pneumonia: lactose fermenting?

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Positive

44
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S. marcescens: energy metabolism

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Facultative anaerobe

45
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S. marcescens: lactose fermenting?

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Negative

46
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E. cloacae: energy metabolism

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Facultative anaerobe

47
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E. cloacae: lactose fermenting?

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Positive

48
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P. mirabilis: energy metabolism

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Facultative anaerobe

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P. mirabilis: lactose fermenting?

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Negative

50
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A. baumanii: energy metabolism

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Non-fermenter

51
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A. baumanii: lactose fermenting?

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Negative

52
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P. aeruginosa: energy metabolism

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Obligate aerobe

53
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P. aeruginosa: lactose fermenting?

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Negative

54
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What is CRE?

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Carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae

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