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GNC, GNDC, and GNCB Flashcards

1
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Neisseria gonorrhoeae

A

Only grows on chocolate
GNDC
Oxidase positive
Doesn’t ferment maltose

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Neisseria Meningitidis

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Only grows on chocolate
GNDC
Oxidase positive
Ferments maltose

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3
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Moraxella

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Grows on blood and chocolate
GNC/GNCB
Oxidase and Catalase positive
Nitrate reduced
DNase positive

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4
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Acinetobacter

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White colonies on blood
Pink on MAC
GNCB
Oxidase negative
Oxidize glucose and lactose

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5
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Which is associated with ICU infection?

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Acinetobacter

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Species of Acinetobacter we see

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A. baumannii and A. lwoffii

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Neisseria growth requirements

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Need cysteine and iron, enriched complex media and CO2

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N. meningitidis virulence factors

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LPS and Capsule

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N. gonorrhoeae virulence factors

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Pili, OPA proteins, OMPs

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Virulence factors not seen in N. gonorrhoeae

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Capsule and hemolysin

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N. gonorrhoeae in adults

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urinary discharge, STD

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12
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N. gonorrhoeae in babies

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Gonococcal ophthalmia neonatorum

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13
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NAATs

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Sensitive but expensive, PCR or SDA

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14
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PCR advantages

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Specific, simple, fast, inexpensive, sensitive

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15
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PCR limitations

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Contamination risk

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16
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Disease associated with N. gonorrhoeae

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Septic arthritis

17
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N. Meningitidis treatment

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vaccine for all serotypes

18
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Bleeding into limbs is indicative of

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disseminated meningitis

19
Q

Strep Bovis

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AKA strep gallolyticus or group D strep

20
Q

What bacteria is a hockey puck?

A

moraxella

21
Q

DNase

A

DNase test agar with methyl green

22
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Francisella

A

GNCB, poorly staining
Extremely infective
Just 10 organisms can cause infection

23
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Can humans transmit Francisella to other humans?

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no

25
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Where does Francisella survive?

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Water, soil, moist hay, straw, decaying carcasses

26
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reservoirs for Francisella

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Mostly rabbits, also aquatic rodents, rats, squirrels, lemmings and mice

27
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Vectors of Francisella

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Ticks, mosquitos and biting flies

28
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Which bacteria is a bioterrorism agent?

A

Tularemia

29
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Category A bioterrorism agents

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Anthrax, Plague, Tularemia, Smallpox

30
Q

Tularemia vaccine

A

Partial protection

31
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Legionella

A

GN rods
Not transmitted or spread from person to person
Requires special media (BCYE)
Poor gram stain
Culture looks like ground glass
Oxidase and Catalase positive

32
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Strains of Legionella

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L. pneumonophila and L. micdadiae

33
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L. pneumonophila

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90% of cases, majority of serotypes 1-6

34
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L. micdadiae

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Most common after L. pneumonophila

35
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What antibiotics are in a MTM plate

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Vancomycin, Nystatin, and Colistin

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