Gram - Flashcards
causes waterhouse-fredrichsen syndrome
n. meningococci
symptoms of waterhouse frederichsen syndrome
adrenal insufficiency, fever, DIC, shock
What neisseria ferments maltose and glucose
meningococci
what neisseria ferments glucose
gonococci
what neisseria does not have a polysaccharide capsule
gonococci
what neisseri has a polysaccharide capsuel
meningococci
purpose of polysaccharide capsuel
impairs phagocytosis
causes gonorrhea, septic arthritis, neonatal conjuncitivits, PID, Fitz hugh curtis syndrome
gonococci
meningococcemia w petechial hemorraghes. gangrene of toes. meningitis.
meningoocoocci
which neisseria has a vaccine
meningococci
why does gonoccoci not have a vaccine
due to antigenic variation of pilus proteins (porins, proteins, LPS)
which bug produces IgA proteases
neisseria
Thayer martin selective media contains
vancomycin, colistin, nystatin, trimethoprim
Explain purpose of thayer martin selective media
grows N. gonorrhoea, also kills potential contaminants such as gram + (vancomycin), gram - other than neisseria (colistin and trimethorpim), and fungi (nystatin)
purpose of IgA protease
cleaves secretory IgA that would otherwise inactivate pili
meningitis affects what layer of brain (parenchyma or connective tissue layer
connective tissue layer
meningococci pili
attachment and colonization of nasopharyngeal epithleium
Lipooligosaccharide prodcued by neissseria purpose
induces cytokine production , leading to circulated collapse
purulent arthitrits of knee, oligoarticular joint pain, vesiculopustular lesions on extremies, sexually active perosn
disseminated gonoccocal infection: septic arthritis
Treatment of gonoccocic
Ceftriaxone + (azitrhomycin or doxycycline) for possible chlamydial coinfection
H. influenze transmission
aerosol transmission
HaEMOPhilus
epiglottitis, meningitis, otitis media, pneumonia in H. influenzae
what is most common cause of mucosal infections (otitis media, conjunctivitis, bronchitis) in H. influenze
nontypeable (unencapsulated
culture on chocolate agar, which contains factors V (NAD+) and X (hematin) for growth
h. influenzea
H. influenze can also be grown w what bug because it provides factor V thorugh hemolysis of RBC’s
S. auerus
Vaccine for contains type b capsular polysaccharide (polyribosylribitol phosphate) conjugated to diphtheria toxoid or other protien
h . influenze
fever, inflamed, perforated tympanic membrane w purulent otorrhea
acute otitis media
polyribosylribitol phsoosphate protects H. influenze against
phagocytosis and complement mediated lysis by binding Factor H; a circulating regulator prtoein that normally prevents complmeent C3b deposition on host cells.
resevoir of leprosy in US
armadillos
Virulence factors of bordatella
pertussis toxin, adenylate cyclase toxin, AB exotoxin, tracheal cytotoxin
bordetella pertusis toxin function
disables Gi: causes excessive adenylate cyclase activity: prevents effective phagocytosis and allows organism to perisit in alveor macs and epithleium cells
bordatella tracheal cytotoxin function
promotes local tissue destruction resulting in cough
increase cAMP from which bordatella toxin
Pertussis toxin: causes edema and phagocyte dysfucntion
3 stages of bordatella
- catarrhal
- paroxysmal
convalescent
explain catarrhal stage
bordatella: low grade fever, coryza, rhinorrhea, malaise
paroxysmal phase explain
paroxysms of intense cough followed by inspiratory whoop: posttussive vomiting
convalescent phase explain
gradual recovery of chronic cough
Prevented by Tdap, DTaP vaccines
bordatella pertussis
it is a gram rod that uses silver stain and grows on charcoal yeast extract medium with iron and cysteine
legionella pneumophila
this bug shows hyponatremia
legionella pneumophila
legionella grows on what medium
yeast extract medium
yeast extract medium contains
iron and cysteine
Aerosol transmission from environemntal water source habitat (air conditioning system, hot water tanks)
legionella (no person to person transmission
extremely high fever, brady cardia relative to high fever, headache confusion
legionella
on the sputum gram stain what does legionella show
many neutrophils but few or no organisms
Symptoms of legionnaire’s diseae
severe pneumonia, high fever, GI and CNS symptoms
Legionarres disease most common in who
smokers and chorinc lung disasee
Pontiac fever symptom
mild flu like syndrome
treatment of legionella
macrolide or quinolone
does pseudomonas have a capsule
yes
Pseudomonas produces a blue green pigment known as
pyocyanin
pseudomonas a motile gram - rod that is aerobic or anerobic
aerobic
Toxins for psuedomonas:
endotoxin (fever, shock), exotoxin (inactivates EF-2), phospholipase C(degrades cell membranes) and pyocyanin
pyocyanin function
generates ROS
exotoxin A function in pseudomonas
inactivate EF2
PSEUDOMONAS mneumonic
P: pneumonia, pyocyanin
S: sepsis
E: echthyma gangrenosum
U: UTI’s- think cathethers
D: diabetes, drug use
O: osteomyelitis (puncture wounds)
M: mucoid polysaccharide capsuel
O: otitis externa (swimmer’s ear): malignant
N: nosocomial infectiosn (cathehters, equipment
A: exotoxin A
S: skin infections (hot tub folliculitis)
AERuginosa
AERobic
what does the mucoid polysaccharide capsule in pseudomas contribute to
chronic pneumonia in cystic fibrosis patients due to biofilm production
wound infection in BURN victims
pseudomonas
Pseudomonas does what to eyes
corneal ulcers/keratitis in contact lens wearers/ minor eye trauma
hot tub folliculuits symptoms
pruritic, papulopustular rash = out breaks from public pools.
symptoms of ecythma gangrenosum
rapidly progressiev necrotic cutaneous lesion
characteristic skin patches exhibiting necrosis and ulceration: insufficient blood flow)
UTI in catheter can be caused by
Proteus mirablis
sepsis + circulatory collapse in previously healthy young adults with petechial/ecchymotic rash due to DIC
n. meningitidis
curved gram - rod that is triple +
h. pylori
triple pos in h pylori means
catalase, oxidase, urease _
function of urease in h pylori
produces ammonia, creating an alkaline environment which helps H. pylori survive in acidic mucosa
where does h. pylori colonize
antrum of stomach
Triple therapy for h pylori
Amoxicilin + clarithromycin + PPI
acronmym : APC: antiboitics Cure Pylori
spiral shaped bacteria with axial filmanets
spirochetes