Gram Negative Bacilli Flashcards

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What does Haemophilius require in agar?

A

X(Hemin) and V(NAD-Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide)

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Haemophilus?

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Small
Facultatively anaerob
Have endotoxin
Polysaccharide capsule
MOST VİRULENT ONE-->H.influenza TYPE B
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What are the gold standart for culture for hemophilius?

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CSF and Synovial Fluid

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3 species of Haemophilus?

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H.aegypticus–>Conjunctivitis
H.ducreyi–>Soft chancre(chancroid)
H.influenza

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WHAT İS THE MOST COMMON CAUSE OF MENİNGİTİS?

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H.İNFLUENZA TYPE B

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What is the VİRULENCE FACTOR OF H.influenza type B?

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PRP(Polyribosyl ribitol phosphate)—>

VACCİNES ARE AGAİNST PRP!!!

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Where is PRP FOUND on H.influenza type b?

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CAPSULE

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8
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What is Satellite Phenomenon?

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Haemophilus growing around staphylococcus aureus in a media which there is no V OR X!!!
S.aureus lysis RBC—->X :)
S.aureus excretes—->V :)

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Bordetella?

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Strictly aerob
Inhalation transmission
EXTREMELY SMALL

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Most important specie of Bordatella?

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B.pertussis

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What is the virulence factor of B.pertussin?

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Pertussis Toxin

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12
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What is the mechanism of pertussis toxin?

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inhibition of G protein–>increase in cAMP–>increase in respiratory secretions and mucus production–>WHOOPİNG COUGH!!!!!!!

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13
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How is the Dx of bordetella?

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Nasopharyngeal aspirate

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14
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Prevention of bordatella?

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ACELLULAR vaccine=inactivated pertussis toxin
filamentous hemagglutinin
pertactin

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What are the virulence factors of bordetella?

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pertactin\
                                           attachment to respiratory cells
filamentous hemagglutinin/
fimbria
pertussis toxin
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16
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3 Clinical stages of bordetella?

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1) Catarrhal Stage
2) Paroxysmal Stage(WHOOPİNG COUGH)
3) Convalescent Stage