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Gram Negative Bacterial Infections Flashcards

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Clinically Important Gram Negative Cocci

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  1. Neisseria meningitidis (meningococcus)
  2. Neisseria gonorrhea
  3. Moraxella catarrhalis
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*primary human pathogens

whatever this means

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Neisseria species

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Classification of Neisseria

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Gram Negative diplococci

“kissing kidney beans”

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Outer membrane characteristics of all Neisseria

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Lipooligosaccharide (LOS) and *not LPS

–>Lipid A endotoxin is connected to a SHORTER chain than LPS’s O antigen

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Leading cause of meningitis in 2-18 year olds

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N. meningitidis (meningococcus)

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Define meningococcemia

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sepsis + meningitis

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Route o infection of N. meningitidis

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Respiratory

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who is at greatest risk for N meningitidis

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military personnel and dorm residents are susceptible to outbreaks
*vaccines are available but do not cover all serotypes

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Key virulence factor for N meningitidis

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  1. polysaccharide capsule

2. Endotoxin (lipid A of LOS)

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Mode of infection for N. gonorrhea (gonococcus)

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Sexually-transmitted

*second to only chlamydia for reported bacterial infections

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Prominent diseases associated with N. gonorrhea

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  1. purulent urethritis
  2. pelvic inflammatory disease
  3. disseminated infection
  4. frequently occurs in conjunction with chlamydia
    * clinical note,during pelvic exams you often swab for “GC/Chlamydia”= Gonococcus/Chlamydia
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Virulence factors of N. gonorrhea

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  1. pili (attachment, antiphagocytic, and antigenic variation caa lead to over 100 serotypes)
  2. Iga Protease
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Gram Negative rods related to the GI/GU tract

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  1. Escherichia coli
  2. Salmonella
  3. Shigella
  4. Campylobacter jejjuni
  5. Vibrio cholera
  6. Helicobacter pylori
  7. Bacteroides
    8.Pseudomonas aeruginosa
  8. Klebseilla pneumoniae
    10.
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Gram negative rod prevalence in colon and feces

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bacteroides (obligate anaerobes) are most prevalent and second is E. coli

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Unique metabolic features of Gram Negative rods

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  1. Facultative anaerobes that can ferment glucose

2. some can ferment lactose

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Normal Flora of the colon

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E. coli

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Prominent diseases caused by E. coli

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  1. UTI
  2. Neonatal meningitis
  3. Sepsis
  4. diarrheal disease
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Virulence factor of E. coli leading to UTI’s

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P-type pilus allows for adherence to upper urinary tract

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Virulence factor of E. coli leading to neonatal meningitis

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K1 capsule, LPS

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Virulence factor of E. coli leading to Sepsis (aka disseminated intravascular coagulation)

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Capsule formation, LPS (lipid A endotoxin)

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Unique characteristics of E. coli induced diarrheal disease

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  1. Normal flora E. coli CANNOT CAUSE ENTERIC DISEASE

2. acquired PAI’s (pathogenicity islands) determine the type of diarrhea

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Type of diarrhea

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  1. Traveler’s diarrhea (ETEC=enterotoxogenic E. coli)

2. Enterohemorrhagic diarrhea (EHEC O157: H7)

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ETEC characters

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  1. contracted thru poor sanitation

2. Presents as watery diarrhea as the result of two exotoxins ( an AB toxin)–> acts similar to cholera

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EHEC characters

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  1. contracted thru consumption of uncooked ground beef
  2. Shiga Toxin encoded on lysogenic phage (an AB toxin that inhibits protein synthesis–> produces inflammatory (bloody) diarrhea
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other key virulence factors of EHEC

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  1. type III secretion system encoded on a PAI

2. Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (usually in the very young) where SHIGA toxin causes anemia and renal failure

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What Type of pathogen is Salmonella

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Frank Pathogen (its presents constitutes having the disease)

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Prominent diseases associated with salmonella

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  1. enterocolitis (salmonellosis)

* caused by Salmonella enteriditis or Salmonella typhimurium

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top cause of food poisoning

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salmonella from contaminated food, especially poultry and eggs

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Key virulence factor of salmonella

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  1. type III secretion system

2. ability to kill macrophages

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Typhoid (enteric) fever causing pathogen

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S. Typhi

*associated with wars and abject poverty

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transmission of S. typhi

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human to human only

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Virulence factors of S. Typhi

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  1. Vi antigen–> inhibits phagocytosis by neutrophils and baulity to replicate in macrophages
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Means by which S. typhi infect host

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  1. begins in GI tract
  2. quickly disseminates due to survival in macrophages
  3. Eventually reaches RES
  4. death can occur by hemorrhage at ruptured peyers patches
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Shigella causes

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Bloody diarrhea (dysentery)

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Reservoir for Shigella transmission

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humans only, very low dose needed for infection

*fecal-oral route most common in small children

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two forms of Shigella

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  1. S. sonnei (most common form in US)

2. S. dysenteria (worldwide)–> more severe symptoms

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Virulence factor for shigella

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Phage encoded SHIGA toxin

38
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define microerophile

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a microorganism that requires oxygen to survive, but requires environments containing lower levels of oxygen than are present in the atmosphere

H. Pylori and Campylobacter

39
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Most common bacterial GI infection in developed countries

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Campylobacter jejuni

40
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ex of a microaerophile

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C. jejuni

*s shaped curved rods

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Source of C. jejuni

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undercooked poultry, beef and unpasteurized milk

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Symptoms of C. jejuni

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watery diarrhea that progresses to inflammatory (bloody) diarrhea

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What shape are Vibrio species?

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curved rods

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Vibrio cholera causes _______ which results from_____?

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  1. Cholera

2. shit-tastic water and shit-tastic food (literally)

45
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Geographical distribution of Cholera

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tropical strains–> posses O1 and O139 strains (most virulent)

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Virulence factor of Cholera

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  1. Cholera toxin (A-B exotoxin) derived from lysogenic phage

2. AB toxin ADP ribosylates G proteins–> leading to release of electrolyts and water from enterocytes

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V. parahemolyticus causes_____ from______?

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watery diarrhea
from
consumption of poopy shellfish

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Shape of H. Pylori

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curved rods

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Disease caused by H. pylori

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Key virulence factor for H. pylori

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  1. urease which turns urea into ammonia and CO2
    - -> reduces stomach acidity of the stomach making it more neutral)
  2. TWO TOXINS ARE INTRODUCED TO THE CELL VIA TYPE III SECRETION SYSTEM
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chronic ulceration by H. Pylori can lead to?

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MALT B-cell tumors

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Key characteristics of Bacteroides

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  1. obligate anaerobes

2. predominant species of colon

53
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When bacteroides escape GI tract due to sx. trauma they cause

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intra-abdominal abscesses

*many H. pylori infections are mixed with another microbes that requires O2

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Key Virulence Factors for H. Pylori

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  1. polysaccharide capsule

2. enzymes that destroy tissue (collagenase and lipase)

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Characters of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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  1. obliate anaerobe
  2. found mostly in soil and water
  3. carried by 10% of population in colon but causes extra-GI disease
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Prominent disease of P. aeruginosa

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  • opportunistic pathogen that is multi-drug resistant
    1. skin infection of burn pt.’s
    2. pulmonary infection of CF pt.’s
    3. nosocomial pneumonia associated with ventialtorse
    4. sepsis
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Key virulence factors of P. aeruginosa

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  1. LPS endotoxin
  2. Numerous degradative enzymes (elastace and proteases)
  3. Exotoxin A: Ab toxin similar to diphtheria toxin–>tissue necrosis
  4. pyocyanin–> blue enzyme that damages lung tisseue
  5. Type III secretion system
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Where would you pick up Klibseilla pneumoniae

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GI tract, Soil, water

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Opportunistic infections cauased by K. pneumoniae

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  1. nosocomial pneumonia
  2. aspiration penumonia
  3. bloody sputum called “currant jelly”
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Key virulence factor of K. pneumoniae

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thick polysaccharide capsule–> “goopy colonies” on agar plates

61
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KPC

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Carbapenem resistant K penumoniae–> resistant to almost all antibiotics

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Major resistance factor more prevalent in Gram negative species than gram positive

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Plasmid mediated antibiotic resistance

63
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90% of acute diarrheas are caused by

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persistent diarrhea is caused often by

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Gram Negative rods related to the Respiratory tract

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  1. Haemophilus influenzae
  2. Bordatella pertussis
  3. Legionella pneumophila
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H. influenzae characteristics

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  1. coccobacillus ???
  2. human reservoir
  3. most infection occur in the very young
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Prominent diseases caused by H. influenzae

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  1. meningitis–> now less common due to capsular vaccine
  2. Otitis media and sinusitis
    - ->second only to S. penumoniae
  3. almost exclusively the cause of epiglottitis in children
  4. pneumonia in the elderly
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Key virulence factor of H. influenzae

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Type b capsule

69
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Feature of Bordatella pertussis

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encapsulated coccobacillus

human reservoir

70
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B. pertussis causes

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whooping cough (tracheo-bronchitis with severe cough)

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Key virulence factor of B. pertussis

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  1. pertussis toxin–> AB toxin (acts similar to cholera toxin= Ribosylation of G proteins)
  2. cytotoxin-> fragment of cell wall that kills cilia in lungs
72
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Why is pertussis rare disease in US

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  • acellular vaccine that contains altered pertussis toxin

* part ot DTap, TdaP

73
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Characteristics of Legionella pneumophila

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  1. water-born pathogen

2. community and hospital acquired atypical pneumonia

74
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Virulence factor for L. pneumophila

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