Gram Negative Cocci Flashcards
GN cocci
Insignificant capsule
Glucose fermenter
Kidney bean shaped diplococci
Oxidase positive colonies in Thayer Martin
Neisseria gonorrhea
GN cocci
Encapsulated
Maltose and glucose fermenter
Kidney bean shaped diplococci
Oxidase positive colonies
Neisseria meningitidis
Most common cause of meningitis among those aged 2-18 yo
Neisseria meningitis
Dissemination of meningococci into the bloodstream causing MODS, pupura fulminans and consumptive coagulaopathy
Meningococcemia
Most severe form of meningococcemia
Bilateral hemorrhage of adrenal glands
Waterhouse Friedrichsen
DOC for Neisseria meningitidis
Pen
Alt: Ceftri
Meningococcal vaccine
A C Y W-135
Late acting complement deficiencies predispose to
Neisseria infections
High carriage rate in close quarters
Neisseria meningitidis
Purulent conjunctivitis in the newborn
Opthalmia neonatorum
N gonorrhea
Most common cause of urethritis and epididymitis in men
Gonococcal urethritis
Most common cause of PID
N gonorrhea
Most common cause of septic arthritis in sexually active adults
N gonorrhea
DOC for N gonorrhea
Ceftriaxone + Doxycycline
Erythromycin for conjunctival infections
Culture negative subacute bacterial endocarditis in patients with pre existing organisms
Eikenella corrodens
Kingella kingae