Gram Negative Cocci Flashcards
Encapsulated, ferments maltose and glucose
Neisseria Meningitidis
Insignificant capsule, ferments glucose only
Neisseria Gonorrheae
High carriage rate in close quarters
N. Meningitidis
Meningococcemia with purpuric rash, high fever, shock, DIC, bilateral adrenal hemorrhage
Waterhouse-Friedrichsen syndrome
Quadrivalent vaccine for N. meningitidis
A, C, Y, W135
Usual co-infection with N. gonorrheae
Chlamydia trachomatis
Purulent conjunctivitis in newborns
Ophthalmia neonatorum
Most common cause of urethritis in men and epididymitis, PID in women, septic arthritis in sexually active adults
N. gonorrheae
Violin string adhesions secondary to PID
Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome
Tx in uncomplicated gonorrheal cervicitis
Cefixime
Tx for drug resistant gonorrhea
Spectinomycin
Tx regimen for gonorrhea
Ceftriaxone + doxycycline (due to frequent co-infection with chlamydia)
Tx in drug susceptible gonorrhea
Penicillin
Human bite infection
Eikenella corrodens