GU infections Flashcards
Colour of E.coli on MacConkey agar
and on CLED
MacConkey - PINK
CLED - deep yellow
Colour of Proteus mirabilis on CLED
Blue
Colour of Saph. Saprophyticus
Yellow
Staph aureus on CLED
Yellow
4 tests for ecoli
CLED- yellow
MacConkey- pink
PCR sequencing - determines strain
GP level urinary dipsticks
Staph Saprophyticus gram... attachment coagulase .. resistant to... Tx
gram +ve cocci Haemoglutin is the attachment coagulase negative Novobiocin resistant
3 days women, 7 in men. Penicillin, ciprofloxacin, nirofurantoin
Proteus mirabalis
gram ve- pleomorphic rod swarming bacteria Virulence Urease - ammonia + C02 IgA protease many pilus adhesions
E.coli virulence factors
gram -ve
potent adhesions: pilus
P fimbriae
Neiserria Gonorrhoea virulence
Surface pili Opa proteins Lipo oligosaccharide Por proteins Processes IgA
Chlamydia dx
culture in cells
Direct immunofluorescence and ELISA
PCR
Chlamydia in women
Mucopurulent cervicitis
Urethral infection
pelvic inflammatory disease
Ectopic pregnancy
Chlamydia in men
Prostatitis. Male infertility.
Chlamydia prefers what time of cells
non ciliated columnar and cuboidal epithelium
Tx for chlamydia
Azithromycin and doxycline
Syphilis caused by
Treponema pallidium