HACEK Flashcards

1
Q

True about HACEK except

  1. Normal biota of oral cavity
    2.Faculatative anaerobic
  2. Dysgonic
  3. Associated with subacute bacterial endocarditis
A

2 3

they are capnophilic
haemophilus is not dysgonic

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2
Q

also known as foam loving bacteria in HACEK

A

aggregatibacter aphrophilus

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3
Q

aphros means

A

foam loving

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4
Q

has unique virulence factors such as collagenase and leukotoxin

A

aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans

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5
Q

true about aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans

  1. causes gum disease
  2. bipolar staining has morse code appearance
  3. pinpoint colonial appearance after 18 hrs
A

All are true

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6
Q

cardiobacterium hominis ferments what carbohydrates

A

sucrose

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7
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has bleach like odor with yellow colonies in 45% isolates

A

eikenella corrodens

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8
Q

2 colonial morp6of kingella dentrificans

A

smooth convex
spreading corroding type

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9
Q

colonize the upper respiratory tract specifically tonsils

A

kingella spp

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10
Q

beta hemolytic and has yellow brown pigment, usually seen in school aged childern and adult endocarditis

A

kingella kingae

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11
Q

capnoctyophaga spp that causes periodontitis

A

C. ochracae
C. gingivalis
C. sputigena

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12
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the only capnoctyophagaspp that cause endocarditis

A

c. canimorsus

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13
Q

drug of choice for c. canimorsus and c.cynodegmi

A

penicillin

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14
Q

the only beta hemolytic in capnoctyophaga spp

A

c. haemolytica

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15
Q

pasteurella spp that is associated with dogs

A

pasteurella canis

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16
Q

pasteurella spp that is associated with dogs and cats

A

pasteurella stomatis and pasteurella dagmatis

17
Q

most commonly isolation pasteurella spp

A

pasteurella multocida

18
Q

pasteurella spp that may be sexually transmitted known as CDC group HB 5

A

pasteurella bettyae

19
Q

true or false
capnoctyophaga has 5 species that are known as normal flora of oral cavity

A

true

20
Q

True or false
Cardiobacterium hominis has a pleomorphic gram positive rod that tends to form rosettes or long filaments

A

false
should be gram negative rod