Haemophilis Flashcards
X factor
Hemin
Short bacilli in school of fish arrangement
H. ducreyi
D-ALA (+)
Do not require X factor
Main cause of meningitis in kids
H. influenzae
Heat stable factor
X factor
V factor
NAD
Coenzyme 1
Most frequently encountered serotype in H. influenzae infection
B
X factor ❎
V factor ✅
H. parainfluenzae
H. parahemolyticus
H. paraphrophilus
Pink eye conjunctivitis
H. aegypticus
Smallest pathogenic bacilli
H. ducreyi
Determine requirement for X factor
D-ALA
X factor ✅
V factor ✅
H. influenzae
H. hemolyticus
H. aegypticus
X factor ❎
V factor ❎
H. aphrophilus
Require horse blood
H. hemolyticus
H. parahemolyticus
Respiratory conditions including epiglottitis
H. influenzae
X factor ✅
V factor ❎
H. ducreyi
Heat labile factor
V factor
Koch week’s bacillus
H. aegypticus
Satellitism
H. influenzar
S. aureus
Dewdrop or satellite
D-ALA (-)
Require x factor
Soft chancre
H. ducreyi
Pfeiffer’s bacillus
H. influenzae
Preferred incubation for haemophilus
35 to 37 C
5 to 10% CO2
Produced by some bacteria and yeast
V factor