Haemophilus Flashcards
Gram (-) fastidious bacilli.
Haemophilus
HACEK group
Capnocytophaga
Pasteurella
Brucella
Francisella
Which is/are not characteristics of Haemophilus?
A. Pleomorphic
B. Nonmotile
C. Blood loving
D. Facultative aerobes
D.
They are facultative anaerobes
Which is/are not characteristics of Haemophilus?
A. Reduce nitrate-nitrite
B. Reduce nitrite-nitrate
C. Obligate parasites in human
D.part of normal flora
B and D
They are not normal flora but a true pathogens
Major spp. Of haemophilus that are pathogenic to humans.
H. influenzae
H. aegyptius
H. ducreyi
Growth factors req. By haemophilus in blood.
X factor
V. factor
T or F
The prefix “para” only requires X factors
False-V factor
T or F
Haemophilus are mostly hemolytic in 10% horse/rabbit blood agar.
False: 5%
X factor contains:____
V. facto contains:____
X= hemin/hematin
V= NAD(nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide)
Which statement is true
1.Both X and V factos found in blood
2.Both grows in pure culture media (SBA)
1.
What media is good for haemophilus?
CHOC (THE LYSIS OF RBC produce X and V factors)
What media is good for haemophilus?
CHOC (THE LYSIS OF RBC produce X and V factors)
Spp. That requires V factors.
S. aureus
S. pneumoniae
Neisseria spp.
Haemophilus spp.
The Haemophilus X factor obtain from ___.
SBA
The haemophilus obtain V factor from ___.
S. aureus
S. pneumoniae
Neisseria
A phenomenon that helps in the recognition of Haemophilus.
Satellitism
They don’t req. V factors and don’t produce satellitism.
H. ducreyi
A. aphrophilus
Significant virulence factor of H. influenzae.
Capsule
How many serotypes of capsule does H. influenzae have? What are they?
6 serotypes (A-F)
Encapsulated strain of H. influenzae belongs to ____ occured primarily in young children.
Serotype B (Hib)
Serotype capsule of H. influenzae composed of what?
Ribose
Ribitol
Phosphate
(Polyribitol phosphate)
T or F
All strain of H. influenzae is encapsulated.
False - some are not, and they are called non-typable H. influenzae (NTHi).
The only sp. Of Haemophilus that has IgA protease.
H. influenzae
What is the adherence mechanism of H. influenzae?
Fimbriae
T or F
Encapsulated strain of H. influenzae has the adherence mechanism.
False- nonencapsulated strain (NTHi)
Absent of adherence mechanism of most serotype b of H. influenzae cause ____.
Systemic infections
The presence of an adherence mechanism of NTHi strain cause ___.
Localized infections (acute conjunctivitis)
Two patterns of disease attributed by H. influenzae.
Invasive disease
Localized infection
Example of invasive disease.
Septicemia
Meningitis
arthritis
epiglottitis
tracheitis
Pneumonia
Example of localized infections.
Conjunctivitis
Sinusitis
Otitis media
Arrange from the most-least prevalent cause of otitis media.
S. pneumoniae
H. influenzae
M. catarrhalis
Other name of H. aegyptius
Koch-Weeks bacillus
It was observed in conjunctivitis exudates from Egyptian.
H. aegyptius
H. aegyptius is associated with acute, contagious conjunctivitis AKA as___.
Pink eye.