Histophilus Flashcards

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Histophilus somnei Disease

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Sleeper’s Disease
CNS - TEME
=thrombo-embolic meningo-encephalitis

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Histophilus somnei Virulence Factors

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Lipooligosacchardes (LOS) - immune invasion and complement resistance
OMPs - transferrin binding proteins, Ig binding proteins
Intravascular coagulatiion -
Activation of caspases and induction of apoptosis, and Activation of thrombocytes
Biofilms

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