Histophilus Flashcards
1
Q
Histophilus somnei Disease
A
Sleeper’s Disease
CNS - TEME
=thrombo-embolic meningo-encephalitis
2
Q
Histophilus somnei Virulence Factors
A
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