Igboin Flashcards
Quorum sensing can trigger…
biofilm formation because it is necessary to initiate ExoP production
Spirochetes cause…. and …
syphillis and lyme disease
treponema pallidum causes… and there is limited knowledge of virulence factors because difficult to culture and lack of animal model
syphillis
3 stages of syphillis
primary secondary and tertiary
in the … stage of syphillis, WBCs battle spirochetes at site of inoculation forming a syphiitic chancre
primary
…% of people go on to stage 2 of syphillis
50
septic shock causes… which is called hemodynamic derangement/ MODS(shock phase)
high CO and low BP
effect of IL1 and TNFa on blood vessels
- vasodilation
- low bp
- vascular leakage/edema
- bleeding and clots
- ROS/tissue damage
tx for sepsis
high O2
IV fluids
vasopressors
antibiotics
B. fragilis is the predominant species in intra abdominal abscesses because it evades…. tolerates the initial…. of the peritoneal cavity and thrives once…
- phagocytosis
- oxygenated environment
- environment becomes anaerobic
intra abdominal infections typically result in … diseases
biphasic (acute inflammation, localized abcesses)
bacteriodes are gram…. and are strict… which cant grow in O2 but can tolerate short exposure
negative
anaerobes