II. Systemic Bacteriology | 4. Streptococcus pneumoniae, Enterococcus faecalis, S. agalactiae, Peptostreptococcus. Flashcards
I. Streptococcus agalactiae
1. What are the features of Streptococcus agalactiae?
GBS, group B streptococcus
I. Streptococcus agalactiae
8. What are the features of CAMP test?
I. Streptococcus agalactiae
2. What is the Microscopic morphology of S. agalactiae?
Gram-positive cocci, arranged in shorter or longer chains
I. Streptococcus agalactiae
7. What do we get from Laboratory identification of S. agalactiae?
GBS, group B streptococcus
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3. What is the Colony morphology (cultivation) of S. agalactiae?
– larger colonies compared to S. pyogenes
– β-hemolysis
– requires blood agar
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4A. What are the main features of S. agalactiae diseases?
GBS, group B streptococcus
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4B. Explain the early onset of S. agalactiae diseases?
- within 6 days
- source: mother (perinatal infection) -> maternal screening!!
- risk groups (e.g. low weight)
- meningitis, sepsis, pneumonia
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4C. explain the late onset of S. agalactiae diseases?
- within 4 months
- meningitis, bacteremia, osteoarthritis
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5. Why do we need S. agalactiae maternal screening?
I. Streptococcus agalactiae
9. What are the treatment and prevention for Streptococcus agalactiae?
I. Streptococcus agalactiae
10. Do we have vaccination for Streptococcus agalactiae?
no vaccination
* vaccine development in early clinical phases
* based on capsular polysaccharide, surface proteins, or pili
I. Streptococcus agalactiae
10. Do we have vaccination for Streptococcus agalactiae?
no vaccination
* vaccine development in early clinical phases
* based on capsular polysaccharide, surface proteins, or pili
II. Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus)
1. What are the features of Streptococcus pneumoniae?
- No.1. causative agent of community acquired pneumonia (CAP)!
- severe, lobar pneumonia
II. Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus)
2. Give the classification of pneumococcal infections
II. Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus)
3. How do we perform laboratory identification of Streptococcus pneumoniae?
- microscope: Gram + diplococci
- culture: blood agar, 5% CO2
- α-hemolysis, autolytic colonies
- optochin sensitive
- bile soluble - Capsule detection
- With antibody (capsule swelling test, agglutination)
- capsular staining - Optochin sensitivity
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4. How should the culture for Streptococcus pneumoniae in Laboratory identification be?
culture: blood agar, in 5% CO2
- α-hemolysis, autolytic colonies
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4. How do we differentiate Streptococcus pneumoniae from he morphologically similar viridans streptococci?
- optochin sensitivity
- bile solubility
- detection of capsule
- serology
- with antibody (capsule swelling test1, agglutination2)
- capsular staining (India ink3)
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5. What are the treatment and prevent for Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus)?
- penicillin susceptibility not 100% (but still >90%) -> testing!!
- wide ‚intermediate’ category
- alternative drug: macrolides (children!)
II. Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus)
6. Do we need vaccine for Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus)?
Vaccines: based on the capsular polysaccharide (subunit vaccine)
- 101 different capsular antigens (= 101 serotypes)
- vaccines contain only a portion of these
II. Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus)
7. What are the 3 types of Pneumococcal vaccines?
- Pneumovax 23
- Prevenar-13
- New conjugate vaccines coming soon
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7B. What are the feature of Pneumovax 23?
- polysaccharide vaccine
- for adults or >5y children
- 23 capsular antigens (=serotypes)
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7C. What are the feature of Prevenar-13?
- < 2 y children (at 2, 4, 12 months)
- conjugated vaccine (=polysaccharide is conjugated to a carrier protein; PCV)
- 13 serotypes (PCV-13)
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7D. What are the feature of Prevenar-13?
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8. What are the features of Pneumococcus asymptomatic carriage?