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III - Infection Biology Flashcards

1
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Microbes that can cause disease

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pathogens

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Pathogens that cause disease only in the immunocompromised

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opportunistic pathogens

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Measure of a microbe’s ability to cause disease

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virulence

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4
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Virulence is determined by

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virulence factors - capsule, endotoxin, exotoxin

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5
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Number of organisms required to cause disease in 50% of the population

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ID50

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6
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Presence of microbes, symptoms of disease

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infection

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Mechanisms of Bacterial Disease

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production of toxins, induction of inflammation

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Human-Human Bacterial Transmission

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sexual, fecal-oral, inhalation, transplacental, blood

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Non-Human-Human Bacterial Transmission

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soil, water, animal, vector, feces, fomites

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Mediates attachment of bacteria

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pili

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Mediates strong adherence to the surface of human cells

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glycocalyx

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12
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Surface protein of Salmonella and E. coli that mediate binding to endothelium and to extracellular proteins such as fibronectin

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curli

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Bacterial Invasion: Spread through subcutaneous tissue

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collagenase, hyaluronidase

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Bacterial Invasion: Accelerates formation of a fibrin clot coating the organisms with a layer of fibrin

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coagulase

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Bacterial Invasion: Allows adherence to mucous membranes

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IgA protease

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Bacterial Invasion: Destroys both neutrophilic leukocytes and macrophages

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leukocidin

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17
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Bacteria with IgA Protease

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Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, Neisseria meningitidis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae

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18
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Protects against phagocytosis

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polysaccharide capsule

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19
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Anticapsular antibodies allow more effective phagocytosis to occur

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Opsonization

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20
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Antiphagocytic cell wall protein of S. pyogenes

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M Protein

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21
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Cell wall protein of S. aureus that prevents complement activation

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Protein A

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22
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Exotoxin: Source

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gram (+), gram (-)

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23
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Exotoxin: Secreted from cell?

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yes

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Exotoxin: Chemical Compound

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polypeptide

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Exotoxin: Location of Genes

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plasmid, bacteriophage

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Exotoxin: Toxicity

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Exotoxin: Antigenicity

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Exotoxin: Vaccine

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Exotoxin: Heat Stability

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destroyed at 60°C (except Staphylococcal enterotoxin)

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Exotoxin: Typical Diseases

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tetanus, botulism

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Endotoxin: Source

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Endotoxin: Secreted from cell?

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Endotoxin: Chemical Compound

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lipopolysaccharide

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Endotoxin: Location of Genes

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bacterial chromosome

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Endotoxin: Toxicity

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Endotoxin: Antigenicity

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Endotoxin: Heat Stability

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stable at 100°C for 1 hour

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Endotoxin: Typical Diseases

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meningococcemia

39
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Polypeptides secreted by certain bacteria that alter specific cell functions resulting in the symptoms of disease

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Exotoxins: Active subunit, toxic, less toxic in toxoids

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Exotoxins: Binding subunut

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All exotoxins are heat-labile except

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Staphylococcal enterotoxin

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MoA of Exotoxins: Diphtheria, cholera, E.coli heat-labile toxin, pertussis

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ADP-ribosylation

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MoA of Exotoxins: Toxic Shock Syndrome, Staphylococcal enterotoxin, erythrogenic toxin

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Superantigen

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MoA of Exotoxins: Tetanus, botulinum, lethal factor of anthrax toxin, Scalded Skin toxin

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MoA of Exotoxins: Clostridium perfringens alpha toxin

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Lecithinase

47
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Can elicit widespread activation of the complement and coagulation cascades

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Superantigens

48
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Lipoplysaccharides located in the outer membrane of gram (-) bacteria

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endotoxins

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Toxic component of LPS

50
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Induces the overproduction of cytokines such as TNF and IL-1, activates the complement and coagulation cascade resulting in disseminated intravascular coagulation

51
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All bacteria have cell walls composed of peptidoglycan except

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Mycoplasma pneumoniae

52
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Only gram (+) bacteria with endotoxin

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Listeria monocytogenes

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All bacterial capsules are composed of polysaccharide except

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Bacillus anthracis

54
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All exotoxins are heat-labile except

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Staphylococcal enterotoxin

55
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Determine whether antibodies are present in a patient’s serum, detect the antigens of the organism in tissues or body fluids, at least a fourfold increase in titer between the acute and convalescent samples, IgM antibody for acute infection

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Serologic Tests

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Nucleic acid amplification tests, nucleic acid probes, nucleic acid sequence analysis

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Molecular Tests

57
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Highly specific, sensitive, faster than culture

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Molecular Tests

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Useful for bacteria that are difficult to culture such as Chlamydia and Mycobacterium

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Molecular Tests

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