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L6 Gram negative bacteria Flashcards

1
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what are the gram negative cocci

A

neisseria meningitidis
neisseria gonorrhoeae
moraxella catarrhalis

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what is the gram negative cell wall

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outer membrane (LPS) contains adhesins
periplasmic space (thin PG)
cytoplasmic membrane
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3
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what is the shape of neisseria meningitidis and neisseria gonorrhoeae

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diplococci

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how do neisseria meningitidis and neisseria gonorrhoeae grow and what is the best plate they grow on

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fastidious

grow well on chocolate agar at 37°C in 5% CO2

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what are the neisseria meningitidis and neisseria gonorrhoeae colonies like

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transparent
non-hemolytic
1-5mm diameter

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6
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are neisseria meningitidis and neisseria gonorrhoeae oxidase +/-

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positive as have cytochrome

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what do neisseria meningitidis and neisseria gonorrhoeae metabolise

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both metabolise glucose
meningococcus also utilises maltose
form acid

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8
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what pathogen is neisseria meningitidis

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obligate human pathogen

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9
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where does neisseria meningitidis infect

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back of throat

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10
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how many of the population are asymptomatic to neisseria meningitidis and where do they carry

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10%
nasopharyngeal carriage
cant infect the blood stream

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11
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how are neisseria meningitidis segregated

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Meningococci are segregated into 12 serogroups – serogroups A, B, C, W and Y cause most infections

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12
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what vaccine is there available for neisseria meningitidis

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ACWY

B

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13
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what does neisseria meningitidis cause

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bacterial meningitis in children and young adults 
septicaemia 
septic arthritis
endophthalmitis 
conjunctivitis
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14
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what are the effects of meningococcal meningitis

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marked neck
stiffness
photophobia
arching back

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15
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how is meningococcal meningitis diagnosed

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lumbar puncture = CSF fluid meant to be clear like water, but if have bacterial meningitis = cloudy caused by the WBC

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16
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what are the effects of meningococcal septicaemia

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purpuric non-blanching rash

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17
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how is neisseria gonorrhoeae transmitted

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common bacterial infection transmitted by sexual contact or perinatally

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18
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how are neisseria gonorrhoeae inoculated

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dont tolerate drying - need to be inoculated onto appropriate media immediately

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19
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what are the samples for neisseria gonorrhoeae diagnosis

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cervial, pharyngeal, rectal

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what does neisseria gonorrhoeae cause

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urethritis (men)
cervicitis (mainly women)
women are asymptomatic
in neonates - opthalmia neonatorum - eye infection

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21
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why do neisseria gonorrhoeae not tolerate drying

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no capsule

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22
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what is the gram stain of urethral discharge like

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many polymorphonuclear cells

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23
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what does disseminated GC cause

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skin lesions

septic arthritis

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24
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what is indistinguishable between moraxella catarrhalis and the neisseria

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gram stains

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25
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where does moraxella catarrhalis colonise

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upper respiratory tract

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26
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how many people carry moraxella catarrhalis (harmless)

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5% adults (harmless)

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27
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what does moraxella catarrhalis cause

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otitis media
sinusitis
pneumonia in the elderly and in patients with other lung diseases

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28
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where is E. coli a commensal

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flora in GI tract

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29
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what is the ‘respiration’ of E. coli

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facultatively anaerobic

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30
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what are is the indole test for e. coli

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positive (most strains)

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31
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what can e. coli ferment

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lactose (most strains)

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32
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is e. coli motile

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yes

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33
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what is e. coli similar genetically to

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shigella

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34
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what infections does e. coli cause

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UTI 
neonatal adhesions
wound infection
intra-adbominal abscess
diarrhoea
haemolytic uraemic syndrome
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35
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what percentage of UTIs are caused by E. coli

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70% as they have specific adhesion

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36
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what e. colis cause diarrhoea

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enteropathogenic (EPEC)
enteroaggregative (EAEC)
enterotoxigenic (ETEC)
enteroinvasive (EIEC)
verocytotoxin-producing (VTEC; eg O157)
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37
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what is the air required for camplyobacter

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micro-aerophilic (lower oxygen)

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38
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what shape bacteria is campylobacter

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spiral

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39
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what temp does campylobacter grow

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42

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40
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what is the oxidase for camyplobacter

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positive

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41
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what sample is used for campylobacter

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stool

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42
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what is campylobacter caused by

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food poisoning

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43
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when does campylobacter peak

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summer

esp children/young adults

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44
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what does campylobacter look like on selective agar

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water droplets

45
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what is the incubation period of campylobacter jejuni

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3-4 days

sometimes 8-9

46
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which is the most common campylobacter

47
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what are the symptoms of c. jejuni

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prodromal fever
headache
diarrhoea, (+/- blood)
vomiting 
abdominal pain
48
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c. jejuni treatments

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erythromycin or ciprofloxacin if required

49
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how many pseudomonads species are there

50
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what environments are pseudomonads associated with

51
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which pseudomonads is most associated with human disease

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pseudomonads aeruginosa

52
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is pseudomonads sporing

53
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has pseudomonads got a capsule

54
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are pseudomonads motile

55
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what is the ‘respiration’ for pseudomonads

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strictly aerobic

56
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what do many pseudomonads strains make

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pigments e.g. pyocyanin (green)

57
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what is pseudomonads metabolism

58
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where does pseudomonads colonise

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wounds
otits externa (ear infection)
maliganant otitis media (middle ear infection)
eyes

59
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what can pseudomonads infections cause

A

septicaemia in immunocompromised/ burn patients

pneumonia in cystic fibrosis patients

60
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what is seen on cystic fibrosis patients from pseudomonads infection

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Lots of extra cellular polysaccharide production in CF patients

61
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what are examples of non-fermenting heterogeneous bacteria

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acinetobacter
flavobacterium
alcaligenes

62
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what are non ferments like biochemically

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biochemically inert

63
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what is the effect of antibiotics on non-fermenters

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no effect - resistant

64
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what is the shape of vibrionaceae

A

short
comma shaped
bacilli

65
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are vibrionaceae motile

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actively motile

66
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are vibrionaceae fermentative

67
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are vibrionaceae oxidase +/-

68
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are vibrionaceae halophilic

A

Halophilic (eg. V. vulnificus) or non-halophilic (eg. V. cholera)

69
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what plates can vibrionaceae be grown on

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thiosulphate, citrate, bile-salt, sucrose (TCBS) agar

in alkaline peptone-water

70
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what enhances vibrionaceae growth

A

alkaline enviro

71
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growth of vibrionaceae on TCBS

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ferments sucrose and makes yellow colonies

72
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what vibrionaceae cause epidemic cholera

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v. cholerae O1 and O139

73
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how do you get infected with v. parahaemolyticus

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food poisoning - shellfish

74
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what does v. vulnificus cause

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fulminating septicaemia
cellulitis
acute diarrhoea

75
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what is important for cholera patients

A

replace the water lost

76
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what is the most common pathogen of haemophilus

A

h. influenzae

77
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what is the shape of haemophilus

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pleomorphic (different lengths/shapes)

coccobacilli

78
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does haemophilus have a capsule

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have capsular types a-f

but also non-capsulate strains are common

79
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what is the most important capsular type

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b - polysacchairde polymer of ribosyl ribitol phosphate

80
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what agar does H. influenzae grow well on under what conditions

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chocolate agar in CO2– requires haemin (X factor) and NADP (V fcactor)

81
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why is H. influenzae the most invasive

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due to serotype b

82
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what does H. influenzae cause

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major cause of severe sepsis in childhood

83
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is there a vaccine for H. influenzae

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Hib vaccine

84
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can adults be infected with H. influenzae

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occasional infections in adults with underlying disease

85
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examples of the invasive infections caused by H. influenzae

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meningitis
epiglottitis
bacteraemia
pneumonia
septic arthritis
cellulitis
86
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how is H. influenzae identified

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grown on plate with XV factor, X factor onown and H. influenzae factor on own - only growth around the H. influenzae factor disk

87
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what is the habitat of legionellae

88
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what does legionellae cause

89
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what is the most important legionellae species

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L. pneumophila serogroup 1 causes most infections

90
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how does legionellae infect

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inhalation of aerosols from manmade water sources e.g. cooling towers

91
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how are legionellae detected

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urine antigen detection often useful – capsule from organism excreted in urine = rapid test

92
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why cant legionellae be diagnosed via culturing and plating

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Culture on Buffered charcoal yeast extract agar with alpha-ketoglutarate – grows slowly 5+ days needed

93
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why are legionellae still cultured even though takes too long to diagnose from plate

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useful to detect where the source is from

94
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what does legionella look like on BCYE agar

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ground glass colonies

95
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what are the gram-negative anaerobe species

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Bacteroides / Prevotella / Fusobacterium spp.

96
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where are gram negative anaerobes a normal flora

97
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how are gram negative anaerobes identified

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colonial appearance
metronidazole sensitivity
biochemical reactions

98
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where is it best to isolate gram negative anaerobes from

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pus or tissue specimens

NOT swab

99
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what do gram negative anaerobes cause

A 
intra-abdominal sepsis
abscesses 
wound infection
bacteraemia (rare)
aspiration pneumonia
Lemierre’s disease - rare
100
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what is the shape of Pasteurella multocida

A

pleomorphic bi-polar bacilli

101
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is Pasteurella multocida oxidase +/-

102
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is Pasteurella multocida penicillin sensitive

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yes unlinke other coliforms

103
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what agar cant Pasteurella multocida grow on

104
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what does Pasteurella multocida cause

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septicaemia and respiratory tract infection, often fatal

105
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what pathogen is Pasteurella multocida

106
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can humans be infected by Pasteurella multocida

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yes via animal bite

107
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what happens following Pasteurella multocida infected animal bite

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cellulitis/local abscesses

occasionally septic arthritis or even meningitis

108
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what is the Moraxella catarrhalis like

A

intracellular
gram negative
diplococcus

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