Lec 4-4 - Neisseria Flashcards
two neisseria
n gonorrhoeae, n meningitidis
n meningitidis can be blank
normal flora
most virulent factor for neisseria
capsule
n gonorrheaea always means blank
disease state
shape of neisseria
gram negative diplococcus
do neisseria hemolyse
no
do neisseria move
no
do neisseria make spores
no
neisseria is oxidase blank
positive
neisseria are or are not fastidious
are
neisseria are very sensitive to these
dessication, fatty acids
N gonorrhea is unlike other neisseria because it cannot ferment blank
maltose
most neisseria can ferment blank
maltose and glucose
humans are the only host for these neisseria
meningitidis, gonorrheae
meningococci reside on blank mucosa
upper respiratory tract
most strains of meningitidis are blank
avirulent
three types of disease of meningitidis
nasopharyngitis, meningococcal sepsis, meningococcal meningitis
meningococcal sepsis can have death occuring blank
within 12 hours of onset
percent of people who die from meningococcal meningitis but survivors usually end up with these sequelae
85, deafness, mental retardation, behavior defects
meningococcal meningitis is when the organism breaks the blank and gets into blank
bbb, csf
there are vaccines for meningitis but
they dont cover all strains
send megan new volunteer stuff
ok
call carl
ok
IMPORTANT: n meningitidis has a blank but n gonorrheae doesnt
capsule
blank are more likely to get infected after sex than blank and complications more often occur
women, men
primary site of infection in women
endocervix
gonorrhea complication that can lead to ectopic pregnancy and sterility
pelvic inflammatory disease
complication of gonnorhea that results in a arthritis like problem and a rash most often after first menstruation after infection
disseminated gonococcal infection
culture of smears of exudate and intracellular diplococci are much more useful in blank
men
gonorrhea resistance to penicillin is blank
increasing
best way to test for gonorrhea today
nucleic acid amplification tests
