Lecture 10 Flashcards
Regarding case 10, what was the initial clinical finding that 3 of 4 kids and their mother developed? What is the pathogen that usually causes this symptom?
Sore Throat Group A strep
Regarding case 10, what was the skin finding that 2 children developed? What were the 3 potential causes for this finding?
Sun burn like rash Strep scarlet fever Strep TSS Staph TSS
Regarding case 10, when assumed that the pharyngitis was caused by strep, the drug chosen to treat was _. Why?
Penicillin G Majority of Group A strep strains are penicillin sensitive
Regarding case 10, the infecting organism was _ hemolytic. What were 2 other characteristics of the cultured colonies?
Beta hemolytic Highly mucoid and bacitracin sensitive
Regarding case 10, what strain was found to cause the family’s illness? What is its virulence factor?
M18 Group A strep Superantigen SPE-C
What type of inflammatory disease is associated with M18 Group A strep? This organism produces superantigen SPE-C. What is another name for the super antigen?
Rheumatic fever Scarlet fever toxin type C
What is the criteria for rheumatic fever?
Repeated group Astreptococcal infection with the last one approximately 10 days ago, carditis, arthritis, and shaking palsy known as Sydenham’s chorea
What is the neurological disease associated with group A strep?
PANDAS
What are the 2 drugs that are used to treat M18 group A strep?
Augmentin Clindamycin
Why must all group A strep be treated with antibiotics?
Prevents progression to rheumatic fever
What are the 4 medically significant beta hemolytic streptococci? Which causes 90% of all infections?
- Group A (β-hemolytic) S. pyogenes (90%)
- Group B (β-hemolytic) S. agalactiae
- Group C (β-hemolytic) S. equisimilis
- Group G (β-hemolytic) S. dysgalactiae
What are the 2 members of group D strep? What type of hemolysis do they display?
Enterococcus, S. bovine
-hemolytic
What is the major criteria by which streptococci are categorized?
Acid extractable C carbohydrates allow placements in various groups
What usually alpha hemolytic streptococcus is usually part of the normal flora of the throat?
Viridans
Group A strep are typed based on their M proteins. How many of these M proteins exist? How do they assist virulence?
Over 150 M proteins Form antiphagocytic surface proteins (MSCRAMM)
In the presence of oxygen, what mediates beta hemolysis for group A strep? What about in the absence of oxygen?
In O2 - Streptolysin S
W/out O2 - Streptolysin O and S
What is the most common infection caused by group A strep? What are 2 ways it is transmitted?
PharyngitisDroplet and Direct contact