Lecture 3 - G- Flashcards
Cause of petechiae?
Endotoxin from G- bacteria
Meningitis cause in all ages?
Strep pneumo
N. meningitidis
Meningitis cause in 3mos-7yrs?
H. Influenza type B
Meningitis cause in neonates?
S. agalactiae
E. coli
Listeria monocytogenes
Strep pneumo+N. meningitidis
Meningitis treatment?
Cephalosporins
Fluid/Electrolyte
Corticosteroids
N. meningitidis vaccine against what?
capsular polysaccharide
N. meningitidis vaccine effective?
Yes, against capsule groups A, C, Y, and W135
N. meningitidis vaccine NOT effective?
capsule group B
most common killer today
non-immunogenic
N. meningitidis outbreak…give what?
Rifampin
Traps molecules >800 MW
Periplasm
Protein in PG layer of G-
LPS
Endotoxin=
LPS
Toxic part of LPS
Lipid A
non-immunogenic
Shared among Enterobacteriaceae (heptose + KDO)
Core Polysaccharide
Ag specific part of LPS
O somatic Ag
immunogenic
LOS
shorter O chain
Same effect as LPS cause has LPS