Micro - Clinical Bacteriology Flashcards
staph aureus identification
gram positive catalase positive (clusters) coagulase positive beta hemolytic (clear)
staph aureus VF
protein A - binds to Fc portion of IgG to prevent complement fixation + phagocytosis
staph aureus diseases
inflammatory - skin infection, organ abscesses (coagulase - fibrin clot), pneumonia
toxin-mediated - TSS (TSST-1), scalded skin syndrome (exfoliative toxin), rapid onset food poisoning (enterotoxins)
acute bacterial endocarditis and osteomyelitis
MRSA
methicillin-resistant staph aureus
nosocomial and community acquired infection
resistant to b-lactams (altered PBP)
toxic shock syndrome
staph aureus
TSST-1 - MHC + TCR –> IL2 + IFNy –> fever, shock, rash, desquamation, end organ failure due to polyclonal T cell activation
cause of staph aureus food poisoning
ingestion of preformed toxin (enterotoxin)
staph epidermidis labs
gram positive cocci catalase positive (clusters) coagulase negative
NESSIR - NOVOBIOCIN SENSITIVE
staph epidermidis
produces adherent BIOFILM –> prosthetic devices + IV catheters
normal skin flora
contaminates blood cultures
strep pneumo labs
lancet shaped, gram positive DIPLOcocci catalase negative (chains), alpha hemolytic (green), OVERPASS - OPTOCHIN SENSITIVE, positive quellung - capsule
strep pneumno diseases
MOPS - meningitis, otitis media (kids), pneumonia, sinusitis
strep pneumo associations
3 S’s –> rusty sputum, sepsis in sickle cell anemia and splenectomy
strep pneumo virulence
CAPSULE
IgA protease - cleaves IgA to invade resp mucosa
viridans group strep labs
gram positive catalase negative (chains), alpha hemolytic (green), overpass - optochin resistant
strep mutans and strep sanguis
normal flora of the oropharynx
strep mutans
dental caries
strep sanguis
glycocalx –> subacute bacterial endocarditis at damaged valves
strep pyogenes diseases
pyogenic - pharyngitis, cellulitis, impetigo
toxigenic - scarlet fever, toxic shock like syndrome, necrotizing fasculitis
immunologic - RF + (impetigo->)acute glomerulonephritis
strep pyogenes VF
M protein - inhibits phagocytosis
antibodies vs m protein can lead to RF
Rheumatic fever
JONES - polyarthritis, carditis, subcutaneous nodules, erythema marginatum, sydenhams chorea
how to detect recent strep pyogenes infection
ASO titer
scarlet fever
strep pyogenes - strawberry tongue, scarlet face sparing face, scarlet throat
strep agalactiae
colonizes vagina; BABIES - meningitis, pneuomnia, sepsis
screen preggers 35-37 weeks, psoitive = intrapartum prophylaxis with penicillin
produces CAMP factor
strep agalactiae - enlarges area of hemolysis formed by staph aureus
hippurate test positive
strep agalactiae
enterococcus
E. faecalis + E. faecium - normal colonic flora
penicillin G resistant –> UTI, biliary tract infections + subacute endocarditis
VRE - nosocomial infection
can grow in bile salts and 6.5% Nacl
Enterococci
streptococcus bovis
gut; bacteremia and subacute endocarditis in COLON CANCER PATIENTS
bovus in blood = cancer in colon
cystine-tellurite agar
corynebacterium diphtheria - black colonies
lab diagnosis for corynebacterium diptheria
gram positive CLUB-SHAPED rod, metachromatic (blue and red) granules and elek’s test for toxin
this prevents diphtheria
toxoid vaccine
Cornybacterium diphtheria
ABCDEFG - adp ribosylation, beta prophage, cornebacterium diptheria, elongation factor 2, granules
spores
highly resistant to heat and chemicals
DIPICLONILIC ACID
how to kill spores
autoclave by steaming at 121 degrees celcius for 15 minutes
spore producing bacteria
gram positive bac in soil = bacillus anthracis, clostridum perfringes, C. tetani
others = B. cereus, C. botulinum, coxiella burnetti
clostridium labs
gram positive rods, obligate anaerobes, spore-forming
clostridium tetani
tetanospasmin - exotoxin protease cleaving SNARE –> prevents release of GABA/glycine from RENSHAW cells in s/c *spastic paralysis, lock jaw (trismus), risus sardonic us
clostridium botulinum causes
adults - ingest preformed toxin
babies - ingest spores in honey
clostridium botulinum
preformed heat-labile toxin - inhibits ach release –> flaccid paralysis
floppy baby syndrome
clostridium botulinum
clostridium perfringes
alpha toxin - myonecrosis (gas gangrene) and hemolysis
clostridium difficle
toxin A - enterotoxin binds brush border of gut –> diarrhea
toxin B - cytotoxin destroys cytoskeletal strucutre of enterocytes –> pseudomembranous colitis
often secondary to antibiotic use
clostridium difficile - clindamycin or ampicillin (diagnose = toxin in stool)
clostridium difficile treatment
metronidazole or oral vancomycin
only bacterium with polypeptide capsule (D-glutamate)
bacillus anthracis
cutaneous anthrax
contact - black eschar (painless ulcer) –> possibly bacteremia and death
lethal factor + edema factor –> black skin lesions = black eschar (necrosis) surrounded by edematous ring
pulmonary anthrax
inhale spores –> flu-like sx –> rapid to fever, pulm hemorrhage, mediastinitis, shock
woolsorters disease
inhalation of bacillus anthracis spores (pulmonary anthrax) from contaminated wool
reheated rice syndrome
bacillus cereus
bacillus cereus
food poisoning - spores survive cooking rice
emetic - rice/paste; N&V in 1-5 hours due to cereulide (preformed toxin)
diarrheal type - water, nonbloody diarrhea + GI pain 8-18 hours
tumbling motility
listeria monocytogenes
this is how you get listeria monocytogenes
ingest unpasteurized milk/cheese + deli meats or vaginal transmission in birth
form actin rockets - move cell to cell
listeria monocytogenes
actinomyces
normal oral flora - oral/facial abscesses that drain through sinus tracts
nocardia
found in soil - pulmonar y infections in immunocompromised + cutaneous infections after trauma in immunocomptent
form yellow sulfur granule
actinomyces
treatment of actinomyces
penicillin
treatment of nocardia
sulfonamides
extrapulonary TB in vertebral body
potts disease
TB sx
fever, night sweats, weight loss, hemoptysis
leprosy
hansens disease
glove and stocking loss of sensation, ARMADILLOS
lepromatous - diffusy over skin + communicable - low CMI w/ humoral TH2 response (can be lethal)
tuberculoid - few hypoesthetic hairless skin plaques, high CMI w/ large TH1 response
leprosy tx tuberculoid form
dapsone + rifampin for 6 months
leprosy tx lepromatous form
dapsone, rifampin + clofazimine for 2-5 years
neisseria
gram negative diplococci
ferment GLUCOSE
IgA protease