Microbiology Flashcards
the species of orientia called?
O. tsutsugamushi
what different between orientia and rickettsia
in 16S rRNA sequence and cell wall structure
type of Rickettsia & Orientia
short bacilli
stain of Rickettsia & Orientia
Giemsa stain
culture of Rickettsia & Orientia and why this culture
tissue culture
embryonated eggs
experimental animals
because they are obligate intracellular
mode of transmission of Rickettsia & Orientia
by arthropods
ticks and mites inject bacteria to blood
lice and fleas in feces on skin
mention the Rickettsia & Orientia species and caused disease
R. prowazeki»>Epidemic typhus (man louse)
R. typhi»> Endemic typhus (rat flea)
O.tsutsugamushi»>Scrub typhus (rodents mites)
R. rickettsii»>Rockey mountain spotted fever (dogs and rodents tick)
symptoms of Epidemic typhus
prolonged fever
severe prostration
skin rash
enlargment of liver and spleen
mode of transmission and pathogenesis of Epidemic typhus
louse»feces>blood»capillary endothelium causing vasculitis in heart and brain» Disseminated intravascular coagulation and vascular occlusion
what is brill-zineser disease
It is caused when the rickettsia remains latent in lymph nodes for several years then activated due to lacking immunity to produce epidemic disease again
mode of transmission of R. typhi
is transmitted from rat to man by fleas
mode of trasmission of rocky mountain spotted fever
transovarian among ticks
Dogs and rodents are also resevoirs of infection
symptoms of rocky mountain spotted fever
non specific symptoms
The typical rash, which appears 2-6 days later, begins With macules that progress to petechiae that appear first on hands and feet then move to the trunk.
* CNS manifestations e.g. delirium, coma, D1C and circulatory collapse may occur in severe cases. It can be fatal if untreated.
diagnosis of rickettsial disease
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Direct detection in blood and skin biopsy specimens from the rash; by immuno-histochemical methods and PCR
* 2. inoculation in pigs, mice, yolk sac of embryonated eggs which replaced by tissue culture
* 3. serologic diagnosis
causes Q fever
Coxietta burnetii
difference between rickettsia and coxiella
coxiella is being more resistant to drying, disinfectants and UV
form endospores and its function
coxiella burnetti which make coxiella able to survive for months (in dried animal discharges (placental tissues or aminiotic fluid)
faeces, urine or milk
which phase is a virulent phase of Coxiella Burnetii
Phase 1
mode of infection of Coxiella burnetti (Q fever)
- inhalation of dust or aerosols contaminated with infected animal discharge and excreta
- consumption of unpasteurized infected milk
it not detected in blood (has negative blood culture result)
Coxiella burnetii
pathogenesis and clinical picture of Q fever
- infection of alveolar macrophages and a brief rickettsemia due to inhalation of infected aerosols
- acute disease begins with fever and influenza-like symptoms
- pneumonia and hepatitis
- Chronic Q fever can make life threatening endocarditis in abnormal patients
Diagnosis of Coxiella burnetii
serologic detection of a rising antibody titre to phase I or II
Indirect immunofluorescence , e.g. ELISA
PCR is useful in diagnosing culture negative endocarditis
best way to diagnose culture negative(of what) endocarditis
PCR
vaccine of Q fever
A formalin-killed whole cell, phase I C. burnetii vaccine is available for those occupationally at risk
Morphology of actinomyctes
filamentous branching Gram positive bacilli
the two genera of actinomyctes
Actinomyces and Nocardia
the diseases caused by actinomyctes
actinomycosis, nocardiosis and actinomycetoma
pathogenesis of Actinomyces israelii
it invades the tissues after local trauma causing actinomycosis, which is a chronic inflammatory, granulomatous lesion that drains pus through sinus tracts which contains yellow “sulphur granules”.
produce sulfur granules
Actinomyces israelii
morphology of Actinomyces israeli
These are composed of a central mycelial mass with a
peripheral zone of swollen clubs
most lesions of Actinomyces israelii
Actinomyces israeliicervico-facial (associated with poor dental hygiene or tooth extraction), abdominal or thoracic.
Diagnosis of Actinomyces israelii
- Pus from lesions .
- sulphur granules are seen with radially arranged clubs.
- Gram staining will reveal filamentous branching Gram positive bacilli with bacillary and coccoid forms
- Culture anaerobically on thioglycolate broth and brainheart infusion blood agar. Colonies are identified by morphology and immunofluorescent staining.
culture of A. israelii
thioglycolate broth and brainheart infusion blood agar
causes nocardiosis
Nocardia asteroides
pathogenesis of N.asteroides
Inhalation of the organism causing chronic pulmonary infections and brain and skin abscesses
diganosis of N. asteroides
detection of Gram positive bacilli, coccobacillary cells and branching filaments
culture of N. asteroides
brain-heart infusion agar
difference between actinomycotic and Eumycotic mycetoma in
- causative agent
- Granules
- Microscopic examination
- culture
- treatment
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morphology of Listeria monocytogenes
small gram positive, non-spore forming bacilli
characterized by tumbling movement
Listeria monocytogenes
the tumbling movement of Listeria monocytogenes is at which temp
22-28 C
what distinguishes Listeria monocytogenes from corynebacterium
tumbling movement of Listeria monocytogenes
catalase test of Listeria Monocytogenes
catalase positive
mode of transmission of Listeria monocytogenes to humans
1- Contact with domestic farm animals or their faeces, by ingestion of
contaminated unpasteurized milk or cheese and contaminated vegetables (i.e. food borne).
2- Vertical transmission can also occur transplacentally or during delivery
type of haemolysis of Listeria
Beta haemolysis
pathogenesis of listeria
- has ability to invade mononuclear phagocytic cells. After internalization a listeriolysin O enzyme lyses the membrane of the phagolysosome and they escape destruction
- It can move from cell to cell by means of actin rockets
- Since it grows intracellularly, cell mediated immunity (CMI) is a
more important host defense than humoral immunity
how Listeria move from cell to cell
by actin rockets
type of immunity initiated in Listeria infection
cell mediated immunity because Listeria grows intracellulary
diseases caused by listeria
1- Infection of pregnant women passes to the foetus transplacentally
causing granulomatosis infantiseptica characterized by pustular skin
lesions and intrauterine sepsis leading to abortion, still-birth or
premature labour.
2-Newborns infected during delivery from infected mothers, develop
neonatal meningitis.
3-Infection in immunosuppressed adults causes meningoencephalitis
and bacteraemia, specially in renal transplant patients.
4-Gastroenteritis which is characterized by watery diarrhoea, fever,
headache, myalgia and abdominal cramps but little vomiting.
Outbreaks are usually caused by contaminated dairy products.
Undercooked meats such as chicken and hot dogs have also been
involved.
Diagnosis of Listeria
- Isolation from blood by blood culture and from CSF on blood
agar and from stools on listeria selective media. - Isolation is enhanced if specimens are refrigerated for few
days before inoculation “cold enhancement”. - Identification is done by gram stain and detection of tumbling
motility and positive catalase. - It produces Beta- haemolysis, on sheep blood agar, which is
enhanced in the vicinity of a streak of Staph, aureus, i.e. CAMP
test positive
how listeria passes to fetus
transplacentally
what causes granulomatosis infantiseptica
Listeria
what causes neonatal meningits in newborns
listeria monocytogenes
what listeria do in immunosupressed patients
meningoencephalitis and bacteraemia
has tumbling motility
L. monocytogenes
causing undulant fever
Brucella
causing malta fever
Brucella
other names of brucellosis
undulant or Malta fever
Brucella
causing infection in goats and sheep
Br. melitensis
causing abortion of cattle
Br. abortus
Brucella causing infection in pigs
Br. suis
Borrelia causes infection in dogs
Br. canis
Morphology of Brucella
Gram negative short cocco-bacilli, non-motile, nonsporing and non-capsulated
media of brucella for growth
brucella agar,
brain heart infusion,
trypticase soy agar,
chocolate agar
which type of brucella require CO2 for growth
Br. Abortus
which brucella species produce H2S
Br. abortus and Br. suis
virulence and immunity of brucella
- A lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is the major virulence factor as well
as the major cell wall antigen. The LPS has endotoxic activity
and elicits an antibody response (IgG, IgM, IgA) which may be
protective. - Brucella can survive and multiply within host cell phagocytes
i.e. facultative intracellular parasite, so immunity is mainly
cell mediated
immunity triggered in brucella
cell mediated because brucella is facultative intracellular parasite
antibodies elicted in response to the LPS virulence factor of brucella
IgG, IgM, IgA
incubation period of brucella
1-6 weeks
brucella is found in
uterine discharges and milk of infected animals
mode of transmission of brucella
1- Ingestion of contaminated unpasteurized milk or milk products.
2- Direct through skin abrasions during handling of infected animals or their discharges.
Therefore brucellosis is an occupational disease affecting mostly butchers, farmers and veterinarians
3- inhalation of infected aerosol during handling of infected animals or their cultures in the
laboratories
what is undulant fever
disease caused by brucella characterized by an accute bacteraemic phase followed by chronic stage
what the brucella invade
The organism localizes in the reticulo-endothelial system; lymph nodes, liver, spleen and bone marrow.
undulant fever complicated by
osteomyelitis, meningitis or cholecystitis
which brucella biovar is more acute and which is more chronic
Br. melitensis infection is more acute and severe. Br. suis infection is more chronic
Blood cultures of brucella should not be discarded as negative before how many weeks
4 weeks
blood culture of brucella
brain heart infusion broth
diagnosis of brucella
Blood, bone marrow and lymph node biopsy for culture
1. blood culture: in brain heart infusion broth
2. serologic diagnosis:
Standard tube agglutination test (STAT)
A rapid slide agglutination test
ELISA for detection of IgG, IgM or IgA
**3. PCR: **
4. Brucellin test:
causes of false negative results of serologic tests of brucella
- prozone phenomenon
- presence of non-agglutinating IgA “blocking antibodies”
how to deal with prozone phenomnon
wide range of serum dilutions (up to 1/5120) shoud be done.
how to deal with the blocking antibodies IgA
Coomb’s antiglobulin method
What diseases caused by Borrelia
Relapsing fever and Lyme disease
has endoflagella
borrelia
culture of borrelia
Barbour-Stoenner-Kelly (BSK-II)
microaerophilic environment
a disease characterized by repeated bouts of fever alternating
with periods of apyrexia
Relapsing fever
Epidemic relapsing fever is caused by …… and transmitted by ….
B. recurrentis
lice
endemic relapsing fever is caused by ….. and transmitted by ……
B. duttoni and B. hermsii
ticks
Man is the only host for which species of Borrelia
B. recurrentis and B. duttoni
incubation period of Borrelia
3-10 days last for 4 days
then 3-10 days of afebrile period
which 3-10 relapses may occur
death in cases of borrelia due to
the spirochaetes invade many organs (heart, spleen, liver and kidney) with death generally due to myocarditis
diagnosis of Borrelia
1- During the febrile stage:
* Blood films stained with Leishman, Wright or Giemsa stains reveal large numbers of
spirochaetes.
2- During afebrile stage :
* Cultivation and mouse enrichment must be done as the organism is scanty in the
blood and blood films are negative.
* Diagnosis is done by injecting white mice intraperitoneally with the patient’s blood.
* After 2-4 days, films from tail blood are stained and examined for presence of
Borreliae.
* Mice blood is inoculated on BSKII medium.
3- DNA probes may be used for identification.