MISCELLANEOUS GRAM – NEGATIVE BACILLI Flashcards

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2 important species under genus Pasteurella

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  • P multocida and P. canis
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General characteristics of P multocida and P. canis

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  • animal pathogen
  • commensal in oropharynx of health animals
  • can infect human thru bite, scratches, or shared food
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These organisms are the most common organism in human wounds inflicted by bites from cats and dogs

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  • Pasteurella spp.

specifically P multocida and P. canis

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Three general form of disease caused by Pasteurella

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  • Localized cellulitis and regional lymphadenopathy after animal bite or scratch
  • Exacerbation of chronic respiratory tract disease in px w/ underlying pulmonary dysfunction (e.g. asthma)
  • Systemic infection in immunocompromised px
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Lab diagnosis for Pasteurella

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  • Grows well on BAP & CAP

- Large “BUTTERY” colonies with MUSTY odor

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Treatment for Pasteurella

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  • Susceptible to penicillin, macrolides, and tetracycline
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Morphological characteristic of Bordetella

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  • extremely small coccobacilli
  • simple nutritional requirement
  • they are very sensitive and susceptiple to even the slightest toxic substances
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These can used to remove toxic substances in culture media when isolating Bordetella

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  • charcoal, starch, blood, or albumin to absorb toxic substances
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4 medically important spp. of Bordetella

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  • B. pertussis
  • B. parapertussis
  • B. Bronchiseptica
  • B. holmessii

are closely related, differing only in the expression of irulence genes

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Bordetella spp that causes the” WHOPPING COUGH” / severe cough disease

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  • B. pertussis
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Bordetella spp that causes the midl form of pertussis

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  • B. parapertussis
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Bordetella spp that causes the respiratory disease of animals (pigs and dogs)

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  • B. bronchiseptica
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Bordetella spp that is an uncommon cause of SEPSIS

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  • B. holmesii
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Bordetella is very contagious since it is an ____________ acquired infection

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  • AEROSOL
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These aids to the bacterial attachement of most bacteria to the cilliated epithelial cells of the respiratory tract

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-ADHESINS

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RGD motif is a tripeptide amino acid composed of

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  • Arginine, Glycine and aspartate

responsible for cellular attachement of bacteria

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4 bacterial ADHESINS of Bordetella Pertussis

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  • Filamentous hemagglutinin
  • Pertactin
  • Pertussis toxin
  • Fimbria
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B. pertussis toxin that binds lactosylceramide on ciliated respiratory cells

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S2

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B.pertussis toxin: toxic subunit

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S1

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B. pertussis toxin that binds phagocytic cells

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S3

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Adhesin of bordetella that mediate binding in viitro

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Fimbria

22
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Charcoal is a common additive in Regan-Lowe medium for B. pertussis , what is it for?

Color reactant
Nutrional additive
Toxin removal
Hemolysin source

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  • Toxin removal

along with starch, blood, or albumin

23
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What is the best specimen for isolation of B, pertussis?

blood
urine
bronchoalveolar lavage
nasopharyngeal swab
sputum
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  • nasopharyngeal swab
24
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The most infectious phase of the B. pertussis infection. *

Catarrhal
Convalescent
Paroxysmal
Incubation

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  • Catarrhal
25
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TRACHEAL CYTOTOXIN mode of action

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  • target ciliated epithelial cells
  • impair regeneration of damaged cells by interfering DNA synthesis (disrupt clearance mechanism thus lead to cough)
  • IL-1 production (lead to fever)
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ADENYLATE CYCLASE TOXIN / HEMOLYSIN mode of action

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  • activated by CALMODULIN and converse ATP to cAMP , increase respiratory secretion
  • inhibit leukocyte function
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DERMONECROTIC TOXIN mode of action

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  • vasoconstriction and tissue destruction
28
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3 phases of B.pertussis infection

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  • Catarrhal
  • Paroxysmal
  • Convalescent
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Clinical manifestations of Catarrhal phase

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  • resembles common cold
  • classic symptoms
    e. g., sneezing, malaise, low-grade fever
  • the MOST INFECTIOUS phase
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Clinical manifestations of Paroxysmal phase

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  • series of REPETITIVE COUGH followed by inspiratory WHOOP, vomitting and exhaustion
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Clinical manifestations of Convalescent phase

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  • pparoxysms diminished w/ secondary complications
32
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Pentavalent vaccine is composed of

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Diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus,hepatitis B and Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccines

33
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Differential Diagnosis for B. pertussis

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  • Mycoplasma pneumoniae
  • Chlamydopphilia pneumoniae
  • Legionella pneumophila
34
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Lab Diagnosis for B. pertussis

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  • sensitive to drying
  • inoculate NASOPHARYNGEAL ASPIRATE
  • use synthetic fiber sabs not cotton swabs
  • fatty acid are toxic to Bp
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Specific media for B. pertussis

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Regan- Lowe charcoal medium

composed of charcoal, horse blood, glycerol and peptones

36
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Zoonotic pathogens and potential agents of bioterrorism

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Francisella & Brucella

37
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Francisella is what type of proteobacteria

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Gamma- proteobacteria

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Brucella is what type of proteobacteria

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Alpha- proteobacteria

39
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Papthogenecity of Francisella

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  • contains anti-phaogytic capsule
  • survive for prolonged period inside macrophages
  • inhibits phagosome- lysosome fusion
  • obligate intracellular parasite (can grow only inside cell)
40
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Francisella tularensis is transmitted by:

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  • acquired thru Tick bites

ticks are natural reservoirs of these organism

41
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Which zoonotic bacteria is commonly isolated in dog and cat infections? *

F. tularensis
P. multocida
L. pneumophila
T. gondii

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P. multocida or P. canis

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Which of the following statements is NOT correct about F. tularensis? *

obligate aerobic and motile
transmitted via deer flies and tciks
requires growth factors like cysteine and thiosulfate
virulence factor is capsule

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  • obligate aerobic and motile
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Clinical disease caused by Francisella tularensis

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  • TULAREMIA / Rabbit or Tick fever
44
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F. tularensis growth requirement in culture medium

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  • not possible on gram- staining
  • produce B-LACTAMASE
  • won’t grow without CYSTEINE
  • use CAP or buffered charcoal yeast extract
45
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Francisella has a croos-reactivity reaction with what organism

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BRUCELLA

46
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Treatment for Francisella

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  • Penicillin and cephalosporins are Ineffective ( they produce b-lactamase)
  • Streptomycin and gentamicin are effective
47
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4 spp of Genus Brucella

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  • B. melitensis - goat and sheep
  • B.suis - swine reindeer, caribou
  • B. abortus - cattle, bison
  • B. canis - dog, fox, coyotes
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General characteristics of Brucella spp.

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  • SMOOTH COLONIES with virulence
  • Obligate intracellular parasite
  • inhibit phagolysosome fusion
  • bacteria secrestes protein that induce GRANULOMA formation
49
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This is necessary for the growth Brucella and is often found on animal tissues

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  • ERYTHRITOL
50
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Clinical disease caused by Brucella

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  • Brucellosis/ BANGS disease/ UNDULANT fever/ MALTA fever/ ROCK fever