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Multi-Systems II: Spirochetes and Other Stuff Flashcards

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  • Spirochetes
  • Microaerophilic
  • Not visible on Gram stain
  • Dark-field microscopy
  • Sensitive to High Temperature
A

Treponema pallidum

Syphilis

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  • Spirochetes
  • Aerobic
  • Spirochete detectable in Blood
    • CSF (1st Phase)
    • Urine (2nd Phase)
  • “Ice Tong” or “Mustache” appearance
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Leptospira interrogans

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  • Spirochetes
  • Microaerophilic
  • Giemsa stain
  • Silver stain
  • Skin biopsy
  • Motile under Dark-field microscopy
  • (3) Stages of Disease
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Borrelia burgdorferi

Lyme Disease

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  • Spirochetes
  • Microaerophilic
  • Giemsa stain
  • Silver stain
  • Motile under Dark-field Microscopy
  • Variable Major Protein (VMP) in Outer membrane
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Borrelia recurrentis

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  • Not G+ or G-
  • Obligate intracellular Bacteria
    • Requires host ATP for energy
  • Rash that spreads outwardly but avoids Palms, Soles, and Face
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Rickettsia prowazekii

Epidemic Typhus

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  • Not G+ or G-
  • Obligate intracellular Bacteria
  • Requires host ATP for energy
  • Can survive extracellulary as a spore
  • Does Not cause Rash
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Coxiella burnetii (a Rickettsia)

Q Fever

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  • Not G+ or G-
  • Obligate intracellular Bacteria
  • Requires host ATP for energy
  • Rash spreads Proximally from Palms and Sole to Trunk
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Rickettsia rickettsii

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

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Toxonomy of:

Treponema pallidum

Syphilis

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  • Spirochetes
  • Microaerophilic
  • Not visible on Gram stain
  • Dark-field microscopy
  • Sensitive to High Temperature
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Toxonomy of:

Leptospira interrogans

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  • Spirochetes
  • Aerobic
  • Spirochete detectable in Blood
    • CSF (1st Phase)
    • Urine (2nd Phase)
  • “Ice Tong” or “Mustache” appearance
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Toxonomy of:

Borrelia burgdorferi

Lyme Disease

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  • Spirochetes
  • Microaerophilic
  • Giemsa stain
  • Silver stain
  • Skin biopsy
  • Motile under Dark-field microscopy
  • (3) Stages of Disease
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Toxonomy of:

Borrelia recurrentis

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  • Spirochetes
  • Microaerophilic
  • Giemsa stain
  • Silver stain
  • Motile under Dark-field Microscopy
  • Variable Major Protein (VMP) in Outer membrane
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Toxonomy of:

Rickettsia prowazekii

Epidemic Typhus

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  • Not G+ or G-
  • Obligate intracellular Bacteria
    • Requires host ATP for energy
  • Rash that spreads outwardly but avoids Palms, Soles, and Face
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Toxonomy of:

Coxiella burnetii (a Rickettsia)

Q Fever

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  • Not G+ or G-
  • Obligate intracellular Bacteria
  • Requires host ATP for energy
  • Can survive extracellulary as a spore
  • Does Not cause Rash
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Toxonomy of:

Rickettsia rickettsii

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

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  • Not G+ or G-
  • Obligate intracellular Bacteria
  • Requires host ATP for energy
  • Rash spreads Proximally from Palms and Sole to Trunk
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