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What species causes Tuberculosis

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M. tuberculosis

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What species causes Chronic lung infection

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MAC

M. Kansasii

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What species causes fish tank granuloma

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M. Marinum

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What species causes Buruli ulcer

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M. ulcerans

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5
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What species causes leprosy

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M. leprae

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Are mycobacteria aerobic or anaerobic

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Aerobic

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7
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Can mycobacteria be destained by acid and alcohol

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No

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Shape of mycobacteria

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bacillus

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9
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Define bacillus

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Rod-shaped, Gram-positive and aerobic

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Where are mycobacteria found

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Inside macrophages

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Relative growth rate of mycobacteria

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Slow REPRODUCTION
Slow GROWTH in Human
Slow GROWTH IN CULTURE
Slow RESPONSE TO TREATMENT

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4 aspects of Koch’s postulates

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  1. Bacteria should be found in all people with disease
  2. Bacteria should be isolated from the infected lesions in people with the disease
  3. Pure culture inoculated in a person should show symptoms of the disease
  4. Same bacteria should be isolated from the intentionally infected individual
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13
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Why are mycobacteria resistant to gram-stain

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High lipid content with mycelia acids in the cell wall causing them to become v-shaped

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What stain is needed for acid fast bacilli

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Ziehl-Neelsen stain (AFB)

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What are the three elements of the Ziehl-Neelsen stain

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  1. Carbol fuchsin
  2. Acid Alcohol
  3. Methylene Blue
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16
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How much AFB is needed per ml sputum

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10,000 AFB

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Difference between Fluorochrome stains and AFB stain

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Fluorochrome stains aid screening at lower power objective lenses

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What colour does the Ziehl-Neelsen stain give when the test is positive for acid-fast bacilli

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Red/Pink

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19
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How do we analyse nucleic acid of mycobacterium

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PCR

Produces rapid results

20
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What bacteria is PCR used for diagnosis and why

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TB

Fast and specific

21
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How do mycobacteria cause disease

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  1. Acid fast bacilli are phagocytose and placed in phagolysosome
  2. Bacteria adapts to intracellular environment and withstands phagolysosomal killing
  3. Escapes to cytosol
  4. Host tries to kill mycobacterium via microbicidal molecules
  5. These assist in digestion and degradation by bacterial proteases
  6. Degraded into antigens for T cell presentations

Ignored by immune system

22
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Describe the normal immunological process that take place following invasion of a pathogen

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  1. CD4 cells produce INF-gamma

2. IL-12 further stimulates the release of INF gamma

23
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What are granulomas

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Lesions that arise in response to containing mycobacteria

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How does mycobacteria granulomas form

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  1. Macrophages become epithelioid cells
  2. Macrophages fuse together to form giant multinucleate cells
  3. T cells infiltrate the granuloma
  4. Central tissues necrose to form caveating granuloma
  5. Granuloma prevents nutrients from entering - starving the mycobacteria forming cavities
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Why is a granuloma dangerous for a bacteria and how is this overcome by mycobacteria
1. Nutrients can't enter the granuloma | 2. Mycobacteria goes into dormant state (TB) until conditions are better
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Role of CD8 cells
Lyse infected macrophages
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Why would we get a disorganised granuloma
1. TNF neutralisation causes cells within the granuloma to no longer be as tightly clustered
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In what individuals is TB activation with a greater risk
1. Age 2. Malnutrition 3. Intensity of exposure 4. Immunosuppression
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Why does M. tuberculosis cause activation of the immune system
Lipid-rich cell wall stimulates T-cell response 3-9 weeks after exposure
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Positive effects of immunological stimulation from TB
1. Macrophages kill mycobacteria 2. Containment of infection 3. Granuloma
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Negative effects of immunological stimulation from TB
1. Hypersensitivity Type 4 2. Skin lesions 3. Eye lesions 4. Swelling of joints
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How can immunological reactivity to TB be measured
Tuberculin skin test INF gamma release assays
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Describe the tuberculin skin test
1. Intradermal injection of purified protein derivatives induce skin swelling and redness
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What is Tuberculoid leprosy
1. Associated with type 4 hypersensitivity and granulomata 2. Paucibaccillary lesions with low mycobacteria no. 3. Tissue damage 4. Involves Th1 CD4 cells and IFN-gamma and TNF-alpha
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What is the lepromatous leprosy
1. Lesions full of bacilli but no granulomata 2. Skin lesions 3. Predominant Th2 biased CD4 T-cell responses with IL-4,5,10 production
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What are the three categories of leprosy
1. Tuberculoid 2. Lepromatous 3. Borderline
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Tuberculoid vs Lepromatous leprosy
Tuberculoid - immune response is good and only few lesions + mildly contagious Lepromatous - Immune response poor + affects skin, nerves organs + widespread lesions + more contagious
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Where do bacilli settle in primary TB
1. Apex of the lungs
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How are bacilli removed from apex in primary TB
Lymphatics to hilar lymph nodes
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Why do bacilli settle at the apex in primary TB
1. More air and less blood supply thus few defending white cells
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What is the primary complex
Granuloma Lymphatics Lymph Nodes
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Why is caseous material coughed out from the lung in pulmonary TB
1. Cell-mediated immunity and necrosis = abscess of bacilli which is coughed up
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Can TB spread beyond the lung
Yes: Pleura Bones Genito-urinary tract
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What is latent TB
1. Cell mediated response from T-cells | 2. Primary infection is contained but cell-mediated immunity persists
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What can be seen on an X-ray in an individual with latent TB
Normal chest
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How can we detect Latent TB
Tuberculin skin test
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When does pulmonary TB take place
Following primary TB

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