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Mycobacterium Flashcards

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Mycobacterium: general

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Gram (+), acid fast positve
discovered by Robert Koch
contain mycolic acid

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Mycolic acids assists in

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Acid fast staining
drug, chemical, environment resistance
immunomodulating activities
prevent phagocytic killing

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3
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Types of acid fast stain

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Ziehl-Neelson
Kinyons
Auramine Rhodamine

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4
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The majority of mycobacterium are ___ pathogens

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Opportunistic

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Can ID mycobacterium by

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growth patterns
Biochemical patterns
total cell fatty acid analysis
nucleic acid detection/PCR

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Virulence factors

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Mycolic acid containing cell wall lipids- surviving in macrophages, stimulate cytokine prod., immunomodulating effects
Cell protein antigens- do not play big role in disease

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Exception to Cell protein antigen being pathogentic

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M. ulcerans- mycolactone/macrolide toxins

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Main reservoir of M. tuberculosis

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Humans

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Multi-drug resistant TB is resistant to at least

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Isoniazid and rifampin

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10
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cause of zoonotic TB is

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M. bovis

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M. bovis: transmission

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ingestion, inhalation, possibly by mucous membranes and broken skin
Main portal of entry is GIT

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12
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T or F

M. bovis has long survival term in environment

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False

only survives a few weeks outside host

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Other species with high prevalence of M. bovis

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Cervids, badgers in UK, Feral brush tail possums in New zealand

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M. bovis: clinical signs

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Signs vary greatly, enlarged regional lymph nodes, Cachexia, pulmonary forms with chronic cough

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TB in humans was known as

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Consumption

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M. bovis: pathogenesis

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pyogranulomatous lesions in any organ

bacilli are phagocytosed by macrophages, casenous necrosis in center of lesion

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casenous lesions of necrosis are surrounded by ___

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multinucleated giant cells (Langhan’s cells)

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Granulomas form as a result of ___ ____ immune response

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Cell-mediated immune response- tubercle

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Common later stage lesions are called

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tuberculosis cavitary lesions

20
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M. bovis: diagnostic tests

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Tuberculin hypersensitivity skin lesions
Caudal fold tuberculin test
comparative cervical tuberculin skin test
interferon gamma release assay, necropsy, imaging, culture

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M. Bovis: treatment

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not practical or efficacious
anti-tubercular drugs
single drugs use is limited

22
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Elements of bovine TB eradication programs

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disease surveillance, pre and post moving test, cull positive animals, wildlife control

23
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Mycobacterium leprae causes

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Leprosy or Hansen’s disease

24
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Only known reservoir for M. leprae is ___

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nine-banded armadillo

25
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Paucibacillary

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Tuberculoid leprosy, few AFB

cell mediated immune response, small number of bacteria

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Multibacillary

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Lepromatous leprosy

no cell mediated response, severe disease with numerous AFB

27
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Leprosy general features

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Chronic granulomatous debilitating disease

numbing skin lesions, nerve thickening, tissue sloughing

28
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Leprosy transmission

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nasal secretions

29
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M. lepraemurium

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Feline and murine leprosy

30
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M. lepraemurium: pathology

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Granulomatous Dermatitis Panniculitis
single or multiple SQ nodules and ulcerated lesions
fastidious organism (hard to culture)

31
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M. lepraemurium: diagnosis

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Direct staining- Geimsa or acid fast

culture, biopsy/histo, PCR

32
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In Geimsa or Gram stain ____ stained bacilli are seen

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Negative stained organisms

33
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M. lepraemurium: Treatment

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surgical excision (difficult), Rifampin, Clarithromycin, Clofasimine- long term (intracellular)

34
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In dogs, ____ is effective drug

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Doxcycline

35
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M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis

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Johne’s disease in ruminants

36
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Johne’s bacterium is found in

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soil and water (even treated)

37
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Johne’s primary host

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Cattle

also infects sheep, goats, llamas, alpacas, deer

38
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Johne’s disease: pathogenesis

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chronic, progressive granulomatous enteritis

39
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Johne’s effect spread is known as ___

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Iceberg effect

1 animal maybe clinically affected with several more subclinically affected

40
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Johne’s disease: clinical signs

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Diarrhea, weight loss, bottle jaw, thickened ileal mucosa, enteritis

41
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Johne’s: Gold standard test

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Direct fecal culture on Herrold’s egg yolk medium

difficult, long (16 weeks)

42
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Johne’s: diagnosis

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PCR, ELISA, biopsy of tissue, Johnin skin test

43
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Johne’s: contol

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removing infected, management to reduce infection

antimicrobial treatment not recommended

44
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Johne’s disease incubation period can last up to __

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2 years

young animals are the most susceptible

45
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Johne’s ELISA can result in false negatives in advanced stages due to __

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