Mycoplasma

Question 1

T/F: The cell wall of mycoplasma is commonly the target of abx against it

Answer 1

FALSE

They don’t have a cell wall, doofus

Question 2

Mycoplasma are _____ intracellular pathogens

Answer 2

Facultative

Question 3

Mycoplasma with a _____ organelle tend to cause disease

Answer 3

Tip organelle

Question 4

When intracellular, mycoplasma usually lives in _____

Answer 4

Epithelial cells

Question 5

What is the major adhesin of M. pneumoniae? M. genitalium?

Answer 5

M. pneumoniae: P1

M. genitalium: MgPa

Question 6

What are the most common clinical manifestations of M. pneumoniae infxn?

Answer 6

Atypical pneumonia, ear infections

Question 7

M. pneumoniae pneumonia is largely induced by _____ an _____

Answer 7

Local immunologic and phagocytic responses to parasite

Question 8

What is the treatment for a mycoplasma caused atypical pneumonia?

Answer 8

Azithromycin (macrolide)

Question 9

How is M. pneumoniae identified clinically?

Answer 9

PCR or cold agglutination

Question 10

What species of mycoplasma causes a postpartum/postabortal fever, PID, and is resistant to erythromycin?

Answer 10

M. hominis

Resistance to erythromycin: Tx w/ tetracycline