Mycoplasma/Leginoella Flashcards
What are the symptoms of “walking pneumonia”?
Insidious onset
Headache
Nonproductive cough
What is the treatment for Mycoplasma?
Macrolide, doxycycline, or fluroquinolone
Why are penicillins ineffective at treating Mycoplasma infections?
Lack cell wall
Detail the strucutre of Leginoella phenumophila.
Gram negative rod
How can you stain Legionella?
Silver stain
Legionella is acquired via what source?
Aerosol transmission from environmental water source
No person-to-person transmission
What is the treatment for Legionella infection?
Macrolide or fluroquinolone
Detail the clinical findings of Legionnaires disease.
Severe pneumonia (lobar)
Fever
GI symptoms
CNS symptoms
What effect can Legionella have on the renal system?
May produce tubulointerstitial disease with destruction of the JG apparatus leading to hyporeninemic
hypoaldosteronism
(type IV renal tubular acidosis—hyponatremia, hyperkalemia, metabolic acidosis)
What is the morphology of Mycoplasma?
Pleomorphic
What bacteria is CARDS toxin associated with?
Mycoplasma
