Neisseria Gonorrhea and Meningitidis

Question 1

Infections of gonorrhea

Answer 1

Male= infection of the urethra, purelent discharge. Joint pain. Oropharyngeal and anorectal infections for MSM. Painful micturition 
Female= cervix infection with discharge. Abnormality with menstruation

Question 2

Virulence factors of gonorrhea 5

Answer 2

Pili
Opa protein for binding
IgA protease
Por protein 
LOS
NO CAPSULE

Question 3

Infections of meningitidis

Answer 3

Meningitis
Meningococcemia
Fulminant blood stream infection

Question 4

Virulence factors of meningitidis 4

Answer 4

Capsule
Fimbrae
IgA protease
LOS

Question 5

Transmission of gonorrhea

Answer 5

STI

Question 6

Transmission of Meningitidis

Answer 6

Close contact, aeresols. Found in some carriers of the nasopharynx

Question 7

Isolation of blood or CSF - meningitidis

Answer 7

Blood agar or chocolae

Question 8

Isolation of specimen for gonorrhea

Answer 8

Enriched selective media

Thayer martin, GC/New York

Question 9

Thayer martin

Answer 9

chocolate agar with antibiotics for selection and enriched growth

Question 10

GC

Answer 10

Lysed blood and yeast for more growth and

antibiotics for selection

Question 11

Confirmatory

Answer 11

Carbohydrate utilisation tests via taxo sugar discs such as glucose, sucrose, maltose and lactose.
Others- MALDI TOF, vitek

Question 12

Meningitidis on sugar test

Answer 12

positive for both maltose and glucose

Question 13

Gonorrhea on sugar test

Answer 13

postive for only glucose