Nesseria And Moraxella

Question 1

What are the most disease caused by nesseria and moraxella?

Answer 1

Meningitis, septicemia, gonorrhoea, respiratory infection.

Question 2

Mention the distinguishing feature of meningococcus?

Answer 2

Gram (-), oxidase (+), latex particle aggulitination, CIE, grow in nasopharynx, mild (sore throat) severe (meningitis), choclate agar, ferment maltose and glucose.

Question 3

Pathgenesis of meningococcus?

Answer 3

Polysachride capsule, pili in capsule, IgA protease, endotoxin, deficiancy in C5-C9.

Question 4

Disease of meningococcus?

Answer 4

Fever, chills, malaise, prostrasion, rash —> DIC, ecchymoses

Waterhouse friderichsen syndrome.

Question 5

Diagnosis of meningococcus?

Answer 5

Gram stain of CSF, PCR, latex aggultation

Question 6

What is the common cause of bacterial meningitis in children and young adults?

Answer 6

Meningococcus

Question 7

Mention the distinguishing feature of gonorrhea?

Answer 7

Gram (-), oxidase (+), no maltose ferment, sensitive to cold and drying, not capsulated.

Question 8

Reservoir and transmission of gonorrhea?

Answer 8

Human genital tract — sexual contact and bearth.

Question 9

Pathogenesis of gonorrhea?

Answer 9

Pilli, antigenic variation, antigenic proteins, por proteins, opa proteins, los, rmp protein, IgA protease.

Question 10

Disease that caused by gonorrhea?

Answer 10

Male-urethritis
female-PID, Endocervicitis
Infants-opthalmia neonatorum
Conjunctivites, skin lesions, pharyngitis And sore throat, procitis, arthritis.

Question 11

Diagnosis of gonorrhea?

Answer 11

Urethral discharge culture.
Identifying bacterial genetic material.
Culture on thayer martin medium.

Question 12

Moraxella catarrhalis?

Answer 12

Gram (-), upper respiratory tract, endotoxin
Otitis media
Sinusitis
Brochitis
Bronchopneumonia in COPD patient.