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Non-spore-forming, Branching, Aerobic Flashcards

1
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Aerobic, branched, beaded gram + bacilli.

A

Nocardia

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2
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T or F
Nocardia is strongly acid fast.

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F- weakly acid fast

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3
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Bacteria resembles to fungi

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Nocardia

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4
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Most common encountered spp. Of Nocardia.

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N. brasiliensis
N. cyriacigeorgica
N. farcinica
N. nova

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5
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Most prominent nocardia human pathogen.

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Nocardia asteroides

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6
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T or F
Nocardia has virulence factors

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False- not have been identified

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7
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The virulence of nocardia has been correlated with ___.

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Alteration in the components of cell wall.

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8
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Nocardia spp. Produce ____ and ____ that may provide resistance to oxidative killing phagocytes.

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Superoxide dismutase
Catalase

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9
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Nocardia produce chelating compound called?

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Nocobactin

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10
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Iron chelating compound able to use iron from our transferin

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Nocobactin

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11
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Two routes of Nocardiasis.

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Pulmonary
Cutaneous

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12
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Pulmonary infection cause by nocardia is primarily through

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Inhaling dust or soil

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13
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Majority of pulmonary infection is cause by ___.

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N. asteroides

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14
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Pulmonary infections are caused by what spp. Of Nocardia?

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N. cyriacigeorgica
N. farcinica

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15
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Common manifeststion of pulmonary infection cause by nocardia.

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Confluent bronchopneumonia

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16
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T or F
The sputum is thick and prulent in Pulmonary infection (nocardia).

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True

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17
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T or F
No sulfgranules in pulmonary infection cause by nocardia.

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True

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18
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No sulfgranules ( masses ofilamentous boud by ___)

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Calcium phosphate

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19
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It occurs after inoculation of organism into the skin or subcutaneous tissues.

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Cutaneous infection

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20
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The most common nocardia sp. That cause cutaneous infection

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N. brasiliensis

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21
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T or F
Cutaneous is cause by major trauma like laceration.

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False- minor trauma (thorn or wood silver)

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The infection begins as localized. Subcutaneous abscess that is invasive and quite destructive of tissue and bones. Termed as ___.

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Actinomycotic mecetomas

23
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Common cause of Actinomycotic mycetoma.

A

N. brasiliensis

24
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Bacteria: actinomycotic mycetoma
Fungi:

A

eumycotic mycetoma

25
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These are characterized by swelling, draining sinuses, and granules.

A

Mycetomas

26
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T or F
Pus in mycetomas may be pigmented and contain sulfur granules (red)

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F- yellow/orange

27
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Gram +, beading branching filaments.

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Nocardia

28
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Nocardia is usually isolated from what specimen?

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Sputum and exudate
Aspirate from skin/ abscess

29
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Specimen choice for direct examination for nocardia identification.

A

Tissue and pus

30
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The granules can be visualized by separating them from the pus .what are the granules of Nocardia?

A

N. cyriacigeorgica
N. farcinica
N. brasiliensis
N. otitidiscaviarum

31
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Granules of ___ is broad, interwoven, spetate hyphae that are wider to actinomycotic.

A

eumycotic mycetoma

32
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Which is not true about the culture characteristics of nocardia?
A. Oxidtvie type metabolism
B. No specific growth
C. It takes 7 days to grow
D. Grows well in nonselective media

A

C. It should be 3-6 days

33
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Selective media for nocardia.
Nonselective media for nocardia.

A

Selective: modified Thayer-martin (CHOC +antibiotics)
Nonselective: buffered charcoal-yeast extract (BCYE agar)

34
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Appearance of nocardia in culture media.

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Chalky, matte, velvety or powdery appearance. (Breadcrumbs)

35
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Biochem test for nocardia.

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  • Substrate hydrolysis
  • Other substratesl and Carbohydrate utilization
  • Antimicrobial susceptibility profile
    -fatty acid analysis by high performance-liquid chromatography.
36
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Most reliable method to identify nocardia is __.

A

16S rRNA gene sequencing

37
Q

Treatment for nocardiosis often involves ___.

A
  • Drainage and surgery
  • Resistant to penicillin
  • susceptibility to sulfonamides
38
Q

Spp. Of Actinomadura that are the etiologic agent of mycetoma.

A

A. madurae
A. pelletieri

39
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T or F
A. madurae and A. pelletieri morphology are similar to nocardia.

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True

40
Q

T or F
A. madurae is cellobiose and xylose negative and nocardia is positive.

A

False- A. madurae is positive and nocardia is negative

41
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Primarily, saprophytes found as soil inhabitants .

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Streptomyces

42
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Streptomyces that are pathogenic to human.

A

S. somaliensis

43
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-An aerobic gram + to gram variable
-Partialy acid fast
-Nonmotile

A

Gordonia

44
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Growth with mycelial forms that frgments into rod-shaped/coccoid element or known as nocardioform.

A

Gordonia

45
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Colonies of Gordonia characteristics.

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Slimy, smooth, glossy, irregular

46
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Spp. Of Godonia that usually cause infection

A

G. bronchialis

47
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They are gram + , aerobic, catalase + and partially acid fast.

A

Tsukamurella

48
Q

Sp. Of tsukamurella that mostly cause infection.

A

T. paurametabola

49
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The most significant rhodococcus sp. That is significant to human

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R. equi (formely known as Corynebacterium equi)

50
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They are found in soil and cause respiratory tract infection in animals.

A

R. equi

51
Q

In SBA R. equi resembles ___.

A

Klebsiella (salmon pink pigment)

52
Q

The causative agent of Whipple’s disease.

A

Tropheryma whipplei

53
Q

Treatment for T. whipplei

A

Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole

54
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Shape of T. whipplei inside the macrophage.

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Rod-shaped

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