(Part 2) 2.24.1 Chlamydia Flashcards
Chlamydia are Obligate intracellular bacteria that requires biochemical resources of eukaryotic host cell
T or F
T
Organism has LPC and Minor outer membrane protein
T or F
F
Major
Chlamydia Life Cycle:
Intracellular: Infective form
Extracellular Replicative form
T or F
F
Baligtad
Chlamydia Replicative form is known as
a. Reticulate body
b. Elementary Body
a
Chlamydia Infective form is known as
a. Reticulate body
b. Elementary Body
b
Reticulate body = Metabolically active
Elementary body = Metabolically inactive
T or F
T
C. trachomatis
Causes urethritis cervicitis, PID, infant pneumonia, Conjunctivitis
a. Serovar A, B, Ba, C
b. L1, L2, L2a, L3
c. D-k
c
C. trachomatis
causes Lymphogranuloma venereum or LGV (MOT: sexual)
a. Serovar A, B, Ba, C
b. L1, L2, L2a, L3
c. D-k
b
C. trachomatis
causes Endemic trachoma (MOT: hand to eye; fomites)
a. Serovar A, B, Ba, C
b. L1, L2, L2a, L3
c. D-k
a
Most common sexually transmitted bacterial pathogen
a major cause of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), ectopic pregnancy, and infertility in the United States
a. C. trachatis
b. C. psittaci
c. C pneumoniae
a
Preferred methodology for detecting C. trachomatis in most clinical situations because of increased sensitivity, ease of specimen collection, and the availability of automated high-volume methods
a. NAAT
b. TAAN
c. NTAA
d. NATA
Nucleic Acid Amplification Test (NAAT)
NOTE: C. tachomatis cell cultures is being performed less often using:
→ McCoy cells with cycloheximide
→ HeLa cells, monkey kidney cell
Agent of a disease primarily of birds such as parrots, parakeets, cockatoos
a. C. trachatis
b. C. psittaci
c. C pneumoniae
b
(Psittacosis)
MOT of Psittacosis
Inhalation of Aerosols or fomites / PTP transmission
Complement fixation and indirect micro immunofluorescence
to detect antibodies.
a. C. trachatis
b. C. psittaci
c. C pneumoniae
b
