Pasteurellaceae

Question 1

Haemophilus Factors

Answer 1

X (hemin): heat stabile (pophyrin disk)
V (NAD): heat labile

H. influenzae: X-, V-, XV+, hemo -
H. parainfluenzae: X-, V+, XV+, hemo -
H. hemolyticus: X-, V-, XV+, hemo +
H. parahemolyticus: X-, V+, X+, hemo +

Question 2

Haemophilus aegyptius

Answer 2

conjuntivitis, pink eye

“Brazilian Purpuric Fever”

Question 3

Haemophilus ducreyi

Answer 3

SA Asia, Africa
STD associated with uncircumcised men

Disease: lesions becoming pustular/ulcerated, gray-yellow exudate
“school of fish” bacteria formation
TX: erythro

Question 4

Capnocytophaga

Answer 4

GS: long, thin, fusiform
Colony: swarming, pond scum
animal bite

Question 5

Pasteurella multocida

Answer 5

GS: small gnb, Ox+
associated with cats/dogs
No growth on MAC

Question 6

Neisseria meningitidis

Answer 6

GNDC, OX+
virulence: capsule, IgA protease
TX: SUSCEPTIBLE to Pen, Chlor, Rifampin
Vaccine: A, C, Y, 135 and seperate vaccine for B

ID: Glucose+ AND Maltose+ (yellow)

Question 7

Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Answer 7

GNDC, OX+
virulence: capsule, IgA protease
TX: ceftriaxone, Cipro

N. gono in infants -> use silver nitrate or erythro drops
ID: Glucose+, negative for all other sugars

Question 8

Moraxella catarrhalis

Answer 8

siniusitis, otits media

Beta-lac+ (resistant to ampicillin and amoxicillin)