VAPs and Campy

Question 1

Vibrio

Answer 1

Disease:
Aquatic (fresh/ marine)
Gastroenteritis (travel, seafood, water recreation)

ID: 
curved GNB (comma shape)
BAP = iridescent green and beta hemolytic
MAC = NLF
Motile w/ flagella
TCBS agar (bile salt sucrose) = yellow (+)
OX+
Nitrate +
String Test +

Question 2

Vibrio parahaemolyticus

Answer 2

halophilic

Disease:
gastroenteritis (shell fish, crab, shrimp)
self-limiting diarrhea

Question 3

Vibrio cholerae

Answer 3

Non-halophilic

Disease: gastroenteritis (water, fish, seafood)
RICE WATER STOOL
Enterotoxin

TX: fluids and electrolytes

Question 4

Vibrio vulnificus

Answer 4

Wound infections

shellfish, traumatic injury

Question 5

Aeromonas

Answer 5

GNB (straight), OX+
Motile
Indole +
Glucose +

BAP = creamy beta hemolytic
MAC = NLF

self-limiting

Question 6

Plesiomonas

Answer 6

GNB (straight), OX+
Motile

BAP = gamma hemolytic
MAC = NLF

Question 7

Campylobacter

Answer 7

C. jejuni is the most common bacterial gastroenteritis

ID: GNB (gullwing), OX+, Motility +, HIPP +

Question 8

Microaerophilic

Answer 8

5-10% O2 , 10% CO2, 80%N2