Virulence Factors Flashcards
1
Q
Rhinovirus
A
icam-1 (HR)
2
Q
Strep pneumo
A
capsule (VF)
3
Q
H flu
A
capsule or lipooligosac (VF)
4
Q
Rhizopus/ Rhizomucor
A
fungal spores in air (VF)
5
Q
Strep pyogenes in pharyngitis
A
hyaluranic acid capsule (VF)
and
M protein (VF)
6
Q
Strep pyogenes in scarlet fever
A
Strep pyogenic exotoxin A-C (erythrogenic toxin A-C) (VF)
7
Q
Strep pyogenes in RHD s/p pharyngitis
A
M protein (VF)
8
Q
Cornye diphtheriae
A
diphtheria toxin (VF)
9
Q
HiB
A
capsule (VF)
10
Q
RSV
A
CX3CR1 on ciliated human airway epithelial
11
Q
Flu A
A
hemagluttinin and neuramindase
12
Q
Pertussis
A
filamentous hemagluttinin (VF), cytotoxin (VF), pertussis toxin (VF)
13
Q
strep pneumo/ H flu/ Klebsiella in pneumonia
A
capsule
14
Q
mycoplasma pneumonia
A
cytadherence organelle (VF)
15
Q
virus/ chlamydia species in pneumonia
A
live in alveolar macrophages
