Week 6 Flashcards
Where are non fermenters usually found
Ubiquitous in hospitals (dialysate fluids, nebulizers)
-they colonize pt
-resist chlorhexidine and QUATs treatment
-will be oxidizer
Alcaligenes
acenetobacter
achromobacter
elizabethking
What are a few characteristics of Non Fermenter GNB
-small GNB or GNCB
-non oxidizer or non CHO utilizer
-better in aerobic conditions - strict aerobe
How do we ID other GNB Non-Enterobacteriaceae through biochemical tubes
-non fermenter
-no TSI changes in butt or slant only . The no acid at the top means that it can use peptones and no change at the bottom because they are strict aerobes
-Oxidase positive but some arent
-non reactive in API after 24 hours must redo another 24
-resistant to 3rd generation cephalosporins, aminoglycosides, fluoroquinolones
how to see pigment for non fermenters
-take a swab from BA and then you can see it
yellow:
Elizabethkingia, Pseudomonas stutzeri (sometimes tan), Sphingobacterium
Violet:
Chromobacterium violaceum (weak fermenter0
Lavender :Stenotrophomonas maltophilia
Blue green: P aeruginosa
Wrinkled colonies: P. stutzeri, Burkholderia pseudomallei
Odor
Sweet: Alcaligenes faecalis, P. aeruginosa (also paws, or tortillas)
Which GNB are oxidase negative
Acinetobacter
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia
Burkholderia cepacia (w)
Which GNB are non motile
Acinetobacter
Elizabethkingia
Sphingobacterium
what type of org is Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Fluorescent Pseudomonad GroupClinically Significant NonFermenters (NF)
-most commonly isolated non fermentive GNB
-most common cause of nosocomial resp tract infections and is not affected by disinfectants
What clinical conditions can Pseudomonas aeruginosa cause
-bacteremia - poor outlook
-pulmonary disease especially in CF
-uti, wound infections or infections after a burn**
-menigitis is rare can happen in hospitalized syndrome
-hot tub syndrome
-nail bed infections from fake nails
-ear infections in swimmers
-keratitis endopharmitis - contact lens
where is Pseudomonas aeruginosa found
-moist places
-water
-soil
-vegetation
-hospital*** drain, faucet, hot tub
-respiratory equipment
-less common in mucous membranes of humans and animals
what are the virulence factors of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
-Pili
-Capsule
-flagella for motility
-Endotoxin (lipopolysaccharide)
-Exotoxins: proteases, hemolysins, lecithinase, elastase, DNAse, exotoxin A (blocks protein synthesis)
-Cystic fibrosis (CF) patients
Pseudomonas from CF patients are very mucoid and even more resistant to antibiotics
Can form a biofilm
different pseuod for people with CF vs people not with CF
What are lecithin
-brown fatty substance in plants or animals that was first isolated from egg yolk
in CF pt, Pseudomonas aeruginosa converts into mucoid phenotype by making alot of exopolysaccharide alginate. this affects biofilm causing it to be more resistant to tobramycin then a biofilm formed by a non mucoid strain
What is the CMI of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
-BA: BH, flat “football”-shaped, “elliptoid”; with metallic sheen
-MAC: NLF-May or may not have pigmentation
-Fruity grape-like odor
-Growth on cetrimide agar. Cetrimide: acts like a detergent inhibiting most bacteria; enhances production of the two pigments - dark green glow
Pigment production
Seen by naked eye; Wood’s lamp
SOME CAN BE MUCOID AND NH
can smell like tortillas
What the two pigments responsible for the green color of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Pyoverdin:
-Fluorescent
-Yellow-green or yellow-brown
-Water soluble
Pyocyanin
-Non fluorescent
-Blue, water soluble
-Only produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Pyoverdin + pyocyanin = characteristic green pigmentation
apyocyanogenic (non-pigmented) strains also common
What are the biochemical test results of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
sometimes the tube dont work because pseudo is aerobe and the tubes are anaerobe
-Oxidase positive
-Growth at 42°C -ONLY ONE
-TSI: NA/NC (doesn’t grow at the bottom)
-Growth on cetrimide
-ADH (arginine dihydrolase) +
-Oxidizer**
-Motile (single polar flagellum)**
-Nitrates to nitrogen gas**
-Citrate positive**
-ONPG negative**
-SIM: -/-/+ (at the top only since it needs O2)
-Vitek or API20E, API NE
how do you treat Pseudomonas aeruginosa
-very resistant because of its cell wall impermeability to antibacterial agents
-plasmid mediated resistance
semi synthetic penici, 3rd/4th gen cepha, amioglycosides, carbapenems, fluoroquinolones
What are Pseudomonas fluorescens and putida
-where are they found, growth temp
-what pigment do they produce
Part of the flourescent pseudomonad group
-Low virulence
-found in Respiratory specimens, urine, cosmetics, hospital equipment
-Can grow at 4°C, NOT at 42°C
-Linked to transfusion-associated septicemia
–Produce pyoverdin NOT pyocyanin
-Cannot reduce NO3 to nitrogen gas
-Xylose + = separates them from the other fluorescent Pseudomonads ****
-Gelatin hydrolysed= P. fluorescens + / P. putida -
What is Burkholderia cepacia - Clinically Significant NF
-used to be known as Pseudomonas cepacia, the phytopathogen caused onion bulb rot in plants, foot/jungle rot in humans
-like moist environments and can grow in fluids in hosp and disinfectants like QUATS. Contaminated fluid seed orgs through the hospital
-devastating in pp with CF
-isolated form nebulizers, irrigation fluids , mouthwash, nasal spray
why is Burkholderia cepacia clinically significant
-causes nosocomial infections
-UTI, pneumonia worse for pt with CF and granulomatous disease
-endocarditis in drug addicts
-dermatitis
-highly transmissible in CF pts
-can give a false culture positive if the disinfectant was contaminated
-not commonly found in pt who have proper immune functions
what is CF
Genetic disorder that leads to frequent bacterial -infection in the lung
-airway wall damage
-chronic obstructive lung disease
-Poor gas exchange in the lungs
-cardiac malfunction
if it is inherited
affects secretory glands and mucus sweat glands. Affects lungs, pancreas (clinical name for affecting this site: mucoviscidosis), liver, intestines
Death in CF patients with Burkholderia
What are biochemical IDs for Burkholderia
need heavy colong
-yellow pigment, non-wrinkled on BA
-Gram-negative bacilli
-Oxidase weak positive ** wait longer for reaction
-TSI: NA/NC **
-Oxidative
-Ornithine decarboxylase negative
-ONPG + ***
-Motile – polar flagella
-Nitrates: not reduced (60%), R to nitrites (40%)
-SIM: -/-/+ (at top)
-Citrate: pos (78%)
-Growth and fermentation on BCSA agar
what is BCSA agar
Burkholderia cepacia select agar. Contains CV, polymixin B, gentamicin and vancomycin to inhibit NRF. Contains sucrose and lactose and Phenol red indicator.
What are the Enterobacteriaceae?
family/order of organisms which all share SIX characteristics
Gram negative bacilli
Oxidase negative
Reduce nitrates to nitrites
Ferment carbohydrates
Facultative anaerobes
Grow on MacConkey agar
What is the treatment for Burkholderia cepacia
Resistant to most antimicrobials
Intrinsically resistant to aminoglycosides, polymyxins, many beta-lactams
-Ceftazidime, SXT
-Meropenem
What is Burkholderia mallei
-resp infections in horses - GLANDERS
-doesnt grow in the environment
-rate human transmission (zoonosis) vis skin abrasion
-severe lung infection
-endemic in other countries
-BIOTERRORIST AGENT - WW1
risk group 3
What is Burkholderia pseudomallei
-BIOTERRORISM
-causes meliodosis granulomatous pulmonary disease with lung lesions when you inhale or ingest organism
-endemic in water muddy areas SE asia, Mexico, N Australia
-ability to cause latent infection - vets were known as veit time bombs
–bipolar safety pin staining on GNB
-Wrinkled and dry