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Wk2 Upper GI micro Flashcards

1
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Disease mechanism in dental caries:

A

microbial proliferation and invasion

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2
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Disease mechanism for gingivitis and peridontitis:

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host immune response

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3
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Factor facilitating dental disease:

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plaque biofilm

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4
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General definition for plaque biofilm:

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Two or more species of bacteria enclosed in a glycocalyx

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5
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“Good guys” of oral cavity bacteria:

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S. sanguinis

S. mitis

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6
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One way good Strep species protect the oral cavity:

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hydrogen peroxide production

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7
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Typical gram stain for cavity causing bacteria:

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gram +

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8
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Typical gram stain for bacteria causing disease below the gum line:

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gram -

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9
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Bad oral Strep?

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S. mutans

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10
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S. mutans

Shape?

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Cocci (beads on a string)

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11
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S. mutans

Catalase ?

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catalase negative

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12
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How do S. mutans feel about oxygen?

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facultative anaerobe

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13
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S. mutans

? hemolytic

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alpha

viridans group

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14
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S. mutans

Optochin ?

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resistant

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15
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S. mutans VF for binding to pellicle?

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AgI/II

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16
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What is a dental pellicle?

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a protein film that forms on the surface enamel by selective binding of glycoproteins from saliva that prevents continuous deposition of salivary calcium phosphate. It forms in seconds after a tooth is cleaned or after chewing. It protects the tooth from the acids produced by oral microorganisms after consuming carbohydrates.

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17
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Constituents of the pellicle

synthesize glucans from sucrose

binding site for S. mutans

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Gtfs’s

glucosyltransferases

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18
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low abundance microbe capable of orchestrating periodontal inflammation by remodeling normal symbiotic microbiota into dysbiotic state:

A

keystone pathogens

red group

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19
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keystone pathogen

spirochete

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Treponema denticola

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20
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keystone pathogen

gram -

rod

anaerobe

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Tannerella forsythia

21
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keystone pathogen

best studied due to culturability

A

Porphyromonas gingivalis

22
Q

Gram - rod

SEVERE periodontal disease

A

Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans

Actinobacillus

23
Q

Black pigmented colonies on blood auger

A

P. gingivalis

24
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P. gingivalis

bacitracin ?

25
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Link between diabetes and periodontal disease:

A

inflammatory cytokines

26
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Skin infection on floor of mouth

can block airway

A

Ludwig’s angina

27
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Creamy white lesions

usually tongue or inner cheeks

A

Candidiasis

28
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Dx for Candidiasis

A

hyphae on microscopy

29
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Topical Tx’s of candidiasis:

A

clotrimazole

nystatin

30
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Oral 2nd line for refractory candidiasis

A

fluconazole

31
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IV tx for BAD candidiasis

A

amphotericin B

32
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EBV classification:

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Herpesviridae

DS DNA

Linear

enveloped

33
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H. pylori gram stain?

34
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H. pylori shape?

A

flagellated helix shaped rod

35
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H. pylori O2 affinity?

A

microaerophillic

**requires oxygen to survive, but requires environments containing lower levels of oxygen than are present in the atmosphere

36
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H. pylori

Catalase/Oxidase ?

37
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Characteristic of H. pylori elevating local pH to allow survival?

A

Urease +++++

38
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Two H. pylori disease causing mechanisms:

A
  1. Toxin production

2. Host immune response

39
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How does H. pylori get through low pH lumen quickly?

A

excellent flagella based motility

40
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H. pylori toxin causing leakage of Ca++ from epithelial cells:

41
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H. pylori toxin that gets into cytosol and causes problems:

42
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How does CagA get into epithelial cells?

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Type 4 secretion system

43
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Two best characterized VFs of H. pylori?

A

VacA – pore forming, leaks Ca++

CagA – cystosolic troublemaker

44
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Three steps to forming an ulcer:

A
  1. Attract inflammatory cells
  2. Inflammatory cells can’t kill pathogen
  3. Host damages self by continual ineffective immune response
45
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Triple therapy for H. pylori

A

clarithromycin

amoxicillin

PPI

46
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Gold standard Dx for H. pylori:

47
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Tests good for Dx and confirmation of cure of H. pylori:

A
  1. Breath test

senses CO2 from urease rxn

  1. Stool antigen test
48
Q

Cancer associated with H. pylori with good prog after abx?

A

MALT lymphoma

B-cell Tumor of the mucosal associated lymphoid tissue

49
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Cancer of stomach epithilium from H. pylori?

A

gastric carcinoma

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