Neisseria Flashcards

1
Q

Gram (-) diplococci
Has pili
Obligate aerobe
Fastidious
Capnophilic

A

Neisseria

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2
Q

Neisseria motility

A

Non motile

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3
Q

Neisseria:
Catalase / Oxidase / Superoxol

A

(+)(+)(+)

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4
Q

Transport system for Neisseria

A

JEMBEC system

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5
Q

Presumptive screening test for gram (-) cocci

A

Oxidase test (Taxo N)

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6
Q

Result of Oxidase test

A

Purple
(+) Neisseria, Moraxella, Aeromonas, Pseudomonas

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7
Q

Reagent of Superoxol catalase test

A

30% H202

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8
Q

Result of Superoxol catalase test

A

Vigorous bubbling formation

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9
Q

Coffee bean shaped in PMN

A

Neisseria gonorrhoeae

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10
Q

Neisseria:
Oxidase / Fermentation

A

(+) (F- glucose)

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11
Q

Virulence of N. gonorrhoeae

A

Pili

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12
Q

Causes gonorrhea
Drip epididymitis (male)
Cervitis, Salphyngitis (female)
Anorectal gonorrhea (homosexuals)

A

N. gonorrhoeae

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13
Q

Causes Opthalmia neonatorum (blindness)
Pharyngitis (from oral sex)

A

N. gonorrhoeae

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14
Q

Causes Fitz- Hugh Curtis and PPNG

A

N. gonorrhoeae

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15
Q

N. meningitidis carrier

A

Nasopharynx

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16
Q

Virulence factor of N. meningitidis

A

Capsule
Endotoxin

17
Q

Causes meningitis
Meningococcemia (lead to DIC)

A

N. meningitidis

18
Q

Causes Waterhouse - Freiderichsen syndrome

A

N. meningitidis

19
Q

Disease in adrenal gland caused by N. meningitidis

A

Waterhouse - Freiderichsen syndrome

20
Q

Other infection caused by Neisseria

A

Wound infection
Pneumonia
UTI