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Ricketssia And Miscallaneous Bacteria Flashcards

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Ricketssiae features

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Obligate intracellular organism
Cannot grow on artificial media
Grow in cell lines only

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Ricketssiae infection is transmitted by

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Arthropod borne transmission except Coxiella (inhalational)

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Rash can be seen in all Ricketssial infections except

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Coxiella

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Pathogenesis of Ricketssial infections

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Reservoir host - vector - humans - multiply locally and enter blood stream - localise at endothelium - degenerate and thrombosis - Occlusion

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Epidemic typhus cause and transmitted by

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R. Prowazekii
Louse

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Endemic typhus cause and transmitted by

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R. Typhi
Flea

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Rocky mountain spotted fever cause and vector

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R. Ricketsii
Tick

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Cause of African tick typhus and vector

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R. Conori
Tick

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Cause of Ricketssial pox and vector

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R. Akari
Mite

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Scrub typhus is caused by and Vector

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Orientia tsutsugamushi
Mite

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Mnemonic of Ricketssial infections

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LET - Louse epidemic typhus
FEN - Flea Endemic typhus
TRIA - Tick RMSF Indian tick and African tick typhus
PSM - Ricketssial pox, Scrub typhus, Mite

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Louse features in case of Epidemic typhus

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On fever, louse leaves body (sensitive to heat)
Not a zoonotic disease
Infection is transmitted by entry of Louse feces into body via abrasions

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Incubation period of Epidemic typhus/Jail fever

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5-15 days

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Clinical features of Epidemic typhus

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Fever , Chills
After 4-5 days, Rash first appear on trunk and then limbs - Delirious - fatal

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All Ricketssial infections causes rash first on trunk and then limbs except

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Rocky Mountain spot fever - starts from extremities then goes to trunk

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16
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Brill zinser disease is due to

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Reactivation of Epidemic typhus
Less severe
No vector

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Neil mooser reaction/Tunica reaction is shown by

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R. Prowazekii - negative Reaction
R. Typhii (Endemic typhus) - Positive reaction

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Procedure of Neil mooser reaction/Tunica reaction

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Intraperitoneal inoculation of guinea pig with blood from case - Scrotal inflammation - +ve Reaction

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Scrub typhus is also known as

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Chigger borne disease

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Zoonotic tetrad of Scrub typhus

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Chiggers larvae - transported by trombiculid mites, Carry infection in Rats/Squirrel, Infect humans, Present in vegetation/Shrubs

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Pathogenesis of Scrub typhus

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Mite larvae/Chiggers - Seek moist areas of body (Axilla, groin) - After 1-3 weeks Eschars at site of bite along with Fever , Nausea, vomiting, Lymphadenopathy

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Complications of Scrub typhus

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Pneumonia, ARDS, Shock

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Special stains used for diagnosis of Ricketssial organisms

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Giemsa
Castaneda
Gimenez
Macchiavello

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Culture used in Ricketssial infections

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Yolk sac of embryonated hen’s egg
Cell lines (Vero, Hela, Hep2, Detroit 6)

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Serological test done for diagnosis of Ricketssial infections

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Weil Felix reaction
IgM (ELISA)

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Weils Felix reaction findings

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Scrub typhus - OXK +ve
Others - OX19 and OX 2 +ve
Brill zinser - not shows any positivity

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False Positive Weil Felix reaction can be seen in

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Proteus infection

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Gold standard serological test for Ricketssial infections

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Indirect fluorescence antibody test

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Treatment of Ricketssial infections

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Doxycycline or Tetracycline

30
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Genius Coxiella is part of which family

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Rickettsiae

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Features of Coxiella brunetti

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Intracellular parasite
Has no vector
No weil Felix reaction
No rash

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Transmission methods of Coxiella brunetti

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Inoculation - Vets
Inhalational - dried feces
Ingestion - Meat,Milk

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Coxiella brunetti causes

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Q fever
Intestinal Pneumonia
Chronic hepatitis, Endocarditis

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Histopathology finding in Q fever

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Doughnut granuloma or Fibrin ring Granuloma

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Stain used for diagnosis of Coxiella brunetti

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Giemsa
Gimenez
Castaneda
Macchiavello

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Treatment of Coxiella brunetti infection

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Tetracycline

37
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Vaccine available for Q fever

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Q vax - In Australia - for more than 15 yrs of age

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All Ricketssiae are Obligate intracellular except

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Bartonella

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Bartonella includes

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Bartonella Bacilliformis
Bartonella Quintana
Bartonella Henselae

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Bartonella Bacilliformis is also known as and transmitted by

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AKA Oroya fever and transmitted by Sand fly

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Clinical features of Bartonella Bacilliformis infection

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Fever
Hemolytic anemia

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Bartonella Henselae causes

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Cat scratch disease
Bacillary angiomatosis
Bacillary peliosis (Liver, spleen)

43
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Stellate granulomas is seen in

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Cat scratch disease caused by Bartonella Henselae

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Stain used for diagnosis of Bartonella Henselae infection

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Warthin and silver starry stain

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Bartonella Quintana causes

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Five day fever/Trech fever
No animal reservoir
Only in humans

46
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Bartonella Quintana infection is transmitted by

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Body louse

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Chlamydia features

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3ABC
Atypical bacteria
Do not grown on Artificial media (Obligate intracellular)
ATP From host (ATP Parasite)
Basophilic bacterial inclusions
Cannot be Cultured
No peptidoglycan cell wall

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Types of Chlamydia

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Chlamydia - Chlamydia trachomatis
Chlamyodophila - Chlamydophila pneumoniae, Chlamydophila psittace

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FORMS Or BODY of Chlamydia

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Elementary body
Reticulate body

50
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Features of Elementary body

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EEEII
Elementary
Extracellular
Equal - RNA = DNA
I - Metabolically inactive
I - Infectious form
Small

51
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Reticulate body of Chlamydia features

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Intracellular
RNA > DNA
Metabolically active
Large
Replicating form

52
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Serotype A, B, Ba, C of C. Trachomatis and causes

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A,B,Ba,C - causes Trachoma

53
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Serotype of C. Trachomatis and causes

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A,B,Ba,C - causes Trachoma

54
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Most common infectious cause of Blindness in India is

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Trachoma caused by Chlamydia trachomatis - M/C Type B

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D,E,F,G,H,I,K Serotypes of Chlamydia trachomatis causes

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Non gonococcal urethritis - discharge
Opthalmia neonatarum
Inclusion conjunctivitis (not cause blindness)
Infant pneumonia

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L1,L2,L3 serotypes of Chlamydia are known to cause

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Lymphogranuloma venereum - M/C - L2

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Clinical features of Lymphogranuloma venereum

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ABCDEFG
A - Asymptomatic
B - Bubos (Painful LN) - Inflamed inguinal LN - Groove sign
C - C. Trachomatis L1,L2,L3
D - Doxycycline (DOC)
E - Esthionine (Rectal and vulval stricture)
F - Freisz test (skin test), Fitz hugh Curtis Syndrome (Perihepatitis)
G - Groove sign

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Strains of C. Pneumoniae and C. Psittaci

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C. Pneumoniae - one strain (Twar)
C. Psittaci - many strains

59
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Stains used for Diagnosis of C. Trachomatis infection

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Gram poor
Giemsa
Grimenez
Castenada
Macchiavello

60
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Cells lines methods used for diagnosis of C. Trachomatis

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Hela
Hep2
McCoy

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Most sensitive and specific test for diagnosis of C. Trachomatis

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PCR/NAAT

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Chlamydia pneumoniae causes

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Taiwan acute respiratory strain - 3rd most common cause of CAP

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Chlamydia pneumoniae is associated with

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Atherosclerosis
Asthma
Sarcoidosis

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C. Psittaci causes and transmission

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Causes pneumonia
Transmitted from birds(Parrots) to human

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