Flashcards in Bacteria 2 Deck (80)
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What does the exotoxin of Whooping Cough do?
Leads to local ciliary paralysis
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What does the DPT vaccine do for cases of Whooping Cough?
Gives immunization to Exotoxin
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What is the Pertussis vaccine called?
Tdap for 10 years and older, DTaP for children younger than 7 years
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What does Diphtheria look like?
Gram + rod
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What does the exotoxin do in Diphtheria?
Inhibits protein synthesis and leads to fatty myocardial changes
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Biggest reason for death with Diphtheria?
Cardiac failure
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What type of infection are UTIs generally?
Gram negative infections
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What are the 2 main types of gram - infections?
1)Spread of organisms that have colonized GI tract
2) Contamination of tissues and materials from hospital environment
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Cause of most uncomplicated UTIs in absence of obstruction?
E. coli
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What causes suppurative infections of abdominal cavity?
Secondary to obstruction, perforation, and trauma
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What is Klebsiella pneumonia associated with?
Aspiration in hospital setting
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Characteristic of Klebsiella and Enterobacter in septicemia?
Association with thick mucoid capsule
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Defining characterstic of proteus marabilis?
Staghorn pyelonephritis due to chronic pyelonephritis
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What does Serrate marcescens cause?
Pneumonia and UTIs
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What defines Pseudomonas aeruginosa histologically?
Blue haze around blood vessels
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What is the common pathogenic organism in cystic fibrosis?
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
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Outbreak of Legionella associated with?
Community outbreaks associated with contaminated aerosolized water supplies
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Biggest problem with Legionella?
Fibrinopurulent necrosis of pulmonary tissue
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How does helicobacter pylori survive in the stomach?
Urease creates protective layer of ammonia around organism
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