Chalmydia And Mycoplasma Flashcards

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Chalmydia is a

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Obligate intracellular pathogens

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How does chlamydia differ from other bacteria?

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Have no peptidoglycan in cell wall

Not produce ATP➡️need host ATP➡️Energy parasites

Growth Cycle ( biphasic life cycle)

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Which form is the infective form of chlamydiae?

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Elementary bodies ( extracellular form)

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Which form is the replicative form of chlamydiae?

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Reticulate bodies ( intracellular)

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5
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Three strains of chlamydiae

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Chlamydia trachomatis
Chlamydia psittaci
Chlamydia pneumoniae

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6
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What causes ocular infections?

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Chlamydia trachomatis

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7
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What causes trachoma in children?

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Chlamydia trachomatis

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8
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What is spread by flies or fingers?

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Chlamydia trachomatis

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9
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What’s an important cause of blindness

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( it’s under trachoma ) Chlamydia trachomatis

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10
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What causes adult inclusion conjunctivitis?

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Chlamydia trachomatis

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11
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How is adult inclusion conjunctivitis spread?

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From genitalia to eyes

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12
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What are characteristics of adult inclusion conjunctivitis?

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Common in sexually active young people

Self limiting

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What causes chlamydial ophthalmic neonaturum?

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Chlamydia trachomatis

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14
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Who does Chlamydial opthalmia neonatorum occur in?

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Neonates 1-3weeks after birth

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What’s the source of Chlamydial opthalmia neonatorum?

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mother birth canal

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16
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What are the main types of infections caused by Chlamydia trachomatis?

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Ocular respiratory and genital

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17
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What causes nongonococcal urethritis in males?

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Chlamydia trachomatis

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18
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What causes genital ulcers and lymphadenopathy known as lymph granuloma venereum in males?

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Chlamydia trachomatis

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What causes urethritis and cervicitis in females?

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Chlamydia trachomatis

20
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What causes STIs in males and females?

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Chlamydia trachomatis

21
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Infection with what bacteria may lead to ectopic pregnancy and infertility?

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Chlamydia trachomatis

22
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What causes neonatal pneumonitis?

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Chlamydia trachomatis

23
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What causes otitis media and sinusitis?

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Chlamydia Pneumoniae

24
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What causes bronchitis ?

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Chlamydia Pneumoniae

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What causes pneumonia?
Chlamydia Pneumoniae
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Which strain of chlamydia is zoonotic?
Chlamydia Psittaci
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How does Chlamydia Psittaci spread?
via droplets
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What causes Psittacosis or Ornithosis in bird handlers?
Chlamydia Psittaci
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What causes atypical pneumonia?
Chlamydia Psittaci
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What bacteria lacks a cell wall?
Mycoplasma
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What Can grow in rich artificial media?
Mycoplasma
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What are the three mycoplasma species associated with infection in man?
Mycoplasma hominis Ureaplasma urealyticum Mycoplasma pneumoniae
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What causes atypical pneumonia in children especially in the summer?
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
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Mycoplasma pneumoniae causes ?
Respiratory infections
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In a patient suffering from atypical pneumonia caused my Mycoplasma pneumoniae what do we find?
Prominent X-ray findings
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What causes hemolytic anemia?
Atypical pneumonia associated with mycoplasma pneumonia
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How long does atypical pneumonia associated with mycoplasma pneumonia last?
Disease course <2 weeks
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What are the extra pulmonary manifestations associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae?
Hemolytic anemia | Myocarditis
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What do we use to diagnosis Mycoplasma pneumoniae?
Clinical presentation Radiology Laboratory : - Serology - Rapid diagnosis - Molecular Cold agglutinin test
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Mycoplasam pneumonia treatment
Erythromycin
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Mycoplasma Hominis & Ureaplasma urealyticum cause same range of infections what are they?
Genital infections ( STIs)
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What causes nonogoccocal urethritis in males?
Mycoplasma Hominis & Ureaplasma urealyticum
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What causes PID in females?
Mycoplasma Hominis & Ureaplasma urealyticum
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What causes abortion and preterm labor as well as still birth ?
Mycoplasma Hominis & Ureaplasma urealyticum