Chlamydia

Question 1

Chlamydia description (2)

Answer 1

● Gram (-)
● Require living cells for growth

Question 2

Chlamydia Diagnostic stage

Answer 2

Elementary and Reticulate body

Question 3

Chlamydia Elementary body (4)

Answer 3

● infectious
● nonreplicating
● extracellular
● spreads from person to person

Question 4

Chlamydia Reticulate body (3)

Answer 4

● reproductive form
● intracellular
● nutrients and replication

Question 5

C. trachomatis disease (4)

Answer 5

● TRIC Agent - Trachoma and Inclusion Conjunctivitis
● LGV - Lymphogranuloma venereum; STD
● No. 1 cause of NGU - Non-Gonococcal Urethritis
● PID - pelvic inflammatory disease

Question 6

Frei Skin test

Answer 6

C. trachomatis

Question 7

C. trachomatis inclusion body

Answer 7

glycogen

Question 8

C. trachomatis Gold Standard Medium

Answer 8

McCoy cells

Question 9

C. trachomatis best method

Answer 9

PCR or NAAT

Question 10

C. trachomatis is sensitive to

Answer 10

sulfonamides

Question 11

C. psittaci disease (2)

Answer 11

Parrot fever
psittacosis

Question 12

C. psittaci is resistant to

Answer 12

sulfonamide

Question 13

C. pneumoniae disease (2)

Answer 13

● TWAR - Taiwan acute respiratory agent
man
● Cause pneumonia

Question 14

C. pneumoniae MOT

Answer 14

human to human