Flashcards in Lec 4-4 - Neisseria Deck (31)
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two neisseria
n gonorrhoeae, n meningitidis
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n meningitidis can be blank
normal flora
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most virulent factor for neisseria
capsule
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n gonorrheaea always means blank
disease state
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shape of neisseria
gram negative diplococcus
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do neisseria hemolyse
no
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do neisseria move
no
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do neisseria make spores
no
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neisseria is oxidase blank
positive
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neisseria are or are not fastidious
are
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neisseria are very sensitive to these
dessication, fatty acids
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N gonorrhea is unlike other neisseria because it cannot ferment blank
maltose
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most neisseria can ferment blank
maltose and glucose
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humans are the only host for these neisseria
meningitidis, gonorrheae
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meningococci reside on blank mucosa
upper respiratory tract
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most strains of meningitidis are blank
avirulent
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three types of disease of meningitidis
nasopharyngitis, meningococcal sepsis, meningococcal meningitis
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meningococcal sepsis can have death occuring blank
within 12 hours of onset
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percent of people who die from meningococcal meningitis but survivors usually end up with these sequelae
85, deafness, mental retardation, behavior defects
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meningococcal meningitis is when the organism breaks the blank and gets into blank
bbb, csf
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there are vaccines for meningitis but
they dont cover all strains
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send megan new volunteer stuff
ok
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call carl
ok
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IMPORTANT: n meningitidis has a blank but n gonorrheae doesnt
capsule
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blank are more likely to get infected after sex than blank and complications more often occur
women, men
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primary site of infection in women
endocervix
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gonorrhea complication that can lead to ectopic pregnancy and sterility
pelvic inflammatory disease
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complication of gonnorhea that results in a arthritis like problem and a rash most often after first menstruation after infection
disseminated gonococcal infection
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culture of smears of exudate and intracellular diplococci are much more useful in blank
men
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