Lec 4-4 - Neisseria

Question 1

two neisseria

Answer 1

n gonorrhoeae, n meningitidis

Question 2

n meningitidis can be blank

Answer 2

normal flora

Question 3

most virulent factor for neisseria

Answer 3

capsule

Question 4

n gonorrheaea always means blank

Answer 4

disease state

Question 5

shape of neisseria

Answer 5

gram negative diplococcus

Question 6

do neisseria hemolyse

Answer 6

no

Question 7

do neisseria move

Answer 7

no

Question 8

do neisseria make spores

Answer 8

no

Question 9

neisseria is oxidase blank

Answer 9

positive

Question 10

neisseria are or are not fastidious

Answer 10

are

Question 11

neisseria are very sensitive to these

Answer 11

dessication, fatty acids

Question 12

N gonorrhea is unlike other neisseria because it cannot ferment blank

Answer 12

maltose

Question 13

most neisseria can ferment blank

Answer 13

maltose and glucose

Question 14

humans are the only host for these neisseria

Answer 14

meningitidis, gonorrheae

Question 15

meningococci reside on blank mucosa

Answer 15

upper respiratory tract

Question 16

most strains of meningitidis are blank

Answer 16

avirulent

Question 17

three types of disease of meningitidis

Answer 17

nasopharyngitis, meningococcal sepsis, meningococcal meningitis

Question 18

meningococcal sepsis can have death occuring blank

Answer 18

within 12 hours of onset

Question 19

percent of people who die from meningococcal meningitis but survivors usually end up with these sequelae

Answer 19

85, deafness, mental retardation, behavior defects

Question 20

meningococcal meningitis is when the organism breaks the blank and gets into blank

Answer 20

bbb, csf

Question 21

there are vaccines for meningitis but

Answer 21

they dont cover all strains

Question 22

send megan new volunteer stuff

Answer 22

ok

Question 23

call carl

Answer 23

ok

Question 24

IMPORTANT: n meningitidis has a blank but n gonorrheae doesnt

Answer 24

capsule

Question 25

blank are more likely to get infected after sex than blank and complications more often occur

Answer 25

women, men

Question 26

primary site of infection in women

Answer 26

endocervix

Question 27

gonorrhea complication that can lead to ectopic pregnancy and sterility

Answer 27

pelvic inflammatory disease

Question 28

complication of gonnorhea that results in a arthritis like problem and a rash most often after first menstruation after infection

Answer 28

disseminated gonococcal infection

Question 29

culture of smears of exudate and intracellular diplococci are much more useful in blank

Answer 29

men

Question 30

gonorrhea resistance to penicillin is blank

Answer 30

increasing

Question 31

best way to test for gonorrhea today

Answer 31

nucleic acid amplification tests