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What are some characteristics of Streptococcus bacteria?

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gram+; grow in pairs/chains; catalase negative, some anaerobic and some need high amounts of CO2 to grow

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How are streptococcus bacterium classified based on?

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hemolytic patterns, serological reactions to cell wall antigens, DNA sequencing, metabolic/biochemical profile

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What is the difference between enterococcus and streptococcus?

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Enterococcus IS streptococcus! Location is different = enterococcus is in GI tract

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How are streptococcus bacterium classified based on hemolytic patterns?

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beta vs. alpha/gamma patterns

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Which Streptococcus species makes a beta hemolytic pattern and which group do they belong to?

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S. pyogenes, Group A Streptococcus (GAS)

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Which Streptococcus species makes a beta and gamma hemolytic pattern and which group do they belong to?

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S. agalactiae, Group B Streptococcus (GBS)

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Which Streptococcus species makes an alpha, beta and gamma hemolytic pattern and which group do they belong to?

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E. faecalis and E. faecium, Group D Enterococci

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Which Streptococcus species makes an alpha hemolytic pattern and which group do they belong to?

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S. pneumoniae, no group

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Which hemolytic pattern signifies a negative result?

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gamma hemolytic pattern

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What disease are S. pyogenes associated with?

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strep throat, wound infections, and scarlet fever

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What diseases are S. agalactiae (GBS) associated with?

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(“B” for “baby”) infant meningitis & pneumonia, sepsis

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Signature disease of S. pyogenes?

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Strep throat

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Signature disease of S. agalactiae?

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diseases in infants

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What diseases are E. faecalis and E. faecium associated with?

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UTI and bacteremia

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Signature disease of E. faecalis/faecium?

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UTI

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What diseases are S. pneumoniae associated with?

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respiratory tract infections, bacteremia, meningitis

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Signature disease of S. pneumoniae?

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respiratory tract infections (ie: pneumonia)

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Where are S. pyogenes found?

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mouth, skin, throat

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Where are S. agalactiae found?

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GI tract, female genital tract

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Where are E. faecalis/faecium found?

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colon

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Where are S. pneumoniae found?

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mouth and throat

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What are the 3 modes of transmission of streptococcal diseases?

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direct contact, aerosols, fomites

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How do these Streptococcus microbes (found in their normal areas) cause a disease?

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when they get to sterile parts or other parts of the body that is other than their native place

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Characteristics of S. pyogenes?

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spherical cocci, 1.5µm , pairs/chains, optimal growth on enriched-blood agar media, can survive on dry surfaces

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What are more virulent S. pyogenes strains characterized by?
presence of a capsule
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What are 3 identification tests for S. pyogenes?
catalase (–); PYR (+); bactracin susceptible (–)
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What is strep throat (acute pharyngitis)?
infection of the pharynx/tonsils usually in kids less than 3yo
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What is scarlet fever?
skin rash; diffuse erythematous rash starts on the chest, spreads to extremities; common in kids
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How to test for strep throat?
rapid strep test
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What are skin wound infections (pyoderma)?
localized infection; preshcool kids
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What is cellulitis?
infection of skin involving subcutaneous tissue
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What is necrotizing fasciitis (gangrene)?
deep infection of skin involving destruction of muscle/fat layers; aka "flesh-eating bacteria"; 25% mortality rate
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How does S. pyogenes cause gangrene/why can it be called a "flesh-eating bacteria"?
gets into subcutaneous tissue and begins to "eat away" at it = gangrene
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What is a protein that is unique to Streptococcus?
M-protein
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What is M-protein?
adhesin with anti-phagocytic activity; asissts in infection; can bind to blood proteins
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What are the hemolytic toxins S. pyogenes secrete?
Streptolysins S and O
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What is a group of exotoxins that S. pyogenes secrete that act as super-antigens?
streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxins (Spes)
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What do streptokinase exotoxins that S. pyogenes do?
A and B; cleave plasminogen and lyse blood clots
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What does the capsule of S. pyogenes do to act as a virulence factor?
hyaluronic-acid capsule = prevents phagocytosis
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What are the 2 anitbiotics prescribed against S. pyogenes?
penicillin and erythromycin (protein synthesis 50S inhibitor)
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Characteristics of S. agalactiae?
beta or non-hemolytic, asymptomatic colonization of upper respiratory tract and genitourinary tract
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What are 3 identification tests for S. agalactiae?
catalase (–), CAMP and hippurate hydrolysis reactions
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What would happen during child delivery if the mother has an infection in her genitourinary tract system?
infection can be passed onto neonate = congenital disease
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Diseases associated with S. agalactiae?
neonatal sepsis and meningitis post-delivery; infections acquired during pregnancy or at birth
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What virulence factors are associated with S. agalactiae??
polysaccharide capsule
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What 2 antibiotics are prescribed against S. agalactiae?
Penicillin G, and vancomycin
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Why is CAMP reaction assay the best way to identify S. agalactiae or GBS?
S. aureus enhances GBS hemolysis
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Characteristics of Enterococci?
lacks autolysin gene = penicillin only bacteriostatic in these bacteria,
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How do enterococcus species cause a UTI if they are normally found in the colon?
can get accidentally passed through the genitourinary tract system = cause infection
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Because enterococci strains are becoming more resistant to antibiotics, how do we go about this?
antibiotic combinations
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Characteristics of S. pneumoniae?
1 µm gram+ encapsulated diplococcus; alpha-hemolysis (aerobic) and beta-hemolysis (anaerobic)
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About how many different serotypes are there with the polysaccharide capsules of S. pneumonia?
~90
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What does serotypes mean?
composed of different antigens that will react with different antibodies due to different epitopes (on antigen)
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Why is it important to know if we have more than one different S. pneumoniae strain that reacts with different antibodies?
important for vaccine development; need to include different serotypes in vaccine
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What are the 5 diseases associated with S. pneumoniae?
otitis media, bacterial sinusitis, chronic bronchitis, bacterial pneumonia, pneuomococcal meningitis
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What is otitis media?
middle-ear infection in kids, self-limited disease; not serious infection and goes away w/o antibiotic interference
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What is bacterial sinusitis?
acute infection of the paranasal sinuses (patients of all ages)
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What is chronic bronchitis?
long-term inflammation of the bronchi in the lungs (supposed to be sterile = but if S. pneumoniae resides area = infection)
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What is bacterial pneumonia?
infection of alveoli (sterile) can result into sepsis; high death rate if not treated
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What is pneumococcal meningitis?
S. pneumoniae can escape respiratory tract and cause infection in the membrane that surrounds the brain; common in kids
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What species of bacteria is the cause of most respiratory tract infections?
S. pneumoniae
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What are the 4 virulence factors associated with S. pneumoniae
pneumolysin toxin, adhesins, capsule, cell wall components (peptidoglycan and LTA)
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What does the capsule of S. pneumoniae do to act as a virulence factor?
anti-phagocytic activity
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What do the adhesins of S. pneuominae do to act as a virulence factor?
binds to IgA antibodies and inactivates them
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What do the cell wall components of S. pneumoniae do to act as a virulence factor?
contribute to inflammation
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What does the pneumolysin exotoxin of S. pyogenes do to act as a virulence factor?
forms cell pores (Type II exotoxin) contributes to lung damage
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How serious is bacterial pneumoniae?
500K cases/yr USA; 1M+ deaths worldwide/yr
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When do bacteria usually migrate from their original reservoir to infect another area?
usually when there's another infection taking place = easier for other microbes to migrate (via macrophages) and infect
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If bacteria utilizes macrophages to migrate and spread/infect, how does the macrophages not kill these bacteria?
the capsule protects the bacteria well
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What is one diagnostic of S. pneumoniae damage to the lungs?
X-ray = helps physically see the damage of the lungs
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How can otitis media happen if S. pneumoniae resides in throat and mouth?
it can move up and colonize nose = gives opportunity for access to the middle ear
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What are common symptoms associated with S. pneumoniae infections?
severe shaking chills, high fever, productive cough w/ bloody sputum, CP (chest pain)
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What are the 5 antibiotics prescribed against S. pneumoniae?
penicillin, vancomycin, cephalosporins, chroramphenicol, erythromycin
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What is the pneumococcal vaccines currently in use for kids?
7-valent (and 13-) pneumococcal conjugative vaccine (PCV-13)
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What is the pneumococcal vaccines currently in use for adults?
23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV-23)
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When refering to the pneumococcal vaccines, what does "valent" stand for and the numbers associated with it and why?
stands for the different serological types since S. pneumoniae has ~90 different serological capsule types
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Why must there be a different vaccine for kids?
current pneumococcal vaccines uses carbohydrate as part of the antigen = kids immune systems do not yet respond to polysaccharide agents = need to attach protein to polysaccharide antigen so kids' immune systems can recognize it
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How many doses of the PCV vaccine is required for kids?
4 doses within 15 months

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