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Pathogenic Organism types

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Bacteria, Viruses, Fungi

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Bacteria types

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Chlamydiae, Rickettsiae and Ehrlichiae, and Mycoplasma

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Classification of Bacteria

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Shape and arrangement(coccus, bacillus, spiral), Gram strain reaction (Gram-positive and Gram-negative), Biochemical and growth characteristics (Aerobic and anaerobic, spore formation, and biochemical profile), Antigenic structure (antigens in the cell body, capsule, flagella (motility)

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Bacteria Genomic Sequence

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16S ribosomal RNA, proteins and peptides are seen

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Coccus (Spherical) Bacteria

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Clusters: Staphylococci
Chains: Streptococci
Pairs: Diplococci
Kidney bean-shaped (in pairs: Neisseriae)

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Bacillus (rod-shaped) Bacteria

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Square ends: Bacillus anthracis (anthrax)
Rounded ends: Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB)
Club shaped: Corynebacterium (Diptheria)
Comma shaped: Vibrio (Cholera)

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Spiral Organisms

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Tightly coiled: Treponema pallidum (Syphilis)
Relaxed coil: Borrelia (Lyme)

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Steps of Gram-Staining

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Step 1: Crystal violet (purple dye) – stains peptidoglycan
Step 2: Gram iodine (acts as a mordant)
Step 3: Alcohol or acetone (rapid decolorization)
Step 4: Safranin (red dye)

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How do gram positives stain?

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Resists decolorization and retains the purple stain (cell wall is composed of multiple peptidoglycan layers combined with teichoic acid; lipopolysaccharide absent)

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How do gram negatives stain?

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Can be decolorized and stained red (the cell wall is composed of a thin peptidoglycan layer and lacks teichoic acid; lipopolysaccharide present)

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True or False: All bacteria can be stained

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False; Mycobacterium has no cell wall and is unable to be stained

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Cocci Gram-Positive

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Staphylococci, Streptococci, Pneumococci

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Cocci Gram-Negative

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Gonococci and Meningococci

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Bacilli Gram-Positive

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Corynebacteria, Listeria, Bacilli, Clostridia (Oxygen and spore forming)

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Bacilli Gram-Negative

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Haemophilus, Gardnerella, Francisella, Yersinia, Brucella, Legionella, Salmonella, Shigella, Campylobacter, Cholera bacillus, Colon bacillus (E. coli + related organism)

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Spiral organisms (Gram-Negative only)

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Treponema pallidum and Borrelia burgdorferi

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Acid-fast organisms (Gram-Positive only)

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Tubercle bacillus and Leprosy bacillus

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Staphylococci

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Gram-positive cocci in Grapelike clusters found in the skin (epidermis) or the nasal cavity (aureus); normally not pathogenic but opportunistic

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Staphylococci pathogenic strains cause

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Vomiting and diarrhea, toxic necrosis, tissue necrosis, hemolysis, inflammation (distinguished by culture on blood agar plates)

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Staphylococci Infections

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Impetigo, boils, nail infection, cellulitis, surgical wound infection, eye infection, postpartum breast infections, Abscess

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A drug-resistant strain of Staphylococci

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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA (antibiotic-resistant)

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Streptococci are found…

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Gram-positive cocci arranged in chains or pairs, normal inhabitants of skin, mouth, pharynx (Streptococcus viridans), gut, female genital tract (peptostreptococci); opportunistic organisms

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Streptococci Diseases

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3 types: pyogenic, toxigenic, and immunologic

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Pyogenic Streptococci Diseases

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Pharyngitis, cellulitis, endocarditis, urinary tract infection

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Toxigenic Streptococci Diseases
Scarlet fever, toxic shock syndrome
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Immunologic Streptococci Diseases
Rheumatic fever, glomerulonephritis (induce hypersensitivity)
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Streptococci Classification
Lancefield classification groups A to V (Most significant: A, B, D)
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Group A Streptococci
Many pathogenic strains (Streptococcus pyogenes): cause pharyngitis, strep throat, tissue infections (necrotizing fasciitis, gangrene)
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Group B Streptococci
(Streptococcus agalactiae): Anal/Genital tract of women, neonatal transmission risk, meningitis, sepsis
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Group D Streptococci
Enterococcus faecalis, Streptococcus bovis): Urinary, biliary, and cardiovascular infections – difficult to treat and Ab resistant
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Beta hemolysis
Complete lysis of red cells
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Non-beta hemolysis (2 types)
Alpha hemolysis: Incomplete lysis of red cells (Streptococcus pneumoniae, Strep mutans (tooth decay) Gamma hemolysis: Nonhemolytic, no lysis
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Non-pathogenic Gram-positive bacilli
Corynebacteria are found in the skin except for C. diphtheria (Ulcers in the throat and injured heart + nerve tissue) Listeria monocytogenes (a food contaminant found in nature - can cause systemic illness leading to meningitis)
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Pathogenic Gram-positive bacilli
Bacillus anthracis (Anthrax); Spores are spread through inhalation (can remain as spores) and spread rapidly in alveoli, germinate in the lymph nodes, and produce toxins (fever, chest pain, 20% fatality without treatment in days)
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Bacillus anthracis (Anthrax) Treatment
Requires long courses AB treatment
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Gas gangerne (Clostridium perfringens)
Contaminate wounds, proliferate in dead/necrotic muscle tissue (ferment necrotic tissue), releasing tissue-destroying toxins with systemic effects (sepsis). Toxins also cause neutrophil lysis
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Tetanus (C. Tetani)
Produces neurotoxin that causes sustained muscular contractions (bone fractures), Symptoms days to weeks after exposure, Fatal due to effect on respiratory muscles
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Botulism (C. botulinum)
Food poisoning from toxin ingestion of improperly cooked/ stored food, infants particularly susceptible, produces neuroparalytic toxins – pathology not caused by infection
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Intestinal infection (C. Diff)
Hard to get rid of due to antibiotic resistance (broad spectrum Ab use)
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Hemophilus Influenzae
Gram -ve; Variety of infections lung, CNS, Skin, blood
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Yersinia pestis
Gram -ve; Plague
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Salmonella, Shigella, Campylobacter
Gram -ve; Food poisoning - GI infection
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Legionella (Legionnaire's disease)
Gram -ve; severe pneumonia
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Vibrio Cholerae (Cholera)
Gram -ve; severe, acute watery diarrhea
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Helicobacter pylori
Gram -ve; stomach inflammation - Ulcers
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E.coli
Gram -ve; Common to GI tract residents but some strains that are ingested by raw/uncooked animal products (typically can develop toxic effects including inflammation, anemia, bloody diarrhea and abdominal pain.
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Spiral organisms diseases
Syphilis (Tremponema pallidium), Lyme disease, Acid-fast bacteria, and Leprosy
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Lyme disease (Borrelia burgdorferi)
Transmitted though infected tick bite to spread throughout the body 3 stages: Stage 1: circular “bulls eye” rash accompanied with flu like symptoms Stage 2: cardio (heart palpitations), neuro (meningitis, facial paralysis) and joint pain Stage 3: chronic arthritis and neuro deficits (memory, fatigue, insomnia)
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Acid-fast bacteria
Hard to stain due to waxy coat; causes granulatomas inflammation (Macrophage infection) and TB (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) which primarily infects lungs
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Leprosy (Mycobaterium leprae)
The infection leads to skin lesions, peripheral nerve damage (lack of sensation, muscle weakness, vision loss); low infectivity and pathogenicity; inflammation of Schwann cells causes most of the damage
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Chlamydiae
Gram-negative, nonmotile bacteria, obligate intracellular parasites, rigid cell wall, no vaccine available for treatment
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Chlamydial Diseases
Psittacosis (pneumonia): Inhalation of dried bird feces Trachoma (Chlamydia trachomatis A, B, C): Chronic conjunctivitis, blindness Nongonococcal urethritis (men): Spread to other areas Cervicitis (women): Lead to salpingitis, pelvic inflammatory disease, infertility, ectopic pregnancy Neonatal inclusion conjunctivitis: Newborn from infected mother
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Rickettsiae and Ehrlichiae
Obligate intracellular parasites (typically endothelial cells)– both transmitted by insect bites and respond to some antibiotics
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Rickettsia Disease
Infects, proliferates endothelial cells in small blood vessels of skin - causing damage, leakage of blood into surrounding tissues (rash and edema)
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Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (ticks)
East Coast spring and early summer; flu-like and Rash after 2 to 6 days on hands and feet then the trunk, affects CNS
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Rickettsialpox (mites from mice) symptoms
flu like symptoms, full-body rash
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Typhus symptoms and illnesses
Flu-like, rash (epidemic: lice; endemic: fleas, mites)
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Ehrlichiosis Transmission and Symptoms
Transmitted via the bite of an arthropod vector (ticks, mites, lice, fleas), Infect and multiply in neutrophils or monocytes, Cause febrile flu-like (muscle aches, chills) illness with skin rash, Transmission enhanced by poor hygiene, overcrowding, wars, poverty
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Primary atypical pneumonia (+Symptoms and treatment)
Mycoplasma pneumoniae; Most common in winter, young adults, outbreaks in groups; Cough, sore throat, fever, headache, malaise, myalgia, Resolves spontaneously in 10 to 14 days and responds to antibiotics: Tetracycline and erythromycin
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Viruses' Nucleic acid structure
Either DNA or RNA (ss,ds, +/-ve), enclosed in a capsid, with an outer envelope made of lipoprotein (often from host cell)
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Virus size
Smaller than cells (20 to 300 nm diameter) and cannot be seen under a light microscope
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Nucleoid
Genetic material, DNA or RNA, not both (centre of virus)
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Capsid
Protective protein membrane surrounding genetic material in virus
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Coat/Envelope
Surrounds the virus (combination of host membrane and viral proteins (retrovirus)) - non-enveloped viruses, adenovirus, exist
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True or False: Viruses lack metabolic enzymes
True, they rely on the host's metabolic processes for survival
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Modes of action in various viruses
Invades a susceptible cell, Asymptomatic latent viral infection (HSV, VZV: Herpes Zoster/Shingles) – dormant in neural cells, Acute cell necrosis and degeneration (Ebola), Cell hyperplasia, proliferation and Neoplasia(HPV), Slowly progressive cell injury (HCV), Destruction of the immune system (HIV)
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Bodily defences against viral infections
(Innate/Adaptive) formation of interferons: Broad-spectrum antiviral agent inhibits viral replication (non-specific), activates immune cells - Cell-mediated Immunity - Humoral defences
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What do anti-viral agents do?
Block viral replication (HIV/HCV), prevent the virus from invading cells (HIV) - the best defence is a vaccination for community and personal immunity
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Fungi
Plantlike organisms without chlorophyll, are obligate aerobes
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Types of Fungi
Yeast (small ovoid/spherical), mold - spoilage of foods (branching/filamentous), Bread, cheese, wine, and beer production
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Fungi cell wall vs. bacteria cell wall
Chitin vs. peptidoglycan
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Fungi vs. bacteria cell membrane
Erogosterol and zymosterol vs. cholesterol
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Fungi growth factors
High humidity (moist), heat, dark areas with oxygen supply
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How can Fungi cause disease
Present in natural habitat and can cause chronic disease, become opportunistic in immunocompromised, lose regular flora due to antibiotics, cause superficial skin infections
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Fungi treatment
Antifungal drugs or topical treatment in mild cases
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Mucous membranes (Candida albicans)
Common in immunocompromised patients with fungal infection on tongue, mouth, esophagus (thrush)
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Aspergillus fumigatus
Spores from decaying plant matter can result in severe pulmonary and systemic disease in immunocompromised, asthma can develop
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Histoplasmosis, coccidioidomycosis, blastomycosis, cryptococcosis
Inhaled spores from dust; usually acute, self limited respiratory infection, involve blood vessels in severe cases (systemic disease)
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Antibiotics mechanism
Inhibits synthesis of the bacterial cell wall (leads to swelling-rupture), inhibits bacterial metabolic functions, and cell membrane(injury-death)
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Penicillin family
Penicillin, methicillin, nafcillin, oxacillin, amoxicillin, ampicillin, piperacillin, ticarcillin
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Cephalosporins
Cephalexin, cefoxitin, ceftazidime, ceftriaxone; vancomycin, bacitracin
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Chloramphenicol
Tetracycline; macrolide; erythromycin, azithromycin, clarithromycin; clindamycin, gentamicin, netilmicin, streptomycin
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Antibodies that inhibit bacterial DNA synthesis
Ciprofloxacin, norfloxacin, ofloxacin
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Antibiotic Sensitivity Tests: Tube dilution
Measures the highest dilution that inhibits growth in test tube
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Antibiotic Sensitivity Tests: Disk method
Inhibition of growth around the disk indicates sensitivity to antibiotic
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Antibiotic Sensitivity Tests: MALDI-TOF-MS
Identification of strains with known antibiotic-resistance characteristics
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What do tetracycline levels test?
Kidney Function
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Adverse effects antibiotics
Toxicity, hypersensitivity (allergy), alteration of normal bacterial flora (resistance)
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Development of resistant bacteria
Spontaneous mutation and Plasmid-acquired resistance
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Mechanisms for circumventing effects of antibiotics
Develop antibiotic enzymes (penicillinase), Change cell wall structure (repel Ab), and change internal metabolic machinery (Ab loses function/binding)
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Cause of antibiotic resistance
Over-prescribing of antibiotics, patients not finishing their treatment, poor infection control in hospitals and clinics, over-use of antibiotics in livestock and fish farming, lack of hygiene and poor sanitation, lack of new antibiotics being developed

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