Flashcards in Listeria, Pseudomonas, Various Anerobes Deck (38)
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Describe the physical structure of Listeria monocytogenes
Thinnish G+ Rods
Hemolysis on Blood Agar
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Listeria monocytogenes temperature preference?
Psychrophile
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Listeria monocytogenes is motile at ________
Diptheroids is motile at ________
Room Temp, Not 37C
Not room temp, 37C
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Listeria monocytogenes infection occurs where molecularly?
intracellular
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Clinical presentation on Listeria monocytogenes
Native Flora in Animals
Infection following ingestion of infected food
Diarrhea, Dysentery, Meningitis, Bacteremia`
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Who gets Listeria monocytogenes?
IC and Infants
Also, 2 perinatal versions
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Clinical presentation of early onset perinatal Listeria monocytogenes
Stillbirth with granulomas
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Clinical presentation of late onset perinatal Listeria monocytogenes
Infant bacterial meningitis
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How is Listeria monocytogenes typically contracted?
Contaminated Food
Long term refrigerator storage of meats and cheese
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Pathogenesis of Listeria monocytogenes?
Siderophores that bind Fe
Intracellular -- uptake via Internalin
low pH of lyso activated listerilysin O
Break out of lysosome
ActA causes actin to propel Listeria to other cells
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Name two other bacterium that use Act A mechanism
Rikketsia and Shigella
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How is Listeria monocytogenes treated?
Ampicillin preferred
Erythromycin will do in a pinch
No Vaccine because intracellular
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Physical structure of pseudomonas aeruginosa
G- Rod with Single Polar Flagellum
Robust Metabolic Capacity
Fruity Aroma
Blue-green fluorescent pigments
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Metabolism of pseudomonas aeruginosa?
Respiratory, but can use anerobic with NO3
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa quorum sensing leads to....
Biofilm Formation
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Clinical Presentation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa?
Opportunistic, Nosocomial Infections
Skin Biofilms
CF Patients
Otitis Externa
Eye Infections
UTI
Bacteremia/Sepsis (Leukemia Patients)
Ecthyma gangrenosum
Folliculitis
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Who is most prone to develop Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms?
Burn Patients, Diabetics
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What is ecthyma gangrenosum?
Erythematous, Non-pyogenic ulcerations
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Two sources of Pseudomonas aeruginosa folliculitis?
Contaminated Water (Hot Tub)
Acne
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T or F. Pseudomonas aeruginosa is typically foundin the URT flora
F. Only in CF patients
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Pathogenesis of Pseudomonas aeruginosa?
Adhesion pili
Hypermutable and Persister Strains
Biofilms deter Phagocytosis
LPs endotoxin
Type 3 secretion system secretes toxins
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Toxins secreted by Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Exotoxin A and S -- ADP ribosylation (s sigs apop)
Elastase -- Destroy Elastins in the Lungs
Pyocyanin/Pyochelin -- Make toxic O2 radicals
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How is Pseudomonas aeruginosa controlled?
Sterile precautions with burn patients
Topical antimicrobials on wounds
Prevent BF formation
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Best therapy usually for Pseudomonas aeruginosa?
Cipro + Aztreonam
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What should you do before long-term Pseudomonas aeruginosa therapy?
Assess resistance profile
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Significance of Acinetobacter baumanii?
Nosocomial infections
Ventilator associated pneumonia, septicemia
Highly Resistant
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Significance of Burkholderia cepacia?
Similar to Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Catheter associated UTI
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Anerobes typically have a _____ redox potential.
Negative
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How are the low-redox potential regions preferred by anerobes typically maintained?
Facultative organisms like E. Coli
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