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What consititutes a gram positive bacteria

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Thick, multilayered, peptodoglucan cell wall exterior to the membrane

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What constitutes a gram negative bacteria

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Has an outer membrane and inner cytoplasmic membrane
-peptidoglycan layer in between

-Outer layer distinguished by the presence of various embedded lipopolysaccharides

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What are examples of beta lactam antibiotics and what do they target

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penicillin and cephalosporins

-inhibit enzymes that catalyze traspeptidation and carboxypeptidation reactions in cell wall cross linking assembly

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What are other antibacterials that limit cell wall synthesis

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Bacitracin
Cycloserine
Vancomyocin (only gram pos)

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What are the main two Gram Pos Cocci

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Staphylococci
Streptococci

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What are the main pathology of staphylococcus aureus

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Usually impacts organism thru a break in the skin or insertion of a foreign body

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What are the mc staphylococci aureus complications

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Localized skin inf
Deep localized inf (osteomyelitis, septic arthritis)
Acute Endocarditis (IV drug use)
Staphylococcal gastroenteritis

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What are some important streptococci to know (2)

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(gram pos)
Streptococcus pyogenes
Streptococcus pneumonia

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What are 3 common complications of a streptoccocus pyogenes inf

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Acute pharyngitis- (strep throat), Characterized by purulent inflammation of tonsilar area

Impetigo- typically in children, causes lesions on the face/limbs

Acute rheumatic fever- 2/3 weeks after inf, cases by run bw antigens of heart and joint tissues

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What are some common complications of strep pneumoniae (3)

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Acute bac pneumonia
Otis media
Meningitis (MC cause)

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What are the important gram pos rods (3)

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Cornybacterium diptqheria
Bacillus anthracis
Listeria monocytogenes

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What does corynebacterium diphtheriae cause

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acute respiratory/ cutaneous disease

  1. Upper respiratory- grey exudate at back of throat
  2. Cutaneous diphtheria- puncture wound may create a non healing ulcer with grey membrane
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What does bacillus anthracis cause (2)

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  1. Cutaneous Anthrax- mc, papule forms and evolves into a malignant pustule, which may invade nearby lymph nodes leading to fatal septicaemia
  2. Pulmonary Anthrax- Inhaling of spores causing progressive hemorrhagic lymphadenitis
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What is listeria monocytogenes found in and what complications does it cause

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usually food borne (dairy products)

-septicamia and meningitis are the mc reported in pregnant women and may pass it onto their new-born at birth causing newborn meningitis

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What are the 2 most important Neisseriae

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Neisseriae gonorrhoea
Neisseria meningitides

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What does Neusseria gonorrhoea cause (2)

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(mc reported infectious disease)

1.GI- Presents with yellow, purulent urethral discharge and painful urination (can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease)

  1. Pharygitis- similar to strep throat, purulent exudate
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What does neisseria meningitidis cause (2)

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  1. Meningitis
  2. Septicaemia- characterized by large, purple blotchy skin hemorrhages, vomitting, diarrhea
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What are the GI gram negative rods (7)

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E coli
Salmonella enterica
Camplyobacter jejune
Shigella
Vibrios Cholerae
Yersinia enterocolitica
Helicobacter pylori

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What are the main things that E coli cause

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  1. Enterootoxigenic Ecoli (ETEC)
  2. Enteropathic Ecoli (EPEC)
    3.Enterohemorrhagic Ecoli (EHEC)
  3. UTI
  4. Neonatal Meningitis
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What does Enterotoxigenic ecoli (ETEC) cause

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mc form of travellers diarrhea which causes watery diarrhea

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what does enteropathic ecoli cause (EPEC)

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causes diarrhea of infants

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What does enterohemorrhagic ecoli cause

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severe bloody diarrhoea and may also cause renal failure

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what is the mc cause of meningitis within first month of life

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Neonatal meningitis caused by E coli

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What are the 2 diseases that salmonella enterica causes

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Gastroenteritis- characterized by nausea, vomitting, diarrhea

Enteric typhoid fever- severe life threatening, which includes chills, HA, sore throat, cough

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What does campylobacter jejune cause
Intestinal and extraintestinal distress- causes acute enteritis and symptoms are both systemic and intestinal
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What does Shigella causes (+how)
An exotoxin (shiga toxin) causes dysentery and painful abdominal cramping
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What does Vibrios Cholera cause + why
From contaminated water + food -Cholera- massive loss of fluid and electrolytes
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What does yersinia enterocolitica cause
Enterocolitis- results in ulcerative lesions in terminal ileum
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What does helicobacter cause and symptoms
Ulcers- may occur in both stomach and duodenum which results in pain immediately after eating and a few hours after eating respectfully
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What are other important gram neg rods (4)
H. Influenza Bordella pertussis Legionella Pneumophila Pseudomonas aeruginosa
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What does H. Influenzae cause
Meningitis- leading cause of bac meningitis, primarily in infants + young children
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What does bordella pertussis cause (+ two stages)
whooping cough Catarrhal Phase- Non specific symptoms such as rhinorrhea, mild conjunctival inf, malaise etc Paroxysmal phase- whooping cough here, may also be cyanotic and vomit
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What are the 2 things that Legionella pneumophilia can cause
(mc inf from inhalation) 1. Legionnaires Disease- Acute lobar pneumonia with myltisystem symptoms 2. Pontiac fever- influenza like that infects healthy indv that usually resolves in one week
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What is pseudomonas aeruginosa and what does it cause (2)
-very opportunistic inf 1. Localized inf- may occur in eye (keratitis), Ear (external otitis), Skin (sepsis), Respiratory (pneumonia), GI, CNS 2. Systemic inf- IV drug users
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What are the main Clostridium (+ anaerobic rods)-4
Clostridium Perfrigenges Clostridium botulinum Clostridium Tetani Clostrudium Difficile
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What is clostridium perfringes and what can it cause (2)
-usually normal flora of the vagina + GI myonecrosis (gas gangrene)- spores introduced by infected soil which causes fermentation of carbs Food poisoning
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What does clostridium botulism cause (+ two type)
(neurotoxin in medical aesthetics) Classic- food poisoning in which a patient first begins to experience difficulties in focusing vision, swallowing + eventually respiratory paralysis Infant- floppy baby syndrome, usually from honey contaminated
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What is clostridium tetani
Tetanus- presents as spastic paralysis and patient may also have convulsions or spasms and death may occur due to paralysis of respiratory mm
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what does clostridium difficile cause
usually causes diarrhea -diarrhea to inflammation of the L intestine
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what are the major spirochetes (4)
Taponema pallidum Borrelia burgdorferi Borrelia recurrentis Leptospira Interrogans
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What does Treponema Pallidum cause
causative adjent for syphilis
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What are the 3 stages of syphilis
1- hard genital or oral ulcer 2- red maculopapular rash on any part of the body + hep, meningitis or nephritis 3- Degen of CNS and cardio systems
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What is Borrelia burgdorferi and what does it cause
Causative agent for lyme disease -causes bulls eye rash (erythema chonicum migraines)
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What is borrelia recurrentis responsible for
Relapsing fever- abrupt onset of high fever, severe headaches, muscle pain and general malaise
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Leptosira interrrogans causes what and symptoms
Causes leptospirosis -Fever occurs one to two weeks after infection and then decreases
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What does mycoplasma pneumonia cause and ss
Primary atypical pneumonia- lower respiratory tract inf
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What are the chlamydiae inf (3)
Chlamydia trochomatis Chlymydia psittacosaurus Clymydia Pneumonie
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What are the 3 types Chlamydia trachomais
1. Nongonococal urethritis- females may present w cervicitis/urtehtritis, in men in epidydimys 2. Lymphogranuloma venereum- More invasive, transient lesions on genitalia, may block lymphatic drainage if untx 3. Trachoma- causes chronic keratoconjunctivitis
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Chlymdia Psittaci
Causes psittacosis which comes from inhaling infected feces from birds
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What is chlymydia pneumonia
Causes pharyngitis sometimes followed by laryngitis/bronchitis or interstitial pneumonia
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What are the important mycobacterium (2)
Mycobacterium TB- cause TB Mycobacterium Laprae- Leprosy - choleric granulomatous condition of the peripheral nerves and mucsculocutaneous tissues to form large maculae on the skin
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What does actinomycetes Israeli cause
causes the opportunistic infection called actionmyocsis -chronic suppurative abscess leads to scarring the disfigurement; the lesion begins as hard, red, non tender swelling which eventually leads to pus
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What are the two major Richettsiae
Rickettsia Rickettsii Coxiella Burnetii
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What does Rickettsia rickettsii cause
Rickettsia (rocky mountain fever)- transmitted by fleas, ticks, mites and lice- high fever that becomes hemorrhagic
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What does coxiella burnetii cause
Q fever interstitial pneumonitis that may be complicated by hepatitis, myocarditis or encephalitis

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