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Neisseria Flashcards

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Morphology Neisseria

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Gram -
Non motile
Non spore foriming
Polysach capsule
(for Gonorrhoeae extra adhesion pili on it's surface)
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Cultivation Neisseria Meningitidis

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Chocolate Agar

symmetrical translucent shiny colonies

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Biochemical activity Neisseria Gonorrhoeae

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Oxidase +
dextrose
Maltose

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Pathogeny Neisseria Gonorrhoeae

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facultative intracellular parasite, obligate human pathogen

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Virulence factors Neisseria Gonorrhoeae

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Polysach capsule

IgA-protease

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Diseases caused by droplet infection Neisseria Meningitidis

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Purulent Meningitis
Septicemia
fulminant Meningococcal Septiceaemia (Shock, DIC, petechia, purpura)
Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome ( Adrenal insufficiency, + Fulminant meningococcal septicaemia symptoms)
Increase capillary permeability causes hypovolemia.

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Diagnosis Neisseria Meningitidis

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CSF, blood culture
Latex agg
Smear

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