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Strep and Staph, which one clusters, which one is in chains?

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Strep in chains

Staph in clusters

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What does pyogenic mean?

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Pus

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Streptococcus pyogenes

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Pharyngitis and skin/soft tissue infections

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viridans (means green) streptococci

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common cause of infective endocarditis

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streptococcus pneumoniae

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pneumonia, upper respiratory infections, meningitis

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enterococcus faecalis and enterococcus faecium

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nosocomial infections

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Streptococcus gram stain and culture?

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Gram positive cocci (spherical)

Arranged in chains or pairs (divides in one plane)

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streptococcus pneumoniae gram stain and culture

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diplococci but can be in chains

lancet-shaped

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catalase test to distinguish what?

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Strep is catalase negative

Staph is catalase positive

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What do you look at to distinguish between strep types?

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Hemolysis patterns

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Beta strep/hemolysis

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Clear zone from complete lysis of RBCs because of production of hemolysins (streptolysin O and streptolysin S)

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alpha strep/hemolysis

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Green zone due to incomplete lysis of RBCs

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Gamma strep/hemolysis

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No hemolysis

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Strep pyogenes hemolysis pattern?

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Beta

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Strep pneumoniae hemolysis?

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alpha

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How to distinguish between strep pneumoniae and viridans strep?

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Strep pneumoniae is bile soluble and inhibited by optochin

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viridans strep hemolysis?

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alpha, green!

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Besides hemolysis patterns, what is another way to classify strep?

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Lancefield classification A-V

Based on antigenic differences in C carbohydrate of cell wall

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Group A strep is sensitive to bacitracin, whats an example?

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strep pyogenes

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Group B is resistant to bacitracin and hydrolyzes hippurate. Ex?

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Strep agalactiae

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Group D strep hyrolyzes esculin in the presence of bile producing a black pigment. Examples?

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Enterococcus grows in high salt

streptococcus bovis does not grow in high salt

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What is the most important virulence factor for strep pyogenes? What does it do? Is there an antibody for it?

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M protein
inhibits opsonization: blocks phagocytosis
Yes but its only strain specific

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Does strep pyogenes have a capsule? Can antibodies be made against it?

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Yes, it is an anti-phagocytic capsule
Antibodies can’t be made against it because the capsule is made of hyaluronic acid which is a normal component of the human body

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2 enzymes made by group A strep (strep pyogenes)

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streptokinase - activates plasminogen to form plasmin, which dissolves fibrin in clots
streptolysin O (anti-streptolysin O antibody can be used to diagnose recent group A strep infections which can be important for diagnosing rheumatic fever)
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What is strep pyogenes erythrogenic toxin? What is it produced by?
causes the rash of scarlet fever functions as superantigen (polyclonal stimulation of subset of T cells to produce cytokines) produced only by strains that carry a lysogenic phage
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There are toxins involved with specific clinical presentations. strep pyrogenic exotoxin A (superantigen) ?
strep toxic shock syndrome
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There are some toxins involved with specific clinical presentations. Strep pyrogenic exotoxin B?
necrotizing fasciitis
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Strep pyogenes is normal flora... where?
skin
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Strep pyogenes can cause 3 types of disease:
1. pyogenic - inflamm produced locally at site where organisms are present (pharyngitis, cellulitis) 2. toxigenic - exotoxin production can cause systemic symptoms at sites where organism is not present (scarlet fever, strep toxic shock syndrome) 3. immunologic - inflamm at sites where there are no organisms (rheumatic fever, acute glomerulonephritis)
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strep pyogenes is the most common bacterial cause of
sore throat, strep throat
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throat swab of someone with strep pyogenes doesn't distinguish between normal flora and infection, why?
Some people are carriers but doesn't mean they are sick
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erysipelas?
strep pyogenes infection involving the skin
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cellulitis?
strep pyogenes infection involving the skin and superficial fascia
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necrotizing fasciitis?
strep pyogenes infection affecting the fascia
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scarlet fever is caused by what and looks like what?
strep pyogenes toxin mediated disease (erythrogenic toxin) | diffuse sand paper rash and sunburn look
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how do you distinguish strep and staph toxic shock?
strep toxic shock usually has obvious site of soft tissue infection and positive blood cultures
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What are two presentations of inflammation (at different sites than the original microorganisms) created by a post-strep pyogenes infection?
1. acute glomerulonephritis - immune complex deposition 2. acute rheumatic fever - autoimmune disease caused by cross-reaction of strep M protein antibodies with human antigens in heart, brain, joints
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acute glomerulonephritis occurs after what? Preventative treatment?
Occurs after skin/soft tissue infection or pharyngitis No preventative treatment smoky or rust colored urine
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Acute rheumatic fever occurs after what? What can it cause? Preventative treatment?
Pharyngitis, not skin/soft tissue infections Can cause mitral and aortic valve damage Yes, antibiotics within 9 days of onset of pharyngitis
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All group A strep are sensitive to what antibiotic?
penicillin G
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What is the most important virulence factor for strep pneumoniae?
polysaccharide capsule | it is anti-phagocytic like all capsules
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how many different capsular types of strep pneumoniae?
> 90
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What do the antibodies against strep pneumoniae do?
opsonize them
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What is the Quellung reaction?
anti-capsular antibody causes the capsule to swell
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What percent of adults and children have strep pneumoniae as normal flora in their oropharynx?
5-10% adults | 20-40% children
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What two things can strep pneumoniae also cause?
bacteremia and meningitis
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How often do people with strep pneumoniae also get bacteremia?
10-20% of cases
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What does the sputum of a person with strep pneumoniae look like?
purulent - bloody
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What do people who have had a splenectomy, hyposplenism, and sickle cell disease have in common?
At risk for invasive pneumococcal disease
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What is a rapid test for strep pneumoniae
Latex agglutination test of CSF
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When would you use a strep pneumoniae urinary test, what is it looking for?
When you suspect bacteremia C polysaccharide from cell wall Its not as sensitive for mild infections
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How many strains of strep pneumoniae are not fully penicillin susceptible? Why?
5% Altered penicillin binding protein with decreased binding affinity for penicillin (not inhibited by beta lactamase inhibitor)
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What are the two vaccines available for strep pneumoniae?
1. polysaccharide vaccine for adults and older children (23 valent) 2. conjugate vaccine for young children (13 valent, conjugated to a carrier protein diphtheria toxoid which stimulates a helper T cell response)
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Group D streptococcus that grows in high salt
enterococcus
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Enterococcus is normal flora where?
colon
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2 main enterococcus pathogens?
E. faecalis - more common, usually not vancomycin resistant | E. faecium - more likely to be resistant to vancomycin
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vancomycin resistant enterococcus cause what?
nosocomial infections
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how does enterococcus become resistant to vancomycin?
altered cell well oligopeptide with low affinity for vancomycin so there would be decreased inhibition of peptidoglycan synthesis
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vancomycin resistant enterococcus is acquired in the hospital. Where does it hang out?
In colons of patients and is transferred to other patients by healthcare workers
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are vancomycin resistant enterococcus infections usually E. faecium or E. faecalis?
E. faecium
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Most positive VRE cultures represent what?
Colonization
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Treatment: penicillin sensitive, penicillin resistant, vancomycin resistant?
penicillin-sensitive: penicillin + aminoglycoside (gentamicin) for synergy penicillin-resistant: vancomycin VRE: linezolid or daptom
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what is a group D streptococcus that doesn't grow in high salt?
streptococcus bovis
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there is an association with strep bovis bacteremia and endocarditis with what?
colon carcinoma
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What is a common cause of infective endocarditis?
``` viridans streptococcus (endocarditis presents several weeks after a dental procedure) ```
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What is strep agalactiae? what group?
Group B Colonizes genital tract of some women Causes neonatal meningitis and sepsis and postpartum endometritis
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Prevention/treatment of strep agalactiae?
Screen with vaginal/rectal cultures at 35-37 weeks of pregnancy Rapid antigen test If test is positive, treat with penicillin G at delivery

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