streptococcus Flashcards
(41 cards)
Normal flora species located
MM of genital tract, respiration Tract, digestive tract
Strep are what kind of aerobes?
Facultative
Pathogenic species cause what kind of infection
Pyogenic
Classification of strep based on
Hemolysis and lance field group
Beta hemolytic strep includes
Pyogenes, agalactiae, equi, disgalactia, zooepidemicus, canis
Strep pyogenes is lancefield group
A
Strep agalactiae is lancefield group
B
Strep equi is lancefield group
C
Dysgalactiae is lancefield group
C
Strep zooepidemicus is lancefield group
C
Strep canis is lancefield group
G
Strep pyogenes disease name
Strep throat, scarlet fever, rheumatic fever, bovine mastitis
Strep pyogenes species affected
Humans most susceptible and cattle
Strep pyogenes can spread to humans from cow by
Unpasterized milk
Agalactiae disease name in humanes
Pneumonia, meningitis, septicemiA
Agalactiae disease name on cattle
Contagious mastitis agent
Strep agalactiae species affected
Neonatal human and cattles
How can human newborns get agalactiae ?
Women cervical carries, infected during birthing.
Treatment of agalactiae in cattle
Cull cattle
Prevention for agalactiae ?
Screen milk, test women before birthing
Strep equi disease name
Equine strangles
Strep equi causes
Uri and enlarges lymphnodes. Very contagious
Treatment of strep equi
Antibiotics and draining abscess
Prevention for strep equi
Immunization