Unit 3 Anaerobes Flashcards
List some obligate anaerobes
Prevotella, Fusobacterium, Bacteroides, and Clostridium perfringens
What are normal habitats of obligate anaerobes in the human body?
Mucosal surfaces, bowel, and skin
What are normal microbiotas for obligate anaerobes?
Feces, skin, vagina, mouth, upper respiratory
What other microorganisms inhabit the colon besides obligate anaerobes?
Facultative organisms like E. coli, and enterococci.
What are ideal conditions in the human body for an infection by obligate anaerobe to take place?
Reduced oxidation of tissues and reduced blood flow
List as much clues to an active anaerobic infection?
Foul odor from the specimen, lesion close to the mucosal surface, presence of underlying disease that causes tissue necrosis, and/or impaired blood supply, previous antibiotic therapy (failed), infection following a bite wound, and sulfur granules exuding from lesion.
What are clinical manifestations in the head, throat, mouth, and respiratory?
Anaerobic tonsillitis (Vincent’s angina), Ludwig’s angina, Otitis media, sinusitis, aspiration pneumonia, and cervico - facial actinomyces
List suitable specimen for anaerobic culture.
Bile, biopsy of endometrial tissue from endometrial suction curette, blood, bone marrow, bronchial washings (using a double lumen plugged catheter), CSF, culdocentesis aspirate, decubitus ulcer, fluid from normally sterile site (joint), abscess material, percutaneous lung aspirate, peritoneal fluid, sulfur granules from fistula, suprapubic bladder aspirate, thoracentesis fluid, tissue from biopsy, transtracheal aspirate, and uterine contents (collected from protected swab)
List unsuitable specimen for anaerobic culture
Bronchial washing using no double lumen catheter, coughed sputum, feces (except for C. diff), gastric or small bowel contents (except in blind loop syndrome), Ileostomy or colostomy drainage, nasopharyngeal swab, rectal swab, secretions from nasotracheal or orotracheal suction, swab of superficial skin lesion, throat swab, urethral swab, vaginal or cervical swab, voided or catheterized urine.
List general anaerobic culture media
CDC anaerobic agar, brucella agar, thioglycollate broth, and chopped meat broth
What are selective media for anaerobic cultures?
PEA (phenylethyl alcohol), LKV (Laked kanamycin Vancomycin), and BBE (Bacteroides Bile Esculin)
Can you use the candle jar method for obligate anaerobes?
No, the candle jar method cannot reduce oxygen levels further than 5% - 10% in the jar.
What are ideal conditions for anaerobic bacterias? Includes temperature and length of incubation.
35 - 37C, Incubate 48 hrs before initial check of plates, and cultures are finalized 5 - 7 days.
What is a reason for a culture to be incubated more than 7 days?
To check for presence of priopionibacterium
What are two ways to create an anaerobic environment?
CO2 packs or hydrogen generators (creates water using oxygen in container I think)
Anoxomat II machine creates an ideal anaerobic condition how?
Removes air inside containers including the oxygen and replaces it with 3 gases. 1. 80% - 90% nitrogen, 5% - 10% hydrogen, and 5 - 10% CO2
How does an anaerobic glove box create an anaerobic environment with 5% CO2, 10% hydrogen, and 85% nitrogen?
Uses a palladium catalyst that reacts with water to produce hydrogen and CO2 to create an anaerobic environment.
