| Question |
Answer |
| Gram - Coccus, Aerobic |
Neisseria Gonorrhea, Neisseria Meningitidis |
| Neisseria Gonorrhea: Labs |
Catalase +, Oxidase +, Intracellular, Diplococci |
| Neisseria Gonorrhea: Toxins |
Endotoxin, Pili, OPa proteins, IgA protease, Beta-Lactamase |
| Neisseria Gonorrhea:Diseases |
Gonorrhea, PID, Disseminated gonococcal infection and septic arthritis, ophthalmia neonatorum |
| Neisseria Gonorrhea: Treatment |
Ceftriaxone, Cefoxitin and doxycycline, spectinomycin |
| Neisseria Gonorrhea:Transmission |
STD |
| Neisseria meningitidis: Labs |
Catalase +, Oxidase +, Intracellular Diplococci |
| Neisseria meningitidis: Toxins |
Capsule, Pili, LOS |
| Neisseria meningitidis: Diseases |
Acute purulent meningitis, Meningococcemia, Waterhouse-Friderichsen Syndrome |
| Neisseria meningitidis: Treatment |
Ceftriaxone, Cefotaxime |
| Neisseria meningitidis: Transmission |
Colonizes the nasopharynx; Horizontal transmission via respiratory droplets |
| Waterhouse-Friderichsen Syndrome |
Initially caused by an N. meningitidis infection, progressing to bilateral adrenal hemorrhage, DIC, and coma; rapidly fatal |
| Neisseria meningitidis: Symptoms |
Petechial lesions on trunk |
Biology Lab Midterm
