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MedMicro 2006 UTHSCmed

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Chlamydia trachomatis Shapeq   Small bacillus  
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Chlamydia trachomatis Aerobicity   Aerobic  
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Chlamydia trachomatis Motility   nonmotile, no pili  
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Chlamydia trachomatis Pathophysiology   Life cycle: EB infects, RB divides  
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Chlamydia trachomatis reservoir   Humans  
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Chlamydia trachomatis Diseases   STD's, Trachoma (eyes), LGV, PID; cna be asymptomatic in women  
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Chlamydia trachomatis Specimen   Exudate  
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Chlamydia trachomatis Bab Diagnosis   giemsa stain, specific culture, DNA probe, serology, PCR (best one)  
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Chlamydia trachomatis Treatment   Azithromycin(one dose), doxycycline(2 wks), clarithromycin (kids, 95% efficacy), Erythromycin(neonates and children)  
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Chlamydia trachomatis Prevention/Control   Safe sex, screening, notify partners, abstinence  
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Chlamydia trachomatis NOTES:   Leading preventable cause of blindness, #1 STD in US, Obligate intracellular anaerobe, No peptidoglycan cell wall  
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C. psittaci Shape   Small bacillus  
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C. psittaci Aerobicity   Aerobic  
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C. psittaci Motility   Non-motile, no pili  
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C. psittaci Reservoir   Birds, animals  
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C. psittaci Diseases   Parrot fever, pneumonia, complications  
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C. psittaci Lab diagnosis   Giemsa stain, DNA prbe, PCR, serology  
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C. psittaci Treatment   Axithromycin, Doxycycline  
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C. psittaci Prevention   Care with bird wast  
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C. psittaci NOTES:   Obligate intracellular parasite, No peptidoglycan in cell wall  
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C. pneumoniae Shape   Small bacillus  
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C. pneumoniae Aerobicity   Aerobic  
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C. pneumoniae Motility   NON-motile, no pili  
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C. pneumoniae Reservoir   Humans  
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C. pneumoniae Diseases   Pneumonia, atherosclerosis  
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C. pneumoniae Lab Diagnosis   Giemsa stain, DNA probe, PCR, serology  
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C. pneumoniae Treatment   Axithromycin  
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C. pneumoniae NOTES:   Obligate intracellular parasite, No peptidoglycan in cell wall  
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Chlamydiae   Originally thought to be viruses, but are not: Gram (-) cell envelope, contain DNA and RNA, ribosomes, susceptible to antibiotics, make own proteins, nucleic acids, lipids  
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General Properties: Chlamydiae   Obligate intracellular parasites, Very small, Not culturable outside host cell, no peptidoglycan in the cell wall, NON-motile, nonpiliated, (All these same as viruses)  
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Why are Chlamydiae Bacteria?   Gram (-) cell envelope, has DNA & RNA, has prokaryotic ribosomes, Synthesizes its own protein, nucleic acids, lipids, Susceptible to several antibodies.  
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Why Chlamydiae and NOT Rickettsia?   No cytochromes, No ATP, Don't require arthropods for transmission  
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EB (elementary body)   Small(.2-.4 mM diameter), extracellular, metaboically inactive, cannot proliferate, infectious  
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RB (reticular body)   .6-1.0 mM diameter, intracellular, metabolically active, divides by binary fission, noninfectious  
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