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Rickettsia and Spirochetes

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Rickettsia causes a tick-borne illness resulting in fever and petechial rash   Rocky Mountain Spotted fever  
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reference standard in RMSF serology, currently used by CDC and most state labs   indirect immunofluoroscopy assay  
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what titers show up in the pt by the end of the first week of illness   IgM antibody  
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which antibodies are more specific and reliable since other bacterial infections can also cause elevated rickettsial ___ Ab titers?   IgG are reliable; others show IgM Abs.  
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Obligate intracellular, not well gram stain, transmitted by vectors.   Rickettsia  
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Characteristics of contracting rickettsia   summer, tick bite, invades blood vessels, vasculitis, fever, chils, HA, myalgia, N/V, mac rash from peripheral to core  
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what is fastest to detect antigen in skin punch biopsies?   Fluorescent Ab test, but only available in reference laboratory.  
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primary diagnostic tool for rickettsia   serology, indirect immunofluoroscopy  
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mechanism of widespread purpura?   Organism invasion and destruction of endothelial cells  
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how does rickettsia infect epithelial cells lining blood vessels?   by parasite-induced phagocytosis  
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illness associated with animal scratches, chronic swelling of lymph nodes, the most common cause of chronic lymph swelling in kids   cat scratch dz.  
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cause of cat scratch fever, ID in an area of necrosis in suppurative granuloma   Bartonella henselae  
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how to diagnose RMSF   clinical and epidemiologic criteria, vector of ticks, ab therapy immediately  
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gram (-) envelope but are not gram stainable, spiral shaped, thin, silver stain visualized   spirochetes  
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spirochete virulence factor   induces inflamm rxn w or w/o tissue destruction  
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dx based on material from lesions (chancres), clinical presentation, serology for non-___antibodies and antibodies   Treponema pallidum  
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multistage disease, primary, secondary, tertiary caused by Treponema pallidum   Syphilis  
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tests: inexpensive, high sens, low spec, nonspecific antigen   Non-treponemal tests (reaginic)  
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Non-trep tests for screening   VDRL-Venereal disease research lab test and RPR-rapid plasma reagin test -> false+ on OB, elderly, viral  
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Treponemal Antibody Tests: expensive, high sens/better spec, confirmation   FTAP-ABS (fluorescent trep Ab-absorption test) MHA-TP (microhemagglutination-Trep pallidum test)  
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Non tender indurated chancre with smooth margins, highly infectious; regional lymphadenopathy, heals spontaneously   primary syphilis  
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rash, condylomata, alopecia, consistent serologic pattern, rise/fall RPR before/after tx   secondary syphilis  
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late symptomatic with + trep test in association with typical neurologic or CV signs; +serology and +CSF-VDRl   tertiary syphilis  
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diffuse maculopapular rash on trunk, bilateral mac rash on both feet, perianal condyloma lata   secondary syphilis  
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if mother is affected less than 2 years, still birth, abortion or neonatal death possible from   congenital syphilis  
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what would be the gram stain of an intial lesion of primary syphilis?   no identifiable lesion: trep is not a great gram stain: too small to show up  
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the serum from a would be actress is positive for VDRL and FTA-ABS test. What is likely causative organism?   treponema pallidum for syphilis  
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cause of lyme disease by deer tick bite or ixodes tick   Borrelia burgdorferi  
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symptoms: polyarthritis, neuro impairment, fatigue   late lyme disease  
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what causes yaws, syphilis, endemic syphilis and pinta ?   Treponema  
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flexible, spiral-shaped, G(-) nonstaining spirochete with internal flagella that causes recurrent febrile bacteremia   Borrelia spp.  
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pleomorphic organism, lacks cell wall, not need a host, common cause community acquired PNA; gliding motility, filamentous tips   Mycoplasma pneumoniae  
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Non staining bacteria:   Rickettsia, Chlamydia, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Borrelia  
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