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Chlamydia

MedMicro 2006 UTHSCmed

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

 



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