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Micro Anaerobes
Micro Anerobes
Question | Answer |
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Only NON-MOTILE Clostridium Species. | perfringens |
Gram positive bacillus that are BOXCAR shaped. | C. perfringens |
When plated with S. aureus, this species performs a REVERSE CAMP (blunt ends)on SBA. | C. perfringens |
This species causes GANGRENE. | C. perfringens |
This species has terminal spores that look like DRUMSTICKS. | C. tentani |
This species causes TETANUS or "LOCKJAW" | C. tentani |
What two toxins does C. tetani have? | Tetanolysis and Tetanoplasmin |
This species has endospores that look like TENNIS RACKETS. | C. botulinum |
Jarred jellies and processed meats can cause this toxin | Botulism |
A and B enterotoxins are found in this species. | C. difficile |
On CCFA media, these colonies turn yellow. | C. difficile |
This species has a SAFETYPIN appearence. | Bacteroides fragilis |
Spindle shaped morphology that is common in respiratory and GI tract. | Fusobacterium Sp. |
Causes lung and dental infections | Prevotella melaninogenica |
Grows black pigmented colonies | Prevotella melaninogenica |
Causes purple pigmented agar | Porphyromonas |
"Anaerobic Staph" | Peptococcus |
"Anaerobic Strep" | Peptostreptococcus |
Rapid ID ANA remel, API 20 1 biomerieux,and BBL crystal ANA ID are examples of... | Biochemical System testing |
Darkfield and Westernblot | Are other ways to ID anaerobes |
tightly coiled Helix that have spiral rotations | Leptospira interrogans |
Reservoir of cat, dog and rats | Leptospira interrogans |
Causes LYME disease | Borriela burgdorferi |
What species of tick causes Lyme disease | Ixodes |
Causes the "BULLS EYE RASH" | Borriela burgdorferi |
Pediculus humanus (human louse) | Borriela recurrentis |
Soft tick species that causes B. hermsii, B. parkeri, B. turicatae | Ornithodoros |
This species cause SYPHILIS | Treponema pallidum |
Latent syphilis causes | reappearence of lesions |
Tetiary syphilis causes | Tissue damage |
Congenital syphilis causes | baby infections |
Hutchinsons teeth | Treponema pallidum |
"ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPOTTED FEVER" | Rickettsiae |
This species must be cultured on "non artifical media" | Rickettsiae |
The species first appears with a RASH on ANKLES and WRISTS | Rickettsiae |
Catch from Cat and Rat fleas | Typhus |
What test can be used to determine typhus | Weil Felix test |
STD, and cause eye infections | Chlamydia trachomatis |
Linked to coronary heart disease and is a human infection only | Chlymydia pneumoniae |
Causes "PARROT FEVER" | Clamydia psittaci |
Tissue culture | McCoy cells |
Detects outer membrane | DFA-Direct Florescent Antibodies |
Positive PPD | Tuberculosis mycobacterium |
PPD stands for | Purified Protein Derivative |
Nitrate and Catalase Positive | TB |
Found in AIDS patients and is similar to TB | Mycobacterium avium (MAC) |
On photochromogen, this species is non pigmented in dark and yellow in light | Mycobacterium kansasii |
Causes skin and soft tissue disease | Mycobacterium fortuitum |
Hansens Disease | Mycobacterium leprae |
LEPROSY is caused by | Mycobacterium laprae |
Tuberculoid | skin lesions |
Lepromatous | cartlidge distruction |
Fish disease | Mycobacterium marinum |
Causes cervical lymphadentitis | Mycobacterium scrofulaceum |
Smooth buttery colonies | Mycobacterium scroflaceum |
Found in water taps and soil | Mycobacterium gordonae |
grows in 10-14 days and has smooth yellow/orange colonies | Mycobacterium gordonae |
High risk in crowded areas (shelters, schools, etc.) | Mycoplasma pneumoniae |
WALKING PNEUMONIAE | mycoplasma pneumoniae |
"FRIED EGG" appearence on PPLO agar | Mycoplasma pneumoniae |
Genital tract ulcers | mycoplasma hominis |
STD of "MALES" | Ureaplasma urealyticum |
Detected by Rapid mycoplashea test | Uraplasma urealyticum |
Ureaplasma splits | urea |
Kills directly | bactericidal |
Prevents growth | bacteriostatic |
Artifical | Synthetic |
Chemically altered | semi-synthetic |
Antibiotic killing normal flora turns infection into... | Super Infection |
Enzymes for synthesis | peptidoglycan |
Prevents cell wall synthesis | beta lactam |
Used on grm positive and gram negative cocci | Penicillin |
Good for gram positive, modest against gram negative | first generation cephalosorins |
better action again gram negative b/c stable against beta lactamases | second generation cephalosporins |
less activity against gram positives but better against enterics | third generation cephalosporins |
acts against aerobic gram negative rods (p. aeruginosa) | Monobactam |
Broad spectrum of any microbial agaent | Carbapenem |
Combination with this drug can be synergistic | beta lactem |
Works only against Gram positive organisms | Vancomycin |
These are toxic when used as topical antibiotics | Bacitracin and cycloserine |
What commonly used topical antibiotic has Bacitracin | Neospren |
alters permeability and osmotic integrity | Polymyxins |
Binds IRREVERSIBLY to 30S ribosomal unit | Aminoglycosides |
Binds REVERSIBLY to 30S ribosomal unit | Tetracyclines |
IV antibiotics must be administered in the hospital due to,,, | Blood brain barrier cross over |
Effects bacterial replication | Sulfonamides |
Sulfonamides such as RIFAMPIN is used specifically for | Mycobacterium |
Interfere with DNA synthesis by making DNA ineffective | Nalidixic acid and Quinolones |
Disk Diffusion Method | Kirby Bauer |
Bacterial suspension containing 1.5 x 10*8 CFU/ml | McFarland Standard |
Cation concentration on agar is important due to Mg and Ca | Mueller-Hinton agar |
Lowest concentration of antimicrobial agent required to inhibit visible growth | Minimal Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) |
Lowest concentration of antibiotic that kills 99.9% growth | Minimal Bactericidal concentration (MBC) |
Must be drawn 15 min before dose | Trough |
Must be drawn 30-60 min after dose given | Peak |
Strip impregnated with antibiotics with scale for measurment | E test |