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Haemophilus and Other Fastidious Gram-Negative Bacilli

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Haemophilus *colony morphology*   pleomorphic, nonmotile, facultatively anaerobic  
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Haemophilus *gram stain results*   gram-negative cocobacilli or rods  
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Haemophilus *testing results*   ferment-carbohydrates, generally oxidase- and catalase-positive, reduce nitrates to nitirtes  
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Haemophilus *epidemiology*   obligate parasites on the mucous membranes of humans and animals, nonpathogenic or produce opportunistic infections  
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Haemophilus influenza *colony morphology*   small, nonmotile, facultatively anaerobic, pleomorphic  
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Haemophilus influenza *gram stain results*   gram-negative rod  
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Haemophilus influenza *testing results*   indole, urease, and ornithine secarboxylase  
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Haemophilus influenza *virulence factors*   capsule, IgA, adherance by fimbriae, and other structures, outer membrane proteins  
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Haemophilus influenza *epidemiology*   nasopharynx, upper respiratory tract  
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Haemophilus influenza *infections*   meningitis, epiglottitis, bacterial tracheitis  
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Define X factor   growth factor that some Haemophhilus spp. require in media for growth; also known as hemin or hematin  
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Define V factor   growth factor that some Haemophhilus spp. require in media for growth; also known as nicotinamide adenosine dinucleotide (NAD)  
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Porphyrin test *principle*   contains hemoglobin as a source of hemin (X factor), supplement which provides NAD (V factor), vitamins, amino acids, coenzymes, dextrose, and other nutrients provides an accurate means of determining X factor  
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Porphyrin test *reagents*   Casein Peptone, Delta-aminolevulinic Acid, Monopotassium Phosphate, Hemoglobin Solution, Dipotassium Phosphate, Sodium Chloride, Glucose, L-Glutamine, Hydrochloride,  
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Porphyrin test *results reporting*   Positive Test - orange red fluorescence Negative Test - no fluorescence  
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HACEK group and list of members   Haemophilus, Aggregatibacter aphrophilus (formerly Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans), Cardiobacterium hominis, Eikenella corrodens, Kingella sp,  
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Aggregatibacter aphrophilus *colony morphology*   star shaped centers of colonies  
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Aggregatibacter aphrophilus *gram stain results*   gram-negative bacilli  
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Aggregatibacter aphrophilus *testing results*   catalase-positive oxidase variable do not grow on MAC negative for X and V growthfactors, urease, indole, esculin, and citrate  
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Aggregatibacter aphrophilus *virulence factors*   collagenase and a leukotoxin  
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Aggregatibacter aphrophilus *epidemiology*   dental plaque and gingival scrapings  
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Aggregatibacter aphrophilus *infections*   endocarditis  
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Cardiobacterium hominis *colony morphology*   form rosettes, swelling, long filaments, or sticklike structures  
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Cardiobacterium hominis *gram stain results*   gram-negative bacilli some false gram-positive  
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Cardiobacterium hominis *testing results*   oxidase-positive, catalase-negative, and indole-positve. negative for urase, nitrate, gelatin, esculin  
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Cardiobacterium hominis *epidemiology*   attachment to heart valves usually damaged or prosthetic, normal biota of the oral cavity and nose  
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Cardiobacterium hominis *infections*   endocarditis, infect aortic valve.  
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Eikenella corrodens *colony morphology*   nonhemolytic on SBA, slight gree effect secondaryto growth, nonmotile  
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Eikenella corrodens *gram stain results*   gram-negative coccobacilli  
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Eikenella corrodens *testing results*   oxidase-positive, catalase-negative  
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Eikenella corrodens *virulence factors*   resistant to clindamycin and narrow-spectrum cephalosporins  
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Eikenella corrodens *epidemiology*   attachment to heart valves usually damaged or prosthetic, normal biota of the oral and bowel cavity  
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Eikenella corrodens *infections*   endocarditis, periodontitis, meningitis, empyema, pneumonia, osteomyelitis, arthritis, and postoperative tissue infections  
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Kingella *colony morphology*   nonmotile, large white β-hemolytic colonies on SBA, smooth, convex  
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Kingella *gram stain results*   gram-negative bacilli  
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Kingella *testing results*   oxidase-positive, catalase-negative, negative for urease, indole, esculin, gelatin and citrate  
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Kingella *epidemiology*   attachment to heart valves usually damaged or prosthetic, normal biota of the oral cavity, upper respiratory tract  
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Kingella *infections*   endocarditis, degenerative joint and bone infections  
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Capnocytophaga *colony morphology*   faculatatively anaerobic, thin often fusiform, spindle shapedgliding motility on solid surfaces, nonhemolytic  
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Capnocytophaga *gram stain results*   gram-negative bacilli  
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Capnocytophaga *testing results*   ferment sucrose, glucose, maltose, and lactose, negative for most biochemical reactions, may reduce nitrates and hydrolyze esculin  
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Capnocytophaga *virulence factors*   resistant to aminoglycosides  
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Capnocytophaga *epidemiology*   normal inhabitant of oral cavity  
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Capnocytophaga *infections*   periodontis and endocarditis  
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Pasteurella *colony morphology*   nonmotile, facultative, anaerobic, ovoid, filamentous  
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Pasteurella *gram stain results*   gram-negative cocbacilli  
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Pasteurella *testing results*   catalase and oxidae positive ferment glucose with weak to moderate acid production without gas.  
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Pasteurella *virulence factors*   capnophilic  
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Pasteurella *epidemiology*   infected animals  
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Pasteurella *infections*   septicemia, arthritis, endocarditis, osteomyelitis, meningitis  
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Brucella *colony morphology*   aerobic, nonmotile,  
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Brucella *gram stain results*   gram-negative coccobacilli or bacilli  
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Brucella *testing results*   oxidase and catalase positive urease positive within 2 hoursgrow on SBA amd CHOC agar isolated and modified on Thayer-Martin or Martin-Lewis  
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Brucella *virulence factors*   unencapsulated  
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Brucella *epidemiology*   zoonotic disease found throughput the world  
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Brucella *infections*   acute, subchronic, and chronic  
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Francisella *colony morphology*   small, nonmotile, non-spore-forming, aerobic, gray-white, raised smooth appearance  
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Francisella *gram stain results*   gram-negative bacilli or coccoid  
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Francisella *testing results*   oxidase, urease, and satellite or X and V test negative and weakly positive for catalase and β-lactamase activity  
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Francisella *epidemiology*   zoonotic disease through ingestion, inhalation, arthropod bite, or contact with infected tissue  
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Francisella *infections*   ularemia infections, ulceroglandula, pneumonia  
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infections caused by Legionella   Legionnaires disease, pontiac fever  
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Bordetella *colony morphology*   areobic  
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Bordetella *gram stain results*   gram-negative bacilli or coccobacilli  
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Bordetella *testing results*   do not ferment carbohydrates, oxidize amino acids, relatively inactive in biochemical tests, produce catalase  
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Bordetella *virulence factors*   filamentous hemagglutinin and pertacin, pertussis toxin, adenylate cyclase toxin, tracheal cytotoxin  
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Bordetella *epidemiology*   respiratory tract  
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Bordetella *infections*   classic pertussis  
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Bordetella pertussis *colony morphology*   small, nonmotile, obligately aerobic  
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Bordetella pertussis *gram stain results*   gram-negative coccobacilli  
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Bordetella pertussis *testing results*   oxidase-positive, urease-negative, nitrate-negative,  
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Bordetella pertussis *virulence factors*   filamentous hemagglutinin and pertacin, pertussis toxin, adenylate cyclase toxin, tracheal cytotoxin  
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Bordetella pertussis *epidemiology*   human disease no animal reservoir or vector  
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Bordetella pertussis *infections*   classic pertussis "whooping cough"  
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