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Enterobacteriaccae
Salmonella species

Salmonella typhi

Shigella dysenteriae

Klebsilla pneumoniae
Salmonella species - Diagnostics
1. Gram Stain - gram (-) rods

2. Culture (EMB/MacConkey) - H2S production

3. Metabolism - a. catalase (+), b. oxidase (-), c. glucose fermenter, d. does not ferment lactose, e. facultative anaerobe
Salmonella species - Virulence Factors
1. flagella (H antigen)

2. capsule (V1 antigen) - protectws from intercellular killing

3. siderophore
Salmonella species - Clinical Manifestations
1. paratyphoid fever

2. gastroenteritis

3. sepsis

4. osteromyelitis
Salmonella species - Treatment
1. ciproflaxin

2. ceftriaxone

3. trimethorpim & sulfamethoxazole

4. azithromycin

5. diarrhea - only fluid and electrolyte replacement
Salmonella typhi - Diagnostics
1. gram stain - gram (-) rods

2. culture (urine, blood, CSF, EMB/MacConkey) - H2S production

3. Metabolism - a. catalase (+), b. oxidase (-), c. glucose fermenter, d. does not ferment lactose, e. facultative anaerobe
Salmonella typhi - Virulence Factors
1. flagella (H antigen)

2. capsule (V1 antigen) - protectws from intercellular killing

3. siderophore
Salmonella typhi - Clinically Manifestations
1. typhoid fever - a. fever, b. abdominal pain, c. hepatosplenomegaly, d. rose spots on abdomen (light skinned patients)
Salmonella typhi - Treatment
1. ciproflaxin

2. ceftriaxone

3. trimethorpim & sulfamethoxazole

4. azithromycin
Shigella dysenteriae - Diagnostics
1. gram stain - gram (-) rods

2. culture (urine, blood, CSF, EMB/MacConkey) - no H2S production

3. Metabolism - a. catalase (+), b. oxidase (-), c. glucose fermenter, d. does not ferment lactose, e. facultative anaerobe
Shigella dysenteriae - Virulence Factors
1. nonmotile (no H antigen)

2. invades submucosa not lamina propria
Shigella dysenteriae - Clinical Manifestations
1. shiga toxin - inactivates the 60S ribosome, inhibiting protein synthesis and killing intestinal cells

a. bloody diarrhea with mucus and pus
Shigella dysenteriae - Treatment
1. fluoroquinolones

2. trimethoprim &sulfamethoxazole
Klebsiella pneumoniae - Diagnostics
1. gram stain - gram (-) rods

2. culture (EMB/MacConkey)

3. metabolism - a. indole, oxidase (-); b. glucose, lactose, fermenter; c. facultatic anaerobe
Klebsiella pneumoniae - Virulence Factors
1. capsule

2. non-motile
Klebsiella pneumoniae - Clinical Manifestations
1. pneumonia - with significant lung necrosis and blood sputum, commonly in alcoholics, or those with underlying lung disease

2. hospital acquired UTI and sepsis
Klebsiella pneumoniae - Treatment
1. 3rd generation cephalosporins

2. ciprofloxacin
Klebsiella pneumoniae
Gram negative
Shigella dysenteriae
Gram negative
Salmonella typhia
Gram negative
Salmonella species
Gram negative
Pseudomonadaceae
Psuedomonas aeruginosa
Psuedomonas aeruginosa
Gram negative
Psuedomonas aeruginosa - Diagnostic
1. Gram stain - gram (-) rods

2. Culture (blood agar) - greenish-metallic appearance with fruity smell

3. Metabolism - a. oxidase (+); b. non-lactose fermenter; c. obligate aerobe
Psuedomonas aeruginosa - Virulence Factors
1. polar flagellum (H antigen)
2. hemolysin
3. collagenase
4. elastase
5. fibronolysin
6. phospholipase C
7. DNAase
8. some strains possess an antiphagocytic capsule
Psuedomonas aeruginosa - Clinical Manifestations
1. exotoxin A (similar to diptheria toxin) - inhibits protein synthesis by blocking EF2

a. pnuemonia - cystic fibrosis and immunosuppressed patients)
b. osteomyelitis - diabetes, IV drugs users, children
c. burn wound infections
d. sepsis
e. UTI
f. endocarditis (IV drug users)
g. malignant external otitis
h. corneal infection in contact lens wearers
Psuedomonas aeruginosa - Treatment
1. ticarcillin
2. timentin
3. carbenicillin
4. peperacillin
5. mexlocillin
6. ciprofloxacin
7. imipenem
8. tobramycin
9. aztreonam