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***What 2 bacteria are a big problem for CF patients? |
P. Aeruginosa
Burkulderia |
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***Antibiotic resistance is a problem with strains of ___________ and _____________.
They are important nosocomial (hospital acquired) pathogens |
Enterobacteriaceae
Pseudomonas |
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** Gram -
Oxidase +
Non-fermentative
Most medically important strain in its species
Is opportunistic, causing problems in patients with CF, cancer, and burns |
P. Aeruginosa |
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***What is primary thing differentiating P. Aeruginosa from Enterbacteriaceae? |
P. Aeruginosa is oxidase + |
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*How does P. Aeruginosa evade immune system? |
Injects toxins into phagocytes (Exotoxin A) |
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**What bacteria often causes death in CF patients? |
Repeated Pneumonias caused by Pseudonomas folliculitis |
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**Mutation of porin is the major mechanism of resistance in what bacteria? |
P. Aeruginosa |
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**CF patients with what bacteria is associated with poor lung transplant outcome and risk of post-operative sepsis? |
Burkholderia cepacia |
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**What are the clinical manifestations of Burkholderia Cepacia in CF patients? |
Cepacia Syndrome: respiratory distress and septicemia |
