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What are the features if the Gram Negative Bacillus psuedomonas?
Gram Negative Rod
Catalase Positive
Aerobic
What are the features of Psuedomonas Aeruginosa?
Oxidase Positive
Gram Negative RODS
NON-fermenting
PYOcyanin pigment: Blue-greem
Slime layer: Non Lactose fermenter on EMB or MacKonkey
What type of order does psuedomonas give off?
Fruity and Grape like ordors
What does PSuedomonas look like on burn infections?
blue-green pus, fruity
Whom does Psuedomonas cause infections in
Typical Pneumonia, CGD, or CF
UTi-caths
What is the Path of Psuedomonas?
Endotoxin: Shock and Septicimia
Psuedomonas EXotoxin: A: ADP ribosylates EF-2: Stops protein syntheisis
LIVER IS THE PRIME TAGET
Capsule/slyme layer: Forms Pulmonary micorcolonies
What Dz's does Psuedomonas cause?
Hot tub foliciulitis
eye ulcers
BURN: Cellulitis--> Blue GREEN pus--> Septicemia
CGD: Pneumonia (Psuedomonas is CAT +)
SEPTICEMIA: ERYTHEMA Gangrenosum:
What is the Tx: For Psuedomomnas?
antipsuedomonal penecillin and an aminoglycoside
What are the Features of Legionella?
Weakly GRAM NEGATIVE
PLEOMorphic Rods requiring cysteine and iron: Water organisms
What are the DISTINGUISHING features of LEgionella?
STain POOR w. gram stain: Gram NEgative
Fastidious: Requires IRON and Cysteine
IT IS FACULATIVE AND intracellular
What are predisposing factors to legionella infection?
Smoker over 55: WITH HIGH alcohol intake.
Immunosuppressed pt.s
Faculative and Intracellular
Legionella clinical Vignette
Elderly Man smokerL Heavy drinker or immunosuppressed.
ATYPICAL PNEUMOnia
Exposure to aC or aerosols of water,
What are the dz.'s caused by legionella?
Legionairre's Dz: Pneumonia, menta confusion, diarrhea
How is Legionella diag?
DFA
or Dieterle SILVER stain
4X increase in Antibody
What is the tx for LEgionairre;s
Flouroquinolone, arithromyxin or erythromycin with rifampin for immunocmp.
What are the features of Francisella?
Gram NEg.
Small ROD
Faculatitive INTRACellular
CLinical Of Francisella
TIck bit: Uroglandular dz: FEver and ulcer @ bite site: Usually a hunter of rabbits or deer in ARKANSAS or MISSOuri
Dz: TULEREMIA
How is Fracisella Tx?
Streptomycin
What r the genus features of Bordetella?
GrAM negative Small rodds
STRICT AEROBES
Clinical Vignette of Bordetella
Bordetella Pertussis: Unvaccinated child, COUGH with a inspiratory whoop
Aerobic
Resevoir HUMAN
what is the path of Bordetella Pertusis?
B. Pertusis is a mucosal surface pathogen
attachment: nasophryngeal ciliated epithelial cells
Pertusis toxin: Aids in attatchment
Adenylate cyclase toxin: Impairs leukocyte chemotaxis; Inhbits phagocytosis and causes local edema.
Tracheal toxin: Kills cilia
Pertusis Toxin: ADP ribosylation of Gi
Disease of Bordtella Pertusis
Whooping cough (pertusis) 3 stages
1.) 2 week: Catarrhal stage rhinorrhea, malaise, fever, sneeze CONTagious
2.) 4 weeks: PARoxysmal: Repetitive coughs with whoops, vomiting, eye hemmorages: Organism disappears
3.) >3 weeks: CONVElescence: Pneumonoa, seizures, epilepsu.
what is Bordetella pertusis immunity?
Vaccine: 5-10yrs
Vaccinated humans >10 yrs. can serve as a resevior
What is the Pertusis Vaccine composed of?
Pertusis toxoid
Filamentous hemagluttinin
Pertactin (OMP)
How is Bordetella diagnosed?
Regan-Lowe or Bordet-Gengou media
DFA of nasophyngeal smear
what is the treatment of Bordetella?
ERYTHOMYCIN or macrolides
DTap: Wanes @ 5-7 yrs
Immunity is IgA and babies r born with little immunity from mother.
Brucella: Features
Gram NEg: Zoonosis
What is the Clinical vignette for Brucella?
Gram Neg. Aerobic rod,
Faculatative and Intracellular
Pt. w/ acute septicemia, Exposure to unpasturized DIARY:
States: Ca, Texas or Mexico
Brucella Path and Tx
Endotoxin:
Forms Granulomas
Fever is usually in the evening
TX: Adults: Rifampin and DOxy for 6 weeks
Children: RIFAMPIn and Cotrimazole.
DO NOT CULTURE
AB agianst brucella --> +
Campylobacter Charachterisitics
GRAM NEGATIVE: CURVED RODS with Polar flagella "gull wings"
Oxidase POSTITVE
Clinical Vignette CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI
PT. w/ INFLAMMAtory DIarrhea
Gram Neg: Curved Rod
Microaerophilic
OXidase POSTIVE
GRows @ 42 degrees
What is the Pathogenesis of CAmpylobacter Jejuni?
LOW infx dose(500)
Invades colon mucosa
pus in stools
Diseases caused bY C. Jejuni?
Gasteroentritis: 10 or more BLOODy stools a day
Self linitkng 3-5 days
Complications: Guillane-Barre syndrome: SEROTYPE 0:19
How is C. Jejuni culturedand Tx
Camplyuobacter or skirrow agar
Treatr: Supportive
Erythromycin or fluouroquinolones
PENecillin Resistant
Heliobacter Features
Gram NEgative SPIRAL bacilli with flagella
Microaerophilic: 37 degree growth, OXIDASE POSITIVE
Heliobacter Pyelori what is the distinguishing feature
UREASE POSITIVE
What is the PAth of H. Pyelori
-MOTILE
-Urease Positive
-Mucinase: Penetrates mucous layer.
-Invasive into stomach lining
2 Types I and II
TYPE I: VACulating cytoxin
What is the H. Pyelori Breaht test
C13 uread swallowed--. amonnia + C13-C02 produced.
What is the Tx for H. Pyelori
OMPIRAZOLE + Amoxicillin+ Clarithromycin
Tx: 10-14 Days
Enterobacterie: Features
Gram -
Faculatative ANaerobes
CYCOCHROME C. NEGATIVE
Reduces NITRATEs--> NITRITES
Cat +
What is the pathogenesis of Enterobactericae
Has ENDOTOXIN
Ferments LActose
Has O, antigen, H, K, Vi
What 2 organisms ferment lactose?
Kelbsiella and Escheria
What are NOn-Lactose Fermenters
Non-Motile Non H2S: Shigella and yersinia
MOTILE andd H2S: SALmonella and PROTEUS
Escheria:FEatures
Gram Negative rods
Enterobacteracie
FERMENT LACTOSE
What are the distinguising features of Escheria Coli?
GRAM NEG. ROD
Faculatative ANaerobe
Oxidase Negative
E-Coli ferments Lactose; iridescent green on MEB

(can be from Bovine fecal cont)
What do you screen E-coli with?
Sorbitol - Mackonkety Agar
BUT EHEC does NOT ferment SOrbitol.
What is the pathogenesis of E-COli in a UTI?
Path: Motility AId
Adherence to urpepithelium important: Pyelonephritis-associated-Pilli
Tx- Sulfonamides
What is the pathogenesis of E-coli in neonatal septicemia and Meningitis?
2nd MCC after S. pneumo
Capsule Most strains have K1 serotypoe
Endotoxin trigger shock and inflammation. @ BBB and facilitates invasion
What bugs increase CAMP
Cholera
Anthrax
E.Coli
Pertussis
What are the 2 toxins of ETEC and how do they work
1.) LT: Labile toxin: Stimulated ADENYLATE cyclase
ADP ribosylation of Gs: Increase camp--> CL- ions: watery diaarhea
2.) ST: Stabel toxin: Guanylate cylas
What dz does EPEC cause
Infantile watery diaarhea
EPEC: Watery diarrhea
What does EIEC cause
Invades LARGE Bowel BLOODY diaarhea
Tx: Flouroquinolones
What does EHEC cause
It has Verotoxin
0157: H7
HUS
VEROTOXIN STOP 60s
Enteroaggrative E-coli
BRICK LIKE
FIBRIAE
PErsistant diaahea
What does SHigella look like
Non MOTILE GRAM neg bacilli: NO LACTOSE, NO H2s
Pt. has shallow ulcers, bloody diarrhea and fever.
How does Klebsiella Present?
Elderly pt. w/ typical Current Jelly Pneumonia
GRAM NEG
OXIDASE NEG, ENcaspulated lactose fermenter
SOme Killer have Pretty Nice Capsules
Encapsulated bacteria
S. S. Pneuml
K: Klebsiella
H. H. Infleunzae TYPE B
Psuedomonas
N: Neisseria MENIngitis
C: Cryptococcus Neofromasn
What is the Tx for Klebsiella
3rd gen Cephalo
or Floruoqquinolone
what r the clinical vigneet for Salmonella
Fever and AB pain
Endemic area travel
Gram NEg, encapsulated non lactose
Produces H2S
WIDAL TEST
ROse spots on abdomen
What does Salmonella enteritica look like clinically
Sickle cell" OSteomyleitis
Gram Neg bacillus
Motile
PRODUCES h2s

6-48 hrs nausea vmit ab. pain headach
chikcen or pet turtles
How does Yersina Pestis present
Gram Neg. rod
PT with HIGH FEVER BUBOUS
and conjunctivitis
Exposure to SMALL rodents in the SOuth west
TX: AG
How does yersinia entercoloitis present?
Inflammatory diarrhea, and Psudeoappendecitis
NON H2S, GRam NEg bacilli
Non-Lactose fermenter
What is the Weil-Felix test
Antigens of OX strains of Protues vulgaris Cross-react with ricksettial organism
What does proteus Presnt as
Swarmimg motility
Gram neg
UTI or speticmeia
Staghorn calculi
Tx: FQ
What disease has a rash that starts on ankles and wrists and spreads centripetallyu? And what is the tX?
Ricksettie Ricksetti (dermancantor tick)
ROCKY MNT. SPotted Fever
TX; DOXYcylcine