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Name and morphology of causative agent for whooping cough
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Bordetella pertussis
Gram negative coccobacilis |
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Would you expect a patient to become bacteremic after infection from B. pertussis?
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no, the bacteria do not typically gain access to the blood / other tissues, will stay attached to airway cells
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How do B. pertussis cells colonize the airway?
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- attach to ciliated epithelial cells
- mediated by fimbrial hemagglutinin, fimbria, pertactin, pertussis toxin |
