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K. pneumoniae common name

Friedlander's bacillus, Bacillus mucosus capsulatus

K. Pneumoniae Diseases

PaBaSaNUW (now) --> PBSNUW

PBS - -ia


NM, UTI, WI

Klebsiella Pathogenicity

Heat stable enterotoxin

#1 cause of UTI

E. coli

#2 cause of UTI

K. pneumoniae

Causative agent of K. pneumoniae

Currant jelly like sputum

Causative agent of Strep pneumoniae

Rusty sputum

In K. pneumoniae and K. oxytoga they produce

Carbapenemase producing K pneumoniae

Carbapenamase producing K pneumoniae is an important cause of

ventilator associated pneumonia KPC (Klebsiella Pneumoniae Carbapenamase producing strain)

KPC

hospital acquired;


resistant to multiple microbial agent esp to new born or nursery outbreaks

K. Pneumoniae's Capsule can be found to

Neufeld Quellung Reaction

K. granulomatis common name

Calymmatobacterium granulomatis

K. granulomatis

- intracellular; cytoplasm

- cannot grow on artificial media


- Associated wt Granuloma Inguinale or Donovanosis (STD)


- safety appearance


- Beefy red ulcers in genitalia


- Painless papules in genitalia

K. granulomatis recovery

biopsy from genital area

K. oxytoca

antimicrobial-associated hemorrhagic colitis (GI tract/colon)

Diagnostic feature of K. granulomatis

Donovan body - stain as blue rod with prominent granules; used Wright or Giemsa stain

K. oxytoca

the only indole (+) in the klebsiella spp.

Cause of K. pneumoniae subsp. rhinoscleromatis

Granulomatis

Patients with rhinoscleroma

intense swelling,


malfformation of entire face and neck because of nasal and pharyngeal infection

Raoultella planticola

- environmental organisms


- isolated from blood, respiratory tracts, and urine


- cause UTI and Wound infections


- Difficult to differentiate with K. pneumoniae

Enterobacter

- Highly motile

- Has Fish eye appearance


- Normal flora of GIT; may be opportunistic pathogen


- Necrotizing fasciitis (powdered infant milk formula)

In Enterobacter, all are Urease (-) except

E. gergoviae

In Enterobacter, all Biochemical test are similar to Klebsiella except for Lysine, all are (+) except

E. cloacae

2 tests that can different Enterobacter from Klebsiella?

OD and Motility

Result of K. pneumoniae to OD and Motility

Negative

Result of Enterobacter to OD and Motility

Positive (except e. agglomerans)

Old name of Enterobacter aerogenes

Klebsiella aerogenes

E. aerogenes

isolated from Wounds, Urine, Blood, CSF

E. cloacae

Most predominant isolate

Pantoea Agglomerans's old name

Enterobacter agglomerans

Pantoea agglomerans

- caused septicemia


- contaminated IV fluids or medical supplies used in parenteral nutrition


- triple decarboxylation negative


(LDC/ODC/ADH)

E. gergoviae

- Recovered from respiratory samples

- Rarely isolated from blood cultures


- Strong urease reaction

Cronobacter sakazaki

- Yellow pigment --> E. cloacae intensities at 25C

- causing Necrotizing fasciitis or powdered milk or infant milk formula


- causes neonates - bacteria and meningitis


- (+): DNASE, OD


- (-): Sorbitol, Arginine hydrolase, VP

E. cancerogenous' other name

E. taylorae

E. cancerogenous

- osteomyelitis after traumatic wound


- Mac colonies with purple center


- (-): Lactose, LDC


- (+): ONPH, ADH, ODH

E. asburiae

isolated from Wounds, Urine, Blood, Feces, Sputum


- biochemically similar to E. cloacae

E. hormaechei

isolated from sputum, blood, wounds

Hafnia alvel

- Commensal of human GIT


- cause disease to immunocompromised patients with underlying disease or traumatic surgery


- delayed Citrate activity


- strong scent of feces


- linked to HUS and graft versus host disease sepsis

Major characteristic of Hafnia alvei

Delayed Citrate Activity

Serratia

- Motile, LLF (NLF to other books)

- chromogenic (prodigiosin) Production of pigment is enhanced by incubation at room temperature


- DGL (+)


- Opportunitistic pathogen; clear colonies MAC


- Resistant to wide range of antibiotics


- Ranked 12th most common organism isolated in pediatirc patients in North and Latin America Europe

Prodigiosin

Red man water soluble pigment

Virulence factor of Serratia

Prodigiosin

Resistant to wide range of antibiotics

Serratia (Enterobacter)

Resistant to many antibiotics

Serratia marcescens

Most common species of Serratia

Serratia marcescens

S. marcescens

- produces Red pigment; incubated at RT


- reststant to many antibiotics


- Outbreaks (3): nurseries, cardiac surgery, burn units


- Causes (4): Wound, urine, blood, Pneumonia

S. liquefaciens

non-pathogenic

S. rubidaea

- red pigment

- Malonate test

Malonate Test of S. rubidaea

Positive

Malonate Test of S. marcescens

Negative

S. odorifera

- rotten potato odor


- Biogroup 1: Respiratory Tract


- (+): Raffinose, Ornithine, Sucrose


- Biogroup 2: isolated from blood and CSF

S. marcescens

- contamination of antiseptic solution; used for joint injections


- epidemic of septic arthritis


- patients undergoing chemotherapy

Salmonella and Shigella

Primary intestinal pathogens

MOT of Salmonella

Ingestion of contaminated water, food, poultry, dairy products, that contains animal feces.




- transmitted human to human

Salmonella's natural hosts

birds, rodents cold blooded animals

Most species produces H2S except

Salmonella Paratyphi A

Salmonella do not grow in Medium with

Potassium Cyanide

Most are Citrate (+) except

S. typhi

Most are LDC (+) except

S. paratyphii

Antigenic structures of Salmonella is based on

Kauffman-White

Virulence factor of Salmonella

Fimbriae

Diseases associated with Salmonella

- Gastroenteritis


- Bactermia or Septicemia without GI symptoms


- Carrier state


- Enteric fever


- Focal infections

Focal infections has 4 conditions

- Osteomyelitis


- Meningitis


- Brain abscess


- Endocarditis

(Previous) Biochemically species

- S. cholerasuis


- S. enteritidis


- S. typhi

Salmonella comprises only two species

- S. enterica


- S. bongori

S. enterica

medically important;


affecting humans

S. bongori

primarily affects reptiles

6 subsp of s. enterica

1. S. enterica subsp. enterica


2. S. enterica subsp. arizonae


3. S. enterica subsp. salamae


4. S. enterica subsp. diarizonae


5. S. enterica subsp. houtenae


6. S. enterica subsp. indica

Bacteremia of Salmonella is often caused by

S. cholerasuis

Vi Antigen is related to what serotype of Salmonella?

Salmonella serotype Typhi and Salmonella serotype Cholerasuis.

Serotypes most commonly associated with bacteremia

- Typhimurium

- Cholerasuis


- Paratyphi

Typhimurium

Food poisoning

Cholerasuis

Non-typhoidal fever

Paratyphi

Paratyphoidal fever

Typhi

Typhoidal fever

Salmonella typhi's common name

Eberth's bacillus

S. typhi inhabits

phagocytosis by inactivating the adenyl cyclase system

(+) to S. typhi has what reaction?

Rose spots on the skin, abdomen and chest

EMB and MAC

colorless colonies

SSA

Colorless with black center colonies

XLD

Pink to red with black center

HEA

Green colonies with black center

BSA

Green with black center

BGA

Pink to white opaque surrounded by brilliant red; except for S. typhi salmonella colonies

Selenite F Broth

Enrichment medium for Salmonella

Major Reservoir of Salmonella

Chicken

Mode of Transmission of Salmonella typhi

Ingestion of uncooked meats and eggs

Laboratory Diagnosis of S. typhi

Culture, Biochem Tests, and Widal's Test

Blood culture

most reliable during the first week of infection / onset of infection

Stool & Urine Culture

for 2nd week of infection

Widal's Test

for 3rd week of infection if nonstop fever and diarrhea

Biochemical test result if S. typhi

K/A no gas little H2s; (mustache sulfide)

Biochemical test result if other Salmonella

K/A with gas and H2S

Titer O

Active infection > = 1:160

Titer H

Post vaccination / Past infection > = 1:160

Drug of choice of S. typhi

Ampicilin

S. paratyphi A

- Paratyphoid fever; if positive / agglutinate

S. paratyphi B

- S. scottmuelleri

S. paratyphi C

- S. hirschfeldii

S. arizonae's old name

Arizona hinshawii

S. arizonae

- Motile


- (+) Blue color


- present in the intestinal content of reptiles


- Cause: gastroenteritis or sepsis


- TSI: A/A with H2S


- LIA: K/K

S. arizonae grow on where?

Sodium malonate

Virulence factor of Shigella

Shiga toxin

NAtural habitat of Shigella

intestinal tract of humans and other primates

Shigella sonnei is transmitted by

- Flies

- Fingers


- Foods


- Feces


- Water

Incubation period of Shigella

1 - 7 days

Incubation period of Salmonella

1 - 4 days; multiply in the liver and spleen

Virulence factors of Shigella

- Shigella toxin


- Endotoxin


- Neurotoxin


- Invasive property


- Antigen

Endotoxin

associated with inflammation

Shiga toxin

associated with diarrhea and dysentery

What species is under Non-mannitol fermenters?

Shigella dysenteriae

Shigella dysenteriae common name

- Dysentery

- Shiga's bacillus

2 types of toxins

-Exotoxin - neurotoxin


- Enterotoxin - cholera toxin

Mannitol fermenters - NLF

- S. flexneri


- S. boydii

Mannitol fermenters - LLF

- S. sonnei

S. flexneri's common name

- Strong's bacillus


- Gay-bowel syndrome

S. boydii's common name

- Boyd's bacillus


- Newcastle Manchester bacillus

S. sonnei's common name

- Sonne Duval bacillus or Sonne's

Laboratory diagnosis for Shigella

-Culture - fresh stool with mucous flecks


- Rectal swab of ulcer; watery diarrhea

All shieglla species can cause

bacilliary dysentery (a painful diarrhea)

Serogroup A for Shigella is

- S. dysenteriae


- poor and underdeveloped countries;


- endotoxin, neurotoxin, enterotoxin, invasiveness

Serogroup B for Shigella is

- S. flexneri


- seen in adults;


- strongs bacillus

Serogroup C for Shigella is

- S. boydii


- underdeveloped countries


- Newcastle Manchester

Serogroup D for Shigella is

- S. sonnei


- Duval's


- most common in US

Edwarsiella tarda

- Motile


- Found in aquatic animals and reptiles (cold and warm blooded)


- Source of Gastrointestinal Infection


- Citrate (-)

Edwardsiella hoshinae

birds, snake, water

Edwardsiella ictaluri

enteric septicemia in fish

Citrobacter is also classified in

Bathesda-Ballerup group

Salmonella is

NLF

Citrobacter is

LLF

C. freundii

- Morphologically similar to E.coli


- Biochemically similar to Salmonella


- Normal git flora


- On plated media, it has strong resemblance to E. coli colonies

C. freundii

causes diarrhea and extraintestinal infections

C. koserii

neonatal meningitis in newborn


- Malonate test (+)

C. braaki

rare human pathogen with community acquired infection


- septicemia with cervical cancer

Citrobacter and Salmonella are differentiated with

LD and Lactose

Key biochemical tests of Citrobacter

ONPG, Utilize Citrate. and Methyl Red (all are positive)

Normal inhabitants of GI

Proteus and Providencia

Only motile among PMP

Proteus

Proteus

- actively motile at 37C


- swarming motility on BAP


- burnt gun powder / chocolate cake/ odor


- Dienes Phenomenon