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genera of PASTEURELLACEAE |
Haemophilus, Actinobacillus, Pasteurella, and Aggregatibacter |
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Gram (-), pleomorphic, coccoid to rod-shaped cells |
PASTEURELLACEAE |
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Reside in human oral mucosa; causes endocarditis |
HACEK |
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HACEK group |
- Haemophilus - Aggregatibacter - Cardiobacterium - Eikenella - Kingella |
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HAEMOPHILUS SPP. Derived from Greek word meaning, |
“blood-lover” |
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requirement for HAEMOPHILUS SPP. |
X and V factor |
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X factor is for |
unknown |
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V factor is for |
vitamin |
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X factor |
hemanin or hematin hemoglobin |
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V factor |
nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide NADI |
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in Bap V factor dependent |
haemophilus spp. growth - |
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In BAP of haemophilus RBC are stoll intact and contains what |
NADase |
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Phenomenon without helps in the recognition of Haemophilus spp. that require V factor |
Satellitism |
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organism that occurs sateliitism and produce V factor |
Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumoniae, or Neisseria spp. |
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source of V factor |
organism |
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source of X factor |
BAP |
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Haemophilus influenzae other name |
(Pfieffer’s bacillus) |
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haemophilus influenzae virulence factor |
1. capsule 2. immunoglobulin A. proteases 3. adherence mechanism |
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Only genus that produces IgA protease |
H. influenzae |
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H. aegyptius commonly referred as |
pink eye or sore eyes |
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Haemophilus aegyptius other name |
Koch-Weeks bacillus |
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haemophilus that is Acute conjunctivitis |
Haemophilus aegyptius |
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Haemophilus that is Conjunctivitis in pediatric patients |
Haemophilus influenzae biogroup aegyptius |
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Haemophilus influenzae biogroup aegyptius Cause systemic disease known as |
Brazillian purpuric fever (BPF) |
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Strict human pathogen and smallest pathogenic bacteria |
Haemophilus ducreyi • |
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causative agent of chacroid |
Haemophilus ducreyi ( GUD) |
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chancroid commonly referred to as |
soft chancre |
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Endocarditis • Mitral valve as primary site of infection |
Haemophilus parainfluenzae |
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Lower RT |
bronchial washing |
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DIRECT MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION • Haemophilus influenzae |
intracellular and extracellular gram-negative coccobacilli |
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CULTURE • Haemophilus influenzae |
10% CO2 at 18-24 hrs of incubation - With 300 ml/L bacitracin |
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culture of Haemophilus ducreyi and Haemophilus aegyptius |
CAP with 1% IsoVitaleX or Vitox [source of X and V factor] |
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Haemophilus ducreyi (grows best at |
33°C |
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MACROSCOPIC EXAMINATION • Haemophilus influenzae |
CAP: translucent, tannish, moist colonies with a distinct “mousy” or bleach-like odor - Do not grow on MAC |
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MACROSCOPIC EXAMINATION Haemophilus parainfluenzae |
CAP: tannish and drier with a medium to large size compared with Haemophilus influenzae |
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MACROSCOPIC EXAMINATION of Haemophilus haemolyticus & Haemophilis parahaemolyticus |
BAP: -hemolytic |
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MACROSCOPIC EXAMINATION Haemophilus ducreyi |
CAP: small, flat, smooth, nonmucoid, transparent to opaque colonies - Colonies can be pushed intact using a loop and difficult to pick up - Produce a “clumpy |
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Pale staining gram-negative coccobacilli arranged singly or in groups |
Haemophilus ducreyi |
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Haemophilus ducreyi commonly reffered to |
“school of fish” or “railroad tacks” or “fingerprints” |
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Alternative method for differentiating the heme- producing species of Haemophilus |
PORPHYRIN TEST |
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Based on the ability of the organism to convert the substrate -aminolevulinic acid (ALA) into porphyrins or porphobilinogen |
PORPHYRIN TEST |
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reagent of PORPHYRIN TEST |
p-dimethylaminobenzaldehyde (Kovacs’ reagent) |
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PORPHYRIN TEST result |
• Result: - Red color in lower aqueous phase (presence of phosphobilinogen) - Reddish orange fluorescence in UVL detection at 360 nm (presence of pophyrins) - Positive (+): organisms that do not require X factor |
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HACEK GROUP |
• Haemophilus spp. • Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans (Actinobacillus actinomycertemcomitans) • Cardiobacterium hominis [capnophilic] • Eikenella corrodens • Kingella spp. - ACEK [dysgonic – slow growers] |
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Aggregatibacter aphrophilus • Greek aphros and philia: |
foam loving or desiring high concentration of CO2 |
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Dental plaque and gingival scrapings |
Aggregatibacter aphrophilus |
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Aggregatibacter aphrophilus previously known as |
Haemophilus aphrophilus and Haemophilus paraphrophilus |
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Aggregatibacter aphrophilus utilize what |
glucose, maltose, sucrose, and lactose |
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in the center of the colonies after 48 hours of incubation when cultured in BAP |
Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans |
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Mediterranean fever |
B. melitensis |
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Bang’s bacillus |
B. abortus |
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general flu-like symptoms |
Catarrhal Phase: |
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repetitive coughing episodes followed by the characteristic “whoop” at the end of the coughing spel |
Paroxysmal Phase: |
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recovery period |
Convalescent phase |
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Agent of shipping fever in cattles |
Pasteurella spp. |
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Capsule, non-motile, bipolar stain “safety pin” |
Pasteurella multocida |
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“clenched fist wounds” or after the skin has been broken by human teeth |
Eikenella corrodens |
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legionnaires’ disease and Pontiac fever |
Legionella pneumophila |
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Pittsburgh pneumonia |
Legionella micdadei: |
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Wiga’s agent of pneumonia |
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