All acid fast = gram+/-?
gram +
Which gram - bug grows in alkaline media?
vibrio cholera
Neisseria
gram - diplococci
Which neisseria ferments maltose?
meningitidis ferments maltose
-M ferments M.
Lactose-fermenting enteric bacteria:
-mnemonic:
Test with MacConKEE’S agar.
-Citrobacter, Klebsiella, E. coli, Enterobacter, and Serratia
β-galactosidase
- e.coli
EMB agar
- E. coli grows purple colonies with a green sheen.
The gram-negative outer membrane layer inhibits entry of:
* Although they may be susceptible to penicillin derivatives like ampicillin or amoxicillin.
N. gonorrhea:
goNOrrhea has NO capsule, NO maltose ferm, NO vaccine.
-it DOES ferment glucose.
N. gonorrhoeae is often intracellular:
-inside which cell?
neutrophils
Why is there no vaccine against gonorrhea?
Due to rapid antigenic variation of pilus proteins.
Neonates given what ointment in their eyes to prevent gonorrhea conjunctivitis?
Erythromycin
Gonorrhea
-Tx:
Tx: ceftriaxone + (azithromycin or doxycycline) for possible chlamydia coinfection.
Fitz Hugh Curtis syndrome
N. Meningitidis
N. Meningitidis
-hows it spread?
respiratory droplets.
N. Meningitidis
-prophylaxis for close contacts:
Rifampin, ciprofloxacin, or ceftriaxone prophylaxis in close contacts.
N. Meningitidis
-Tx:
ceftriaxone or penicillin G
N. meningitidis
-path to meninges?
pharynx -> blood -> choroid plexus -> meninges
N. meningitidis
-main endotoxin?
Haemophilus influenzae
Small gram-negative (coccobacillary) rod.
Haemophilus influenzae
-nontypable strains cause which diseases?
-Mucosal infections otitis media, conjunctivitis, bronchitis.
Haemophilus influenzae
-chocolate agar requires factors V (NAD+) and X (hematin) for growth.
Haemophilus influenzae
HaEMOPhilus
-Epiglottitis (“cherry red” in children), Meningitis, Otitis media, and Pneumonia.
*like s. pneumo except instead of sinusitis, here you get epiglottitis.