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What kind of stain would you use for chlamydia?

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Geimsa stain or immunofluorescence

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The cell wall of chlamydia resembles what?

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it resembles the cw of Gram (-) bacteria with relatively high lipid content

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are Beta-lactam antibiotics suitable for treatment of chlamydia?

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NO

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What are the two morphological forms of Chlamydia?

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  • Elementary body is infectious

- Reticulate body is metabolically active

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characteristics of elementary body?

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  • resistant to harsh environments
  • infects mononuclear phagocytes
  • prevents fusion of phagosome with lysosome
  • enter the cell via endocytosis
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Characteristics of reticulate body?

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  • replicated inside vesicles by fission
  • Inclusion bodies
    only intracellular
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What drugs can you use Giemsa stain on?

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Chlamydia, Borrelia, Rickettsiae, Trypanosomes, Plasmodium

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chlamydia can not make its own what?

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they can not make their own ATP. They are obligate intracellular organisms

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Why is the chlamydial cell wall unusual?

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because it lacks muramic acid

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what are the chlamydia trachomatis serotypes?

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  • Types A,B,C
  • Types D-K
  • Types L1, L2, L3
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Types A, B and C cause what?

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ABC = Africa/Blindess/Chronic

  • Chronic infection
  • causes blindness due to follicular conjunctivitis in Africa
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Types D-K cause what?

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  • STDs
  • ectopic pregnancy
  • neonatal pneumonia (staccato cough)
  • neonatal conjunctivitis
  • PID
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Chlamydia trachomatis types L1, L2, L3 cause what?

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Lymphogranuloma venereum

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receptors for elementary bodies are primarily restricted to what?

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non ciliated columnar, cuboidal and transitional epithelial cells found on mucous membrane of urethra, fallopian tubes, etc.

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whats the most commonly reported infectious disease in america?

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Chlamydia

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Chlamydia causes this specific disease which is the leading cause of preventable blindness in children.

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Trachoma

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Untreated chlamydial infections can lead to severe reproductive complications like?

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  • Pelvic inflammatory disease
  • Infertility
  • Ectopic pregnancy
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What species are included in Chlamydia?

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  • Trachomatis
  • Pneumoniae
  • Psittaci
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Chlamydia pneumoniae and psittaci cause what?

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Atypical pneumonia

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Chlamydia is transmitted mainly during?

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Vaginal or anal sex. also possible through oral sex

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Chlamydia initially infects what kind of cells?

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single cell columnar epi layers. (endocervix, urethra in men)

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what are some physical manifestations of chlamydia?

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  • Mucopurulent cervicitis

- cervical ectropian

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If left untreated, infection can spread ascend to where?

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it can ascent the endometrial epithelium to the fallopian tubes

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What are the steps on how Trachoma eventually leads to blindness?

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Begins with follicular conjunctivitis –> Corneal ulceration and scarring with in turned eyelashes –> blindness

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What syndrome is a rare complication of PID which is 5 times more likely to be caused by chlamydia than by N. gonorrhoeae?
Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome
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This specific syndrome is initiated by genital infection with C. Trachomatis?
Reiter's syndrome (reactive arthritis)
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Reiter's syndrome mostly occurs in...?
Young males and HLA-B27 (PAIR)
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What are the common diseases associated with Reiter's syndrome?
- Urethritis - Polyarthritis - Conjunctivitis
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What precipitate Reiter's syndrome?
- nongonococcal venereal disease and infectious diarrhea.
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How does Lymphogranuloma venereum enter (LGV)?
through skin breaks or crosses epithelial cells of mucous membranes
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The primary stage of LGV is marked by the formation of what?
Painless herpetiform ulceration at the site of inoculation
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LGV is highly prevalent where?
Africa, Asia, and South America and mostly in Homosexual Men
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What is the tertiary stage of LGV called which can occur years after initial infection?
Anogenitorectal syndrome
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What is inguinal syndrome?
characterized by painful inguinal lymphadenitis and associated constitutional symptoms.
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LGV organism travels via what to multiply where?
It travels via the lymphatics and multiplies within mononuclear phagocytes in regional LN
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What is the drug of choice for all chlamydia?
Tetracycline derivatives (doxycycline, azithromycin)
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What drug should you use specifically for the treatment of LVG?
Doxyclycline
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Antibiotics for chlamydia are only effective against what?
Reticulate bodies
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what causes pneumonia in newborns (birth - 6 weeks)
Group B streptococcus and E. Coli
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Chlamydia causes pneumonia in what ages?
1. Children (6 weeks - 18 years) | 2. Adults (40-65 years)
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C. pneumoniae causes 10-20% of what among adults?
Community-acquired pneumonia
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Clinical presentation of c. pneumoniae infection?
most infected persons are asymptomatic and have mild respiratory illness
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The criteria for the diagnosis of acute C. pneumoniae infection is what?
Single IgM titer or >1:16 or A fourfold increase in IgG titer
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Treatment for C. Pneumoniae?
Erythormycin, Azithromycin, and Clarithromycin
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How is C. psittaci transmitted?
by inhalation of dust contaminated with respiratory secretions or feces of infected birds especially parrots.
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What kind of disease is C. psittaci?
A Zoonotic disease
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about 45% of all cases of gonorrhea have what co-existing with them?
Chlamydial infections
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