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What are two genuses of gram positive cocci?

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1) Staphylococcus (catalase +) 


2) Streptococcus (catalase -)

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Generally describe staph aureus.

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  • 1ary pathogenic species of genus
    
- gram (+) cocci in clusters
    
- Asymptomatic carriers => ~30% of healthy ppl —» potential for carriers to spread to pts
    
- Responsible for wide spectrum of diseases – depending on strain
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What are the categories of the wide range of diseases caused by staph aureus?

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1) Cutaneous infection 

2) Toxin-mediated disease 

3) Pneumonia 

4) Foreign-associated infections 

5) Bacteremia/endocarditis

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Describe cutaneous infections caused by staph aureus

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Characteristic lesion => Localized abscess

  • Bacterium + host wall off infection w/ fibrinous capsule
    
- Capsule prevents infiltration of phagocytes, Abs, antimicrobials 

  • Tx => draining abscess
    
- Often associated w/ presence of foreign body (splinter, suture)
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Which enzyme helps form the fibrinous capsule involved in cutaneous infections caused by staph aureus?

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Coagulase
- An essential virulence factor 
- Deposits fibrin on cell surface –» interferes w/ phagocytosis

Coagulase is used as a diagnostic factor when differentiating between different staphalococci

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Which major cytotoxic agent is released by staph aureus during cutaneous infections?

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Alpha-toxin

-First identified member of pore-forming beta-barrel toxin family

- Knock-out strains => reduces invasiveness and virulence of infection

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What are different types of toxin-mediated diseases caused by staph aureus?

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1) Scalded Skin Syndrome 

2) Toxic shock syndrome
3) Staph food poisoning

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Describe Scalded Skin Syndrome

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  • Local infection, toxin production => systemic effects 

  • Epidermis sloughs off (doesn’t necessary slough where the infection is) 

  • Adult slough —» more localized b/c of ^ presence of Ab 

  • Infant slough —» widespread b/c their immune system hasn’t seen the infection before (no Abs)
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Describe Toxic Shock Syndrome

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  • Most frequent in menstruating women (but 1/3 of cases are males)
    
- Local infection and toxin production
    
- Toxins requires O2, neutral pH, high protein environment (not changing a tampon often => ideal environment for staph aureus) «—IMPORTANT!! KNOW THIS
    
- Symptoms: High fever, shock, vomiting, muscle-pain, renal/hepatic injury
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Describe staphylococcal food poisoning

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  • Caused by contaminated food —» ingestion of superAg toxin 
- Vomiting and diarrhea
    YIPPEEEE!
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What is a superantigen toxin?

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  • Ag class => cause non-specific activation of T cells
    
- Polyclonal T cell activation and massive cytokine release
    
- Produced by pathogenic microbes

Normal Ags induce .001% of T cell response —- SuperAgs induce 25%!!

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  • Prototype of SSNA (aka CNS) —» Staph species, not aureus - Coagulase-negative staph 

  • Normal skin flora, relatively non-pathogenic
    
- Allows slime/biofilm formation => adheres to implanted devices (catheters, shunts)
    
- Very difficult to treat! Usually have to remove device
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Describe streptococcus pyogenes (Group A strep)

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  • Can cause pharyngeal infection (LOCALIZED)
    
- Can cause skin/wound infections (SYSTEMIC) 

  • If untreated => post-strep probs (glomerulonephritis, rheumatic fever)
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Describe streptococcal pharyngitis. What is the primary virulence factor associated w/ local infection?

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  • Spreads via droplet/nasal secretions of infection person
    
- Several % of asymptomatic carriers
    
- Swollen tonsils w/ white, purulent exudate

Virulence factor

- M-protein => inhibits phagocytosis, kills PMNs, enhances adherence to epithelial cells 

- Produced by bacteria

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Describe infective endocarditis

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  • Caused by bacterial infection of heart valves

Three common bacteria:

1) Staph a.

2) Viridans Strept 

3) Coagulase-negative staph

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Describe streptococcus pneumoniae

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  • G(+) cocci in pairs
    
- In normal flora of 40% of healthy pop’n
    
- Pathogenesis related to ability to grow and evade host defenses:

1) Antiphagocytic polysaccharide capsule 

2) Recovery/immunity due to anticapsular Ab development 

3) Multiple antigenic types of capsule

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What are the diseases caused by streptococcus pneumoniae? Classify according to invasiveness

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Non-invasive: - Pneumonia 
- Sinusitis, otitis media, bronchitis

Invasive: 
- Meningitis 
- Bacteremia/septicemia

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Which factors predispose a person to pneumonia?

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1) Young and old 
2) Alcoholism 
3) Respiratory viral infection

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Which types of vaccines exist against pneumonia? Separate according to age.

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Adults: 
- 23-valent vx (you’ll hear pts call it the “pneumonia vaccine”)

- Technically also 13-valent, but Gill doesn’t say this (ACIP recommends in kids/adults)

Kids: 
- 7-valent vx (not recommended by ACIP anymore)

- 13-valent vx (recommended by ACIP)

Gill needs to update his vx info — recommendations have changed

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Describe enterococcus faecalis and E. faecium

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  • Primary causes of enterococcal infections 
- Often nosocomial infections
    
- Common sites: urinary tract, surgical wounds, biliary tract
    
- Important to differentiate from other streptococci b/c of antibiotic tx resistance
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Which genus is classified as gram-positive rods?

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Clostridium!!!

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How are Clostridia classified?

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1) Strict anaerobes 
2) Endospore-formers

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Describe Clostridium difficile

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  • Typically a nosocomial infection
    
- in normal flora of 10% of healthy ppl
    
- Resistant to most common antibiotics
    
- Spores NOT KILLED by alcohol-based hand sanitizers!! (HOLY FRICKIN MOLY!!!)
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How is C. Diff disease acquired?

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  • In hospitals 

  • Associated w/ or follows antibiotic use (Clindamycin, etc.) b/c normal GI flora is suppressed => C. Diff grows!!
    
- Can also be transmitted from an infected person to another person
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Go read the C. Diff case history!!
It will help you understand the progression of C. Diff | SERIOUSLY!! GO READ IT! NOW
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Describe C. Tetani
- Comes from soil/animals (think spore transmission) 
- Local infection and toxin production 
- Retrograde transport of toxin to CNS 
 - Toxin blocks interneurons in CNS (Spastic paralysis!!! LOCK-JAW!) Also, maternal and neonatal tetanus (b/c of unhygienic deliveries and umbilical cord care)
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Describe C. Botulinum
- Comes from soil/animals (spore transmission) 
- The preformed toxin in food circulated in body --->> blocks Ach transmission at neuromuscular junctions => FLACID PARALYSIS 
- Common in home-canned foods
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Describe C. perfringens
- In wound infections (cellutis, fasciitis, myonecrosis) => bacteria produces alpha-toxin, and other damaging enzymes/toxins 
- Alpha-toxin kills phagocytes and muscle tissue - In food poisoning: produce enterotoxin in vitro ==> disrupts tight junctions between endothelial cells in ilium (dysregulation of fluid transport)
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What are two types of gram-negative rods?
1) E. coli 
2) Pseudomonas aeruginosa
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Describe E. Coli
- Many different strains 
- Normal in large intestine flora Causes GI disease: 
- many strains vary in severity 
- typically from contaminated food/water 
- Antibiotics can/cannot be used (depends on strain) 
- Traveler's diarrhea (toxin disrupts electrolyte balance in gut, managed by fluid replacement
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Describe E. Coli in UTIs
- Endogenous fro GI tract 
- Access UT via uretha -->> bladder --->> kidney 
- Certain strains can adhere to cells, interact w/ bladder epithelial cells, or are hemolytic
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Describe E. Coli in abdominal infections
- Release/escape of contents of colon to peritoneal cavity/adjacent tissues 
 - B/c of surgery, wounds, colon cancer 
- Often associated w/ anaerobic bacteria
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Describe Pseudomonas Aeruginosa
- A very common environmental bacterium --- most ppl are highly resistant to it 
 - Infections caused by traumatic injuries, surgical wounds, burns (especially BURNS) 
- Also associated w/ chronic lung infection in pts w/ CF
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Describe Pseudomonas Aeruginosa in cystic fibrosis
- Nearly all CF pts 15-20 yo are infected 
 - Facilitated by resistance to anti-staph drugs (makes it difficult to treat) 
- Lung damage b/c of bacterial toxins 
- PA is protected from phagocytes Frequently the COD in pts w/ CF
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What is a type of gram-negative (diplo)cocci?
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
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Describe Neisseria gonorrhoeae
- Causes gonorrhea and conjunctivitis (leading to blindness) of infants born to gonorrhea (+) moms 
 - PILI: key to infectivity 
- Pili interfere w/ killing of bacteria by PMNs --- Ab develops to pili prevents infection 
- Prolong infection => scarring/fibrosis (urethra (men/women), cervix => infertility in women)
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Describes anaerobes
- Found in normal flora but killed by O2 
- Found in colon, mouth (e.g. gums, tongue), female genital tract, skin 
- Usually cause disease as a mixed infection (lung/colon abscesses) Treatment: 
More effective - metronidazole 
Less effective – aminoglycosides
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Describe Bacteroides fragilis
- Common in colon flora, aerotolerant 
- Cultured from anaerobic abscess below diaphragm 
 - Considered to be a prototypical endogenous anaerobic pathogen
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What are the virulence factors associated w/ bacteroides fragilis?
1) Tissue-destructive enzymes 
2) Capsule 
3) Superoxide dismutase
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What is a type of intracellular bacteria?
Chlamydia trachomatis
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What is a type of bacteria w/o cell walls?
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
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Which diseases are caused by chlamydia trachomatis?
1) Trachoma 
2) Genital infections 
3) Neonatal infections
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Describe trachoma that is caused by chlamydia trachomatis
- Chronic infection of conjunctiva 
- Causes scarring and blindness 
 - Endemic in parts of Asia/Africa
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Describe the genital infections caused by chlamydia trachomatis
- Common STI 
- Non-gonococcal urethritis (men) and urethritis, cervicitis, and PID (women) LEADS TO neonatal infections in mom is infected 
 - Neonatal conjunctivitis, pneumonia 
- Screening and treatment in pregnant women decreases incidence
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Describe mycoplasma pneumoniae
- Produces common form of pneumonia (10%): atypical pneumonia --- found in younger ppl (5-20yo) 
- Adheres to respiratory epithelial cells 
- Bacterial growth is extracellular 
 - Bacteria produce H2O2 and superoxide radical => UH OH! serious damage
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Describe mycoplasma pneumonia as it presents in pts
- Generally mild 
- AKA: walking pneumonia 
- Spread by respiratory secretions 
 - Fever, headache, malaise, non-productive cough, check/body aches, fatigue 
- Recovery slow --- over 1-4 weeks
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Describe mycoplasma pneumonia on a cellular level
- Culture difficult to grow => slow 
- Causes inflammation/thickening of interstitium (tissue around air sacs of lungs) 
- Lab diagnosis via serological tests 
 - Gram stain used primarily to RULE-OUT other bacteria Treatment: b/c bacteria lack cell wall/shape => cell wall-active antibiotics not effective
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