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| bacillus: aerobic/anaerobic |
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| bacillus: spore forming/non-spore forming |
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| clostridium: aerobic/anaerobic |
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| clostridium: spore forming/non-spore forming |
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| listeria: aerobic/anaerobic |
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| listera: spore forming/non-spore forming |
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| corynebacterium: aerobic/anaerobic |
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| corynebacterium: spore forming/non-spore forming |
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| Wounds contaminated with soil have a high probability of... |
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| anaerobic spore forming bacteria |
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Clostridium tetani
gram pos bacilli with endospore at one end |
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| What causes the CNS symptoms of tetanus? |
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| spores of Clostridium tetani |
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| transmission of Clostridium tetani |
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| traumatic implantation at puncture wounds, burn wounds, deliveries, non-sterile surgery |
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| toxin in tetanus that blocks exocytosis of inhibitory neurotransmitters, leading to painful muscle contractions |
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| vaccine for tetanus prevention |
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| What bacteria is normal flora of the colon but causes disease when it leaves the colon and has access to other tissue? |
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| bacteria responsible for gas gangrene |
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| transmission of Clostridium perfringens |
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implanted: wound infections
food poisoning: reheated meat dishes |
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| main mechanism of gas production in gas gangrene |
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| fermentation of glucose (anaerobic metabolism) |
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| What bacteria can cause cellulitis with pain and massive tissue/muscle destruction with gas? |
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| most deadly type of gangrenous infection |
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gas gangrene
Clostridium perfringens |
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| common symptoms of gangrenous infections |
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weeping wounds
brown pus
foul or sweet smell
visible rotting flesh |
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| treatment of gas gangrene |
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| What does inflammation of the meninges and ventricles produce? |
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-polymorphonuclear response
-increase in CSF protein content
-utilization of glucose in CSF |
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| What bacteria has "tumbling motility" morphology? |
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| What does listeria grow in? |
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| toxin associated with listeria infection |
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-ingestion of raw milk/cheese of infected cows, deli meats
-vaginally during delivery to neonate |
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| infections caused by listeria |
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gastroenteritis
septicemia
neonatal meningitis (from mother) |
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| listeria infection responsible for neonatal meningitis |
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serious infection cause by eating food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes
primarily affects persons of advanced age, pregnant women, newborns, and adults with weakened immune systems |
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| pasteurization and cooking |
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| What aerobic gram pos bacillus has oval spores located centrally? |
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| transmission of Bacillus anthracis |
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Definition
inhaled: pneumonia
implanted: cutaneous lesions |
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Term
| virulence factors of Bacillus anthracis |
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Definition
protective antigen
edema factor
lethal factor
anti-phagocytic capsule |
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Term
What bacteria causes the following:
-hemorrhagic necrosis of lymph nodes
-bacteriemia
-mediastinal edema
-cutaneous black eschar (necrosis and edema) |
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| What bacillus causes food poisoning? |
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| bacteria associated with descending paralysis |
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botulinum anti-toxin
effective against toxins A, B, and E
binds only to free circulating toxin and has no effect on nerves already damaged |
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| transmission of Clostridium botulinum |
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contaminated foods
infants: honey, dust |
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| botulinum toxin mechanism |
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Definition
| blocks release of acetylcholine at the myoneuronal junction |
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| Clostridium botulinum incubation period |
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double vision (diplopia)
dry mouth
dysphagia
paralysis |
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| upper respiratory tract illness characterized by sore throat, low-grade fever, and an adherent membrane of the tonsils, pharynx, and/or nose |
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| small gram pos rods with club-shaped swelled ends but no spores |
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| Corynebacterium diphtheriae |
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| What patients should respiratory diphtheria be suspected in? |
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| those with membranous nasopharyngitis or obstructive laryngotracheitis who returned recently from areas where the disease is endemic or who were in close contact with persons who returned recently from such areas |
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| Corynebacterium diphtheriae only produces diphtheria toxin when... |
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| lysogenized by beta phage |
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| C. diphtheriae strains that lock the _____ do not produce diphtheria toxin and do not cause the disease. |
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With diphtheria toxins:
-oropharyngeal mucosa will show __________
-heart may show ___________
-nerve cells may have __________ |
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pseudomembranes
myocarditis
laryngeal nerve palsy |
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| aerobic spore former found in rice and vegetables that causes food poisoning |
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