Gram Negative Cocci

Gram negative

Aerobic

Extracellular

Diplococci

Capsulated

Growth on chocolate agar

Characteristics of Moraxella cararrhalis

Lipopolysaccharides

Exotoxins associated with Moraxella cararrhalis

Otitis media

Sinusitis

Laryngitis

Tracheitis

Bacteremia in those who are immunocompromised

Clinical manifestations of Moraxella cararrhalis

URT

Vagina

Horizontal via respiratory droplets

Source/Transmission of Moraxella cararrhalis

Endotoxins

Capsule

Pili

Virulence factors of Moraxella cararrhalis

Amoxicillin

Treatment of Moraxella cararrhalis

Catalase: Positive

Oxidase: Positive

DNase agar: Positive

Sugar utilization: Sucrose

Lab test results for Moraxella cararrhalis

Catalase

Oxidase

DNase agar

Sugar utilization

Gram negative

Aerobic

Intracellular

Diplococci

Growth on chocolate agar

Capsulated

Characteristics of Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Lipooligosaccharide

Exotoxins associated with Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Urethritis

Endocervical infection

Salpingitis, cervicitis, endometritis, PID

Fitz-hugh-Curtis syndrome

Conjunctivitis in neonates

Monoarticular arthritis

Adult conjunctivitis

Clinical manifestations of Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Humans only reservoir

Horizontal transmission via sex

Vertical transmission via birth

Deficiency of complement C5-C8

Source/Transmission of Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Endotoxin

Capsule

Pili

IgA protease

Surface proteins

ß-lactamase activity

Iron-binding protein

Virulence factors for Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Cefrtiaxone

Cefoxotin

Spectinomycin

Condoms and sex ed

Treatment of Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Catalase: Positive

Oxidase: Positive

Sugar utilization: Glucose only

Lab test results associated with Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Catalase

Oxidase

Sugar utilization

Gram negative

Aerobic

Extracellular

Doplococci

Growth on chocolate agar

Capsule

Characteristics of neisseria meningitidis

Lipooligosaccharide

Endotoxins for neisseria meningitidis

Epidemic meningitis

Meningococcemia

Waterhouse-friderichsen syndrome

Clinical manifestation of neisseria meningitidis

Penicillin G

Chloramphenicol

Rifampin prophylaxis

Treatment of neisseria meningitidis

Endotoxin

Capsule

Pili

IgA protease

Surface proteins

Iron-scavenging proteins

Virulence factors of neisseria meningitidis

Catalase: Positive

Oxidase: Positive

Sugar utilization: Glucose and Maltose

Latex agglutination: CSF to test

Lab test results of neisseria meningitidis

Catalase:

Oxidase:

Sugar utilization:

Latex agglutination:

neisseria gonorrhoeae

What bacterial infection is associated with the phrase, "can't see, can't pee, and can't climb a tree"?

Adrenal glands are destroyed

What happens in waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome

Lipid A shock

What causes the non-blanching rash in neiserria meningiditis

A

What type of neisseria meningitidis is responsible for < 1970 epidemics

B

What type of neisseria meningitidis is responsible for current epidemics

C

What type of neisseria meningitidis is responsible for meningitis

W

What type of neisseria meningitidis is responsible for pneumonia

Y

What type of meningitis is responsible for meningitis and pneumonia

Porins

What causes a neisseria meningitidis bacterium to look opaque

Lactoferrin

Transferin

Hemoglobin-binding proteins

Mechanisms in neisseria meningitidis that acquire Fe

Bind to additional antibodies

What is the function of blebbing in neisseria meningitidis

neisseria meningitidis

What does the presence of a petechial rash cue you to think of

Headache

Positive meningeal signs (Kernigs and Brudzinski signs)

Stiff neck

Petechial rash

Fever

Clinical symptoms of meningitis from neisseria meningitidis infection

Increase PMNs

Decrease glucose

Increase protein

Cloudy sample

What is the characteristic of CSF in neisseria meningitidis infections

Kernig's sign

What test involves flexing the thigh at the hip and straightening the leg at the knee

Brudzinski sign

What test involves bending the neck down the the body and is positive if the knees bend

neisseria meningitidis

What bacterial species grows on Thayer-Martin media

B

What subgroup of neisseria meningitidis has a vaccination

Alaska

Which state has the highest rate of neisseria gonorrheae

Helps bacterium to stick to surfaces

Function of pilus

Fitz-High Curtis

What condition is described as "violin strings"

Neisseria moraxella

What neisseria species is specifically associated with otitis media, URI, and genital tract infections

Neisseria kingella

What neisseria species is specifically associated with URI, nasopharynx, and endocarditis

Neisseria acinetobacter

What neisseria species is specifically associated with URT and UG

Acinetobacter bromanii

What neisseria species is specifically associated with antibiotic resistance