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Micro Unit 3
Bacteria/viruses
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11/11/2011

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Term
bacillus anthracis
Definition

d: gram + rod in chains, PCR, Elisa

v: d-glu antiphag capsule, toxin-edema factor (adenylate cyclase) and lethal factor->MAPK, B subunit- protective antigen

r: spores on animal products,

c: inhaled->lymph nodes->not transmissable, mediastinal widening

cut-> malignant pustule

t:penicillin, cipro, then doxy

p: vaccine, incinerate dead animals

Term
clostridium perfringens
Definition

LARGE gram+ rod, spore forming, obligate an

c: gas gangrene, food poisoning

r: soil, colon, vagina,

v: a-plc, intravasc hemo, b-necrotizing, neuramidase-> capilary clotting, enterotoxin

t: debridement, penicillin

 

 

Term
clostridium difficile
Definition

r: normal flora, hospital

v: a-enterotoxin->fluid loss, b-cytotoxin->destruction of colon mucosa, nap-1 strain->hypersecretion

d: cytotoxin from stool in cell culture, elisa for toxin

t:metronidazole, vanco, fidaxomicin-stays in gut, lower relapse in non-epi strains

 

Term
clostridium botulinum
Definition

toxin: seven serovars, binds to gangliosides in presynaptic terminal, most lethal toxin, death from respiratory paralysis

t: horse antitoxin

Term
clostridium tetanus
Definition

c:1-4 week incubation

toxin: suppresses inhibitory neurons

t: human Ig, penicillin

 

Term
bacteroides and prevotella
Definition

gram- rods

bact: polysaccharide capsule is virulence factor, endotoxin: no lipid A,

isolated on plates with kana and vanco,

bacteroides: below diaphragm, penicillin resistance->clindamycin or metronidazole

prevotella: above

Term
actinomyces
Definition

gram+ anaerobe, normal flora of mucous membrane, iud infection

 

lumpy jaw

 

 

Term
mobiluncus
Definition
anaerobic, curved gram+ vaginosis
Term
legionella pneumophila
Definition

hard to culture, gram - need silver stain, free-living is motile, intracell is not

r: intracell pathogen of freshwater protozoa, biofilm

c: pneumonia, acute renal failure, pancreatitis

pontiac fever resolves spont

d: urine antigen, sputum culture,

t:fluoroquin(covers strep pneumo and mycoplasma), doxycycline, azithro

Term
treponema pallidum
Definition

d: very small, dark field micro,

c: grows in endoth, reagin antibodies, incomplete immunity, tertiary-gummas(liver, bone, testes), aorta aneurysm, neuro-meningitis, tabes dorsalis, gen paresis, congenital-colorfol names bone and teeth, HIV synergy, patchy alopecia, Argyll-Robertson pupil-no rxn to light but HAS constriction w/accomodation

d:VDRL, RPR

t: benzathine pen G, jarisch herxenheimer rxn

yaw- tropical places, pinta- central/south america

Term
leptospira interrogans
Definition

corkscrew motion, CAN live outside host

r: pet/livestock urine-worlds most common zoon, cont water

v: toxins

c:"bilious typhoid", acute-vasculitis, sepsis, delayed/immune-liver, kidn, CNS, lungs, eye-conjunctival effusion, uveitis

d: culture urine, cdc

t: pen g, doxy

Term
borellia burgdorferi
Definition

motile, giemsa/silver

c:lyme disease, hla susceptibility, neuro sequela, 1)erythema migrans, 2)neuro, joints, earlobe, 3)NEURO,

d: ELISA, IF, sero

t:amox, doxy, 10-30 d

b. recurentis- relapsing fever: lice, africa, homeless

tick borne relapsing-various, endemic several regions

il10 response initially, varies surface antigen, fever with a well week in betw, possible CNS, bacteria on blood smear during fever, tetra, doxy, erythro

Term
mycobacterium tuburculosis
Definition

mycolic acids-acidfastness,

v: structures: phosphatides-caseasous necrosis, cord-virulence, serpentine appearance,  phticerol-lungs

c:intra/extra, guinea pigs, slow growing, no plasmids, prolif within macrophages, ln, kidn, gi, bones, mening

cd4 tcells activate macrophages, cd8 suppressor lyse macro->caseating granulomas, scrofula-cervical lymph node, atypical mycobacterium in kids-foreign body to mouth, genitourinary is common,

cns-test with mri, decreased glucose, elev protein, increased cells

d: ppd, quanterferon-specific for disease, --immunosup

t: long, 4 drugs- isonazid, DOT

Term
mycobacterium leprae
Definition

30C, armadillos, low susceptibility, LONG incubation, slowest growing pathogen

 

tuburculoid form: ppd+, <5 skin lesions, immunogenic damage, nerve signs, hypopig macules

lepro: inad CMI response, ppd-, bilaterally symmetric, eye, nasal cart

d: skin smear, mol probe

t:dapsone+rifampin+clofazimine (if lepro)

Term
chlamydia trachomatis
Definition

bliniding- eyelids turn inwards, lymphogranuloma venerum- buboes

t: doxy, azithro

 

pneumoniae-resp secretions, psitacci-birds: high fever, cutaneous, trachomatic-mom to baby

Term
yersinia pestis
Definition
plague, tetracyc or strepto, short acting vaccine
Term
francisella tularensis
Definition

tularemia, hunters or from pets, not cultured-danger, serology

tetracycline, streptomycin

Term
brucellosis
Definition
undulent fever, variety of localizations, from pets, raw milk, localize in reticuloendothelial system, intracellular, tetrycycline and aminoglycoside
Term
listeria monocytogenes
Definition

raw milk, rabbits, premies and elderly, ampicillin and aminoglycoside

 

pasteurella multocida-cat bite, ampicillin

erysipelothrix- fin puncture, ceph or macrolide

streptobacillus- rat bite, pen

Term
acyclovir, famciclovir, valacyclovir
Definition

hsv vzv

a:phosph by virus thymidylate kinase-acyclTP inhibits vDNAPol-->low toxicity, focsarnet-used in resistance

val:same as a but with better bioav

t: nephro, neutropen, CNS--all reversible

 

fam: nucleoside analog, prodrug->penciclovir, same resistance

 

topical: penciclovir, docosonal, trifluridine-ophth

Term
ganciclovir
Definition

CMV: nucleoside- also into host DNA

r: UL97 gene, or CMV dnapol

alts:focsarnet or cidofovir

Term
foscarnet
Definition

pyrophosphate analog

all known HHV

poor bioav

used in acyclovir/gancyclovir resistance

t: n/v, renal, ions, chromosomal damage, seizures

Term
cidofovir
Definition

nucleoside analog-> comp inh of DNA pol

resistant HSV and CMV, and others

must give with probenacid to min renal tox

long t1/2

cidofovir resistant strains are sens to foscarnet

Term
oseltamavir
Definition

fluA/B, oral neuraminidase inh-prodrug

need to start w/in 48 hrs

prophylaxis

t: n/v, headache

1-4% resistance

Term
zanamivir
Definition

inhaled neuraminidase inh

flua/b, >7yrs old, <48h start

prophylaxis

effective in amantidine/oseltamir resistance

Term
amantidine, rimantidine
Definition

fluA- limited by resistnace

inh m2 ion channel

Term
tenofovir
Definition

hbv: guanosine analog, 30x more potent than lamivudine-used in resistance to lam and adefovir

some resistance in rebound

well tolerated

Term
telbivudine
Definition
thymidine analog, chronic HBV
Term
adepovir dipivoxil
Definition

phosphonate nucleide analog

hbv- including lamivudine resistant

Term
lamivudine
Definition

antiretroviral nucleoside analog

HIV, chronic HBV

prev vert transmiss

Term
ifn a
Definition

2b and pegylated 2a for HBV-->replaced by oral antivirals

HCV:alfacon-1, 2b, pegylated 2a, 2b

ifn + ribavirin is tx of choice

 

t:flu like---limiting

Term
ribavarin
Definition

nucleoside-inh mRNA elongation

oral, IV, inh

HCV in combo with ifn

t: hemoly, terato

Term
DRACO
Definition

dsRNA Activated Capsid Oligomizer

chimeric protein--->causes apoptosis

Term
myxovirus
Definition

enveloped

ortho: flus, nuclear repl, -seg RNA

para: paramyxo-mumps, paraflu, morbillivirus-measles, canine distem, pneumo-RSV, henipa-hendra and nipah. -nonseg RNA

Term
influenza
Definition

bc-only humans

drift-mutation

repl in ciliated URT

abc-NP and M proteins

 

Term
paramyxoviridae
Definition

HN: only H in measles, RSV-G (neither active)

f: fusion, 2 disuplhide links

M: matrix

L and P: polymerase

cytoplasm- vs nuclear for flu

paraflu-infants: croup

RSV-kids: croup

possible re-infection

Term
measles
Definition

2-3 day primary, 5-7 secondary- spread to tissue

10-12- cough, fever, throat, conjunctiva

then red maculopapular, koplik spots- no role in transm

at end: lymphoid and skin

more severe in VitA def

Term
mumps
Definition

humans only reservoir (measles too)

repl of virus in URT

parotid swelling- 16-18d

adults: orchitis->sterility, mening, myocard, nephr,

vaccine: live attenuated

Term
adenovirus
Definition

dsDNA, icosahedral, non-enveloped

rodent tumors

ophth, gi, resp: asymp

Term
rhinovirus
Definition

picornovirus: small+RNA, naked capsid

self limiting urt- best at 33˚

acid labile: unique among picorn

 

Term
SARS
Definition

coronavirus-+ssRNA

10-20% diarrhea

Term
URT vs LRT
Definition

URT specific: corona, rhino, HSV, EBV

Both: flu, paraflu, RSV, adeno

Term
HIV
Definition

retrovirus: 2 +RNA (diploid)

only virus that uses c-transcription to make genome

only virus req cell RNA (tRNA) for repl

only +RNA that is not mRNA

provirus- integrated into host genome

simple: gag, pol, env

lentivirus- slow

trimeric envelope protein: gp120 (knob) gp41 (stalk)

envelope: from host, then matrix, bullet capsule, RNA and reversetranscriptase inside and integrase

Term
ssDNA, dsRNA
Definition

ssDNA- parvovirus

dsRNA- rotavirus

 

poxvirus- dsDNA but doesn't use nucleus

 

parvovirus, papovirus: recognized by host DNA pol

 

Term
ifn 1
Definition

act via secretion and binding to ifn receptor

inhibit protein synth via eif2 phosph

activate RNA endonuclease degrade all mRNA

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