Microbiology TEST 1

Microbiology 4th Semester

Microbiology 4th Semester


E. B.
This flashcard set delves into university-level microbiology, focusing on infections, bacteria like streptococcus and staphylococcus, and their role in diseases. It covers virulence factors, cell structures, and clinical presentations, benefiting medical students and professionals seeking to understand bacterial infections and their impact on health.
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377
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11
Sprache
Englisch
Kategorie
Biologie
Stufe
Universität
Erstellt / Aktualisiert
23.11.2016 / 03.01.2026

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Which organ systems can be involved in tuberculosis after reactivating TB (secondary tuberculosis) ? 

  • pulmonary tuberculosis : infection grow,caseate,liquify,cavitate 
  • pleural and pericardial infection 
  • lymph node infection - most common extrapulmonary manifestation 
  • kidney - sterile pyuria 
  • skeletal - lumbar and thoracic vertebral disc destoryed 
  • joints 
  • CNS - meningitis 
  • miliary tuberculosis 

Tuberculosis " RULES OF FIVE" 

  • droplet nuclei 5 micrometers & contain 5 MBT bacilli 
  • Patients infected with MBT have 5% risk of reactivation in first 2 years, and then 5% lifetime risk 
  • PAtients with HIV have 5 + 5% chance of reactivation every year! 

BCG vaccination for tuberculosis contains 

  • viable, attenuated (abgeschwächt) M.bovis 
  • does not protect from tuberculosis it only stops DISSEMINATION of infection ( prevents haematogenous spread/miliary TB) 

MOTT (mycobacteria other than tuberculosis)  or NTM ( nontuberculosis mycobacteria) are atypical why ? 

- because lack transmission from patient-to-Patient 

MOTT are transmitted 

1. air-born route - inhalation 

2. or skin break / wound introduction of bacteria 

MOTT are resistant to drug for tuberculosis but can be treated with 

antibiotics

MOTT are saprophytically in ______ or ______?

soil or water

Mycobacterium Leprae grows 

  • intracellulary in skin histiocytes, endothelial cells and nerve cells 

Mycobacterium leprae transmitted 

directly and air-borne route

Mycobacterium leprae two form of disease: 

 

  • lepro-ma-tous leprosy 
  • tuber-cu-loid leprosy 

mycobacterium leprae what marks lepromatous leprosy 

  • skin lesions cover the body with thickening and lumps 
  • face looks lionlike "leonine facies"
  • nose = "saddlenose deformity"
  • mostly effects skin,eyes, nerves and testes

Mycobacterium leprae causes lepromatous leprosy 

  • low cell-mediated immunity 
  • large number of bacteria in histiocytes 
  • lepromin-skin test -negative

Mycobacterium leprae causes tuberculoid leprosy name the characteristics 

 

  • localized superficial, unilateral skin and nerve involvement 
  • area with rash hairless + diminished sensation + enlarged nerves 

Mycobacterium leprae causes tuberculoid leprosy

  • high cell-mediated immunity 
  • few bacteria in histiocytes
  • Lepromin-skin-test-positive 

Actinomyces is endogenous or exogenous ? 

endogenous - part of natural flora of GI, mouth( mucosal surfaces), female genital tract 

Actinomyces israelii are:

Actinomyces israelii clinical presentation 

Actinomyces israelii transmittion 

endogenous infection

Actinomyces israelii causes unique granules name them and what are they made of? 

sulfur granules

- consisting of bacterial colony

Nocardia asteroides virulence factor 

  • mycolic acid 
  • cord factor - multiply in macrophage and prevent phagosome-lysosome fusion 

Nocardia asteroides reservoir

ubiquitous in soil rich in organic matter

Nocardia asteroides transmission 

  • air-born route - inhalation 
  • direct introduction into tissue 

Nocardia asteroides is 

Nocardia asteroides clinical presentation ? 

  • pulmonary / bronchopulmonary nocardiosis (pneumonia, lun abscesses ) 
  • cutaneous nocardiosis (mycetoma - madura foot, chronic ulcerations, cellulitis) 

Different name for mycobacterium leprae

hansen disease

Nocardia asteroides can cause secondary infection why ? 

 secondary infection : - brain abcesses / meningitis 

due to dissemination following pulmonary nocardiosis 

Listeria monocytogenes is 

Infection with Listeria monocytogenes is by 

  • food-poisoning - ingesting contaminated food (milk, cheese, processed meats, raw vegetables) 
  • transplacentral spread from mother to neonate 

Listera monocytogenes virulence factors 

  • internalins - protein that promotes own uptake from macrophage or enterocytes 
  • Listeriolysin O - pore-forming 
  • Phospholipase C - pore-forming
  • facultative intracellular organism - prevent phagosome lysosome fusion 

Listeriolysin O the virulence factor of listeria monocytogenes does what? 

  • pore-forming 
  • escapes phagolysosome of macrophages and avoid intracellular killing
  • thus facultative intracellular organism 

Listeria monocytogenes usually have a risk groups whose cellular immunity has defects name the groups 

Which bacteria cause meningitis in neonates?

Transmission of listeria monocytogenes can be in three ways name them 

  • food-born route : contaminated cheese,milk, vegetables, meat) 
  • in utero/transplacentral infection of fetus from bacteremic mother 
  • vaginally - during birth 

Most common clinical diseases caused by listeria monocytogenes are? 

Listeria monocytogenes can grow in 

Is listeria monocytogenes ß-hemolytic ?

yes, it is weakly ß-hemolytic

Listeria monocytogenes is motile and moves in a specific mannor explain: 

end-over-end tumbling motion

What Virulence factor provides adhesion for listeria monocytogenes on the host cell surface ? 

internalins

Listeria monocytogenes can cause disseminated disease is that true ? 

yes , can spread to liver and spleen

Neonatal disease caused by Listeria monocytogenes can be divided into 2 forms name them

  • early-onset listeriosis - in utero 
  • late-onset listeriosis- during birth or shortly after

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