Microbiology TEST 2

Lectures 5 - 7

Lectures 5 - 7


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Chlamydias Developmental Cycle begins with ELEMENTARY BODIES name characteristics: 

 

  • EB are metabolically inactive, non-replicating INFECTIOUS forms 
  • Rigid Outer membrane - resistant to harsh enviromental cond. OUTSIDE HOST 
  • EB bind on receptors of columnar epithelial cells
  • EB INHIBIT PHAGOSOME-LYSOSOME fusion - then 2nd form follows

Chlamydias Developmental Cycle continuous with RETICULATE BODIES name characteristics: 

  • RB/IB = metabolically active, REPLICATING , non-infectious forms 
  • via ENDOCYTOSIS EB enters cell
  • EB than in PHAGOSOME
  • after 6-8h EB starts reorganization into RB
  • RB ungergos binary fisson in INCLUSION BODY 
  • after 18-24h RB condense into EB
  • after 48-72h EB released for furhter infection 
  • for DNA/RNA/PROTEIN synthesis needs ATP - steeling it from host - thus ENERGY PARASITE & Intracelullar organism

Chlamydias Developmental Cycle is completed when ? 

Name the 3 species of Chlamydia 

  • Chlamydia tracho-matis 
  • Chlamydophila psittaci 
  • Chlamydophila pneumonia

Chlamydia trachomatis primarily infect the? 

Chlamydophila psittaci and Chlamydophila pneumonia primarily infect the ?

Chlamydia trachomatis causes 

Chlamydia Trachomatis causes TRACHOMA explain its symptoms 

  • Trachoma - a chronic conjunctivitis (chronic inflammatory granulomas)
  • disease of poverty (asia& africa) 
  • causes inflammation and scarring 
  • secondary bacterial infection 
  • finally leading to preventable BLINDNESS (develops slowly over 10-15years) 
  • Chlamydia serotypes - A,B,Ba,C - responsible for TRACHOMA

Chlamydia Trachomatis causes Worldwide Diseases of Eye and Genitals name them 

Chlamydia Trachomatis causes Worldwide Respiratory System Disease: 

Which two bacteria cause non-gonococcal-urethritis (NGU) ? 

Which bacteria causes gonococcal urethritis

Chlamydia trachomatis has a peptiodoglycan layer ?

Chlamydia Trachomatis causes Worldwide a disease caused by Serovar LGV 1-3 name it: 

Chlamydia Trachomatis causes asymptomatic CERVICITIS leading to PID (pelvic inflammatory disease) explain the problem: 

  • asymptomatic Cervicitis causes SPREADING of infection from cervix to UTERUS, FALLOPIAN TUBE & OVARIES
  • spreading of infection named -PID (pelvic inflammatory disease) 
  • PID in fallopian tube leads to SCARRING -> causes INFERTILITY & tubal (ectopic) pregnancy

Chlamydiaceae have LPS in cell wall

Serovar explain: 

serovar = are based on antigenic differences in the MOMP of Chlamydiaceae 

specific serovars are associated with specific diseases 

MOMP - major outer membrane protein 

3 MOMP in C. trachomatis:

  • A,B,Ba,C
  • D-K - most common
  • LGV 1-3  

Which serovars are the most invasive choose: 

Chlamydia trachomatis transmission 

Transmission: 

  • eye-to-eye by droplets,hands, contaminated clothing, flies(vector), fecal contamination - TRACHOMA
  • autoinoculation - adult inclusion conjunctivitis
  • oral-genital contact - adult inclusion conjunctivitis
  • sexual intercourse - NGU 
  • during birth - infant pneumonia/conjunctivitis 

Chlamydia trachomatis transmission in adult inclusion conjunctivits 

Transmission: 

  • Auto-inoculation 
  • Oral-genital contact 

Chlamydia trachomatis transmission in neonatal conjunctivitis / pneumonia

Transmission: 

  • during birth (mother-to-child) 

Chlamydia trachomatis transmission in GENITOURINARY TRACT infections 

Transmission : 

  • sexual intercourse 
  • serovar D-K 

Chlamydia Trachomatis serovars D-K cause in infants what ? 

INFANT PNEUMONIA 

  • leading to rhinitis ( irritation and inflammation of mucos membrane in nose) 
  • pharyngitis
  • distinctive STACCATO Cough 

Chlamydia trachomatis serovars LVG 1-3 causes second stage of infection in woman

Chlamydia Trachomatis serovars LGV 1-3 cause lymphogranuloma venereum explain: 

lymphogranuloma venereum:

  • chronic sexually transmitted disease 
  • painless ulcers - heal spontaneous 
  • second stage of infection - ingunial buboes & lymphedema
  • bacteria migrate to lymph nodes - leading to SYSTEMIC SPREAD

Chlamydia Trachomatis complication of UROGENITAL infections are: 

Chlamydia Trachomatis SEQUEALE in WOMAN: 

Chlamydia Trachomatis SEQUEALE in MEN: 

Reservoir of Chlaymdia Trachomatis  

  • mainly children - in TRACHOMA
  • asymptomtic patients - in urogenital infection 

Chlamydophila Psittaci transmission: 

  • INHALTATION of dried excrement (feces), urine, or respiratory secretion of psittacine birds 
  • Very RARE- person-to-person

Chlamydophila Psittaci reservoir 

Chlamydophila Psittaci RISK GROUP 

Chlamydophila Psittaci has a very specific clinical presentation name it:  

Which serovars in Chlamydia cause adult inclusion conjunctivitis

 Chlamydiaceae Virulence Factors : 

  • obligate intracellular orgaism - prevent phagolysome fusion 
  • energy parasite 
  • developmental cycle 
  • LPS but weak endotoxin

Psittacosis caused by C. Psittaci diseases also known as 

ornithosis (parrot fever)

In Chlamydophila psittaci after inhalation of bacteria what happens?

  • lungs-blood-liver and spleen - enter lungs & are spread to reitculoendothelial cells of liver & spleen to multiply 
  • multiplication leads to formation of FOCAL NECROSIS
  • Focal necrosis causes HEMATOGENOUS SPREAD to lungs
  • mucous plugs in bronchioles develop - causing CYANOSIS & ANOXIA (hypoxia) 
  • CYANOSIS - bluish & purpulish discoloration of tissue due to lack of O2

Chlamydophila psittaci causes hematogenous spread leading to SYSTEMIC symptoms name them: 

Chlamydophila psittaci causes most commonly 

Chlamydophila pneumonia transmission