Acute bacterial disease of the GIT characterized by severe diarrhea with rice water stools, massive loss of fluid and electrolytes with characteristics "washer woman's hands" leading to severe dehydration
Vibriocholerae
GS: Gram -
MR: Comma-shaped bacilli
MT: +AR: aerobic
Virulence factors
* shooting star motility
Toxin: choleragen
Salmonella typhi
GS: Gram -
MR: bacilli
MT: +
AR: F. A
Virulence factors
* peritrichous flagella
*capsule
*pili
Salmonellatyphi
GS: Gram -
MR: bacilli
MT: +
AR: F. A
Virulence factors
* peritrichous flagella
*capsule
*pili
What is the disease caused by Salmonella typhi?
Typhoid fever
Patient comes in presenting fever, diarrhea, rose spots, coma vigil and muttering delirium. What disease is this? and its causative agent
Typhoidfever caused by Salmonella typhi
Shigella species
GS: Gram -
MR: bacilli
MT: -
AR: F.A
Virulence factors
* Shiga toxin
Shigella species
GS: Gram -
MR: bacilli
MT: -
AR: F. A
Virulence factors
* Shiga toxin
Pt comes in with c/o of initially watery then bloody diarrhea. Name the disease and its causative agent.
Bacillary Dysentery caused by Shigella species
Escherichia coli
GS: Gram -
MR: bacilli
MT: +
AR: F. A
Virulence factors
*Endotoxin and enterotoxin
Escherichia coli
GS: Gram -
MR: bacilli
MT: +
AR: F. A
Virulence factors*Endotoxin and enterotoxin
Name 3 diseases caused by Escherichia coli
Urinary tract infection
Healthcare associated infections
Diarrhea
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
GS: Gram -
MR: bacilli
MT: +
AR: O. A
Virulence factors
toxin: elastase
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
GS: Gram -
MR: bacilli
MT: +
AR: O. A
Virulence factors
toxin: elastase
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Diseases: BORHV
Burn wound infection
Otitis media
Respiratory infections
Hot tub folliculitis
Ventilator associated Pneumonia
Haemophilus influenzae
GS: Gram -
MR: bacilli
MT: -
AR: F. A
Virulence factors
*endotoxin
Haemophilus influenzae
GS: Gram -
MR: bacilli
MT: -
AR: F.A
Virulence factors
*endotoxin
Haemophilus influenzae
Diseases:
Bacterial meningitis
Ear infections
Respiratory infections-acute epiglottitis
pneumonia
Bordetella pertussis
GS: Gram -
MR: bacilli
MT: -
AR: F. A
Virulence factors
toxin: tracheal cytotoxin
Bordetella pertussis
GS: Gram -
MR: bacilli
MT: -
AR: F. A
Virulence factors
toxin: tracheal cytotoxin
Pt comes in with c/o whooping cough, paroxysmal pattern of hacking cough. What is the name of the disease? and its causative agent
Pertussis caused by Bordetella pertussis
Yersinia pestis
GS: Gram -
MR: bacilli
MT: -
AR: F. A
Virulence factors
toxin: Yersinia murine toxin (Ymt)
Yersinia pestis
GS: Gram -
MR: bacilli
MT: -
AR: F. A
Virulence factors
toxin: Yersinia murine toxin (Ymt)
Pt comes in with black rotting/rotted fingers. With black lesions all over his body. It was said that he was bitten by fleas in the market. Name the disease and the causative agent.
Bubonic plague caused by Yersinia pestis
Gardnerella vaginalis
GS: Gram -
MR: coccobacilli
MT: -
AR: F. A
Virulence factors
toxin: Vaginolysin
Gardnerella vaginalis
GS: Gram -
MR: coccobacilli
MT: -
AR: F. A
Virulence factors
toxin: Vaginolysin
Pt comes in with c/o of thin, off-white vaginal discharge with fishy odor but no itchiness. Vaginal pH is >4.5, Name the disease and the causative agent
Bacterial vaginosis caused by Gardnerella vaginalis