Lecture 5

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What does staphylococci mean?= (2) Staphylo - bunch of grapes, cocci - granules

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What are the 3 important species? =(3) S. aureus, S. epidermidis, S. saprophyticus

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Where is S. aureus found?= (3) Oropharynx, GI tract, urogenital tract

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What are characteristics of S. aureus? =(6) Irregular cell clusters, gram +ve, spherical (cocci), non motile (no flagellum), halodurant

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How many adults are asymptomatic persistent nasopharyngeal carriers of S. aureus?= 15%

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Which occupation has a high number of carriers= of S. aureus?= Hospital workers

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What is S. aureus one of the major causes of? Hospital acquired infections

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How is S. aureus transmitted?= Human to human

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What is a survival characteristic of S. aureus?= Can survive on dry surfaces for long periods (capsule)

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How many S. aureus are resistant to penicillin?= 95%

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Which gene makes them resistant?= β lactamase gene

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What other resistant strains of S. aureus are there (besides MRSA)?= (2) VSRA, HA-MRSA (hospital acquired), CA-MRSA (community acquired)

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What are the steps to identify S. aureus? =(5) Gram stain (+ve are +ve, -ve are -ve), catalase (peroxide bubbles with catalase) test (staphylococci are +ve, streptococcal -ve), coagulase test (S. aureus clump), (novobiocin identifies other staphylococci), mannitol salt agar (staphylococci halodurant and ferments mannitol)

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What virulence factors do S. aureus have?= (7) Adhesins, invasins, cytolysis, spreading factors, immunopathogenic factors, immune evasion factors.

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What adhesins do S. aureus have?= MSCRAMMs (microbial surface components recognising adhesive matrix molecules)

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What do MSCRAMMs bind to? =(2) Cell walls, proteins (fibronectin, laminin, elastin)

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What cytolysins do S. aureus have?= (4) Alpha toxin, beta toxin, delta toxin, gamma toxin

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How does alpha toxin affect cells?= Form pores in cell, osmotic lysing

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How does beta toxin affect a host cell?= Hydolyses shimgomyelines in membranes

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How does delta toxin affect a host cell?= Detergent like action

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How does gamma toxin affect a host cell?= Form pores in conjunction with other toxins

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What cells are the cytolysins of S. aureus toxic to?= (3) Leukocytes, erythrocytes, tissue cells

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Why do S. aureus destroy leukocytes?= Immune evasion

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Why do S. aureus destroy erythrocytes?= Gain access to iron

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Why do S. aureus destroy tissue cells?= Promote bacterial spreading

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What is an exfoliative toxin?= Toxins that lift the outer layers of the skin and cause peeling

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How do ETA and ETB lift the skin =By destroying desmosomes in the stratum granulosum epidermis

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Which spreading factors so S. aureus have? =(5) Lipases, nucleases, hyaluronidase, proteases, staphylokinase (fibrinolysin)

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How does the body react to invasion of bacteria?= Inflammatory response forms clot around site of infection to contain bacteria

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Which spreading factor allows the bacteria to escape clots?= Staphylokinase

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What immunopathogenic factors does S. aureus have? =(2) Toxic shock syndrome toxin, staphylococcal enterotoxins

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Which pro inflammatory cytokines do superantigens stimulate release of?= (2) TNF-alpha, IFN-gamma

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How do superantigens work?= Unspecific, overstimulation of immune response

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What immune evasion factors do S. aureus have? =(6) Capsule, slime layer, catalase, clumping factor, protein A

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How does a capsule promote immune evasion? =(2) Prevents opsonisation, contains water preventing desiccation

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What is a capsule made of?= Dense polysaccharide coat

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How does a slime layer promote immune evasion? =(3) Helps bacteria adhere to surfaces, aggregates bacteria, protects from immune factors and antibiotics

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Where are biofilms a major concern? =On catheters and medical devices

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How does catalase promote immune evasion?= Detoxifies peroxide produced by macrophages and neutrophils

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How does clumping factor promote immune evasion?= Binds fibrinogen and converts to fibrin (blood clot) cloaking itself with it which camouflages bacteria

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How does protein A promote immune evasion?= Bind antibodies in wrong orientation preventing opsonisation and phagocytosis

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What superficial skin diseases do S. aureus =cause? =(4) Boils, impetigo, folliculitis

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What invasive diseases does S. aureus cause? (3) Pneumonia, endocarditis, bateremia

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What invasive diseases does S. aureus cause? (3) Pneumonia, endocarditis, bateremia

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What toxigenic disease does S. aureus cause?= (3) Food poisoning, scalded skin syndrome, toxic shock

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What is impetigo?= Localised cutaneous infection with pus filled vesicles

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What is folliculitis?= Impetigo involving hair follicles

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What are boils/furuncles?= Painful pus-filled cutaneous nodules

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What are carbuncles?= Coalescence of funcuncles can lead to systemic disease

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What are corneal ulcers?= Deep infection of the cornea

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What is the difference between aspiration and hematogenous spread?= Aspiration is infection through respiratory route, hematogenous is to the lungs through the blood

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What causes necrotising pneumonia?= Tissue is damaged due to cytolytic toxins from S. aureus?

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What is osteomyelitis?= Hematogenous dissemination to bone

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What is septic arthritis?= Infection in synovial fluid

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What is bacteremia?= Spread of bacteria into the blood

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What is endocarditis?= Damage to endothelial lining of the heart or heart valves (biofilms, platelets, cytotoxins)

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What is the mortality rate of endocartitis due to S. aureus?= 50%

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How does S. aureus cause toxigenic disease?= Toxins (SEA, SEB) produced by S. aureus cause disease (food poisoning)

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What is staphyloccol scalded skin syndrome?= Exfoliative toxins cause cutaneous blisters and desquamation of epithelium

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What are the symptoms of toxic stress syndrome?= Caused by super antigens which overstimulate immune response releasing large amounts of TNF, IL-1, fever, hypertension, rash, intravascular coagulation, organ failure, death

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What is the cause of menstrual toxic shock syndrome? =Toxic shock syndrome toxin that penetrate mucosal barrier

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What are the treatments for S. aureus? =(3) Augmentin, flucloxacillin, vancomycin

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Who are susceptible for S. aureus infection?= Infants, children with poor hygiene, mentruating women, patients with intravascular catheters, compromised pulmonary function, immunocompromisied patients, diabetics

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What are risk factors for infection of S. aureus? =(5) Foreign body (splinter, catheter), surgical procedures, poor hospital hygiene, suppressed microbial flora, lack of protective antibodies 

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