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a.Small gram negative rods with a single polar flagellum
b.Free living in soil, sea water and fresh water. Also a human and plant colonizer c.Very diverse pathways and useful as decomposers and bioremediators d.Frequently isolated in homes and in medical facilities |
Pseudomonas and related organisms
(AEROBIC GRAM-NEGATIVE NON-ENTERIC BACILLI) |
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i. Water and soil inhabitant
ii. Intestinal inhabitant iii. Very resistant to infectants and drying iv. Common contaminant of ventilators, IV solutions, anesthesia equipment and catheters v. Nosocomial infections in burns and persons with cystic fibrosis vi. Multidrug resistant (Pseudomonas and related organisms) |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
(AEROBIC GRAM-NEGATIVE NON-ENTERIC BACILLI) |
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i. Active biodegrader
ii. Formerly used to treat crops against fungi and nematodes iii. Opportunistic invader of respiratory tract (especially in those with cystic fibrosis) urinary tract and skin infections iv. Multi-drug resistant (Pseudomonas and related organisms) |
Burkholderia cepacia – a related gram negative aerobic rod
(Pseudomonas and related organisms) (AEROBIC GRAM-NEGATIVE NON-ENTERIC BACILLI) |
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– forms biofilms and colonizes disinfectant, dialysis equipment, respiratory equipment, water dispensers, and catheters.
i. Most have genes for penicillinase production ii. MRSA iii. Abcesses must be lanced iv. System infections require long term treatment (Pseudomonas and related organisms) |
Stenotrohomonas maltophilia Usually multi-drug resistant.
(Pseudomonas and related organisms) (AEROBIC GRAM-NEGATIVE NON-ENTERIC BACILLI) |
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a. Tiny gram negative coccobacilli
i. Brucella abortus ii. Brucella suis b. Brucellosis, malta fever, undulant fever, and bang disease. c. Transmitted to humans from cattle and pigs d. Fluctuating (Undulating) pattern of fever, weeks to a year e. Bioweapon – Flu like symptoms |
Brucella and Brucellosis
(Pseudomonas and related organisms) (AEROBIC GRAM-NEGATIVE NON-ENTERIC BACILLI) |
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a.Tularemia is a zoonotic diseas of mammals endemic to the Northern hemisphere. Infections have also been documented in birds, fish and reptiles
b. Transmitted by contact with infected animals, water, dust and bites from vectors (deer fly) c. Vaccine available d. Potent bioweapon – Flu like symptoms |
Francisella tularensis- Rabbit fever
aka TULAREMIA (Pseudomonas and related organisms) (AEROBIC GRAM-NEGATIVE NON-ENTERIC BACILLI) |
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a. Incidence on the rise, vaccine may not confer protection as long as once thought
b. Healthy adults can carry it and exhibit a chronic cough c. Three distinct stages d. DTaP vaccine for Diphtheria and Pertussis |
Bordetella pertussis- Whooping cough
(Pseudomonas and related organisms) (AEROBIC GRAM-NEGATIVE NON-ENTERIC BACILLI) |
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WHAT ARE THE THREE DISTINCT STAGES OF BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS (WHOOPING COUGH)?
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i. Catarrhal stage is often mistaken for a heavy cold
ii. Paroxysmal stage exhibits the extreme and violent “whooping” cough iii. Convalescent stage is the last stage, but only if the infected person survives (Pseudomonas and related organisms) (AEROBIC GRAM-NEGATIVE NON-ENTERIC BACILLI) |
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a. Closely associated with amoebas
i. Amoebas entrap them where they live intracellularly ii. When amoebas encyst, they harbor the protected bacteria b. Legionnaires disease and Pontiac fever d. Nosocomial disease in elderly patients |
Legionella pneumophilia – Leginelosis
(Pseudomonas and related organisms) (AEROBIC GRAM-NEGATIVE NON-ENTERIC BACILLI) |
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WHEN AND HOW WAS LEGIONNAIRES DISEASE DISCOVERED?
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c. 1976 Legionnaire convention in PA (29 Deaths)
i. Bellevue Stratford Hotel ii. Climate control systems (Pseudomonas and related organisms) (AEROBIC GRAM-NEGATIVE NON-ENTERIC BACILLI) |
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