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| beta lactam antibiotics |
-interfere w/ peptioglycan systhesis
-effective against gram +
-contain B lactam ring |
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| meningitis vaccines |
HIB (Haemophils influenzae type B)
-polysaccharide bound to protein
-very effective
-Pneumoccal vaccine- protects against diseases cause by Streptococcus pneumoniae |
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| CSF analysis of suspected meningitis |
-elevated neutrophils
-decreased glucose
-increased protein
-latex agglutination |
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| Brudzinski's signs |
involuntary lifting of the legs in meningeal irritation when lifting a patient's head |
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| Kernig's sign |
positive when the leg is fully bent in the hip and knee, and subsequent extension in the knee is painful |
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| how to ID bacteria |
1. staining (colony size/shape, gram or acid stains)
2. culture and growth (O2 utilization, media, growth rate)
3. biochem characteristics (metabolic properties, enzymes)
4. immunological (ELISA, hemagglutination)
5. molecular techniques (DNA, RNA) |
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| treatment and management of bacterial infections based on... |
1. proper ID
2. strain
3. host's immune system strength
4. use of antibiotics |
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| zoonosis |
-disease that occurs primarily in animals, but can infect humans (ex: rabies) |
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| nosocomical infections |
-those obtained in hospital |
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| opportunisitic pathogens |
-take over when environment conducive to growth
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| Gram - |
-red
-little peptidoglycan and outerwall |
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| Gram + |
-purple
-lots of peptidoglycan |
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| meningitis basics |
-inflammation of meninges (line brain and SC)
-viral less severe (not even treated)
-bacterial can be fatal |
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