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BMB 464 Exam 1 Meningitis

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beta lactam antibiotics
-interfere w/ peptioglycan systhesis
-effective against gram +
-contain B lactam ring
meningitis vaccines
HIB (Haemophils influenzae type B)
-polysaccharide bound to protein
-very effective

-Pneumoccal vaccine- protects against diseases cause by Streptococcus pneumoniae
CSF analysis of suspected meningitis
-elevated neutrophils
-decreased glucose
-increased protein
-latex agglutination
Brudzinski's signs
involuntary lifting of the legs in meningeal irritation when lifting a patient's head
Kernig's sign
positive when the leg is fully bent in the hip and knee, and subsequent extension in the knee is painful
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)
treatment and management of bacterial infections based on...
1. proper ID
2. strain
3. host's immune system strength
4. use of antibiotics
zoonosis
-disease that occurs primarily in animals, but can infect humans (ex: rabies)
nosocomical infections
-those obtained in hospital
opportunisitic pathogens
-take over when environment conducive to growth
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Gram -
-red
-little peptidoglycan and outerwall
Gram +
-purple
-lots of peptidoglycan
meningitis basics
-inflammation of meninges (line brain and SC)
-viral less severe (not even treated)
-bacterial can be fatal
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