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1
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What is the flow chart for gram negative organisms?

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2
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What is true about N. gonorrhoeae and its presence in humans?

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Strict human pathogen

3
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Which pts infected with N. Gon will be symptomatic?

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Men

4
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What are some of the clinical manifestations of disseminated N. Gon?

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Infection of skin

Infection of joints

Neonatae: opthalmia neonatorum

5
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What are the two ways N. gon has variation in pili? (This prevent the production of an effective vaccine)

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Antigenic variation: variable carboxy termini

Phase variation: pilin expression (on/off)

6
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How does N. gon acquire iron from its host?

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Transferrin, lactoferrin, and hemoglobin-binding proteins

7
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Draw a diagram of the pathogenesis of N. gon

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8
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Gram stain is very sensitive and specific in which subset of the population? What other tests must be run in other subsets of the population?

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Symptomatic males

Culture must done for all other groups to rule out N. gon

9
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When do you start rx in pt with N. meningidis?

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Start rx based on clinical suspicion

10
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What are the two vaccines given for N. meningidis?

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Hib-MenCY (C, Y, Hib+, tetanus toxoid) - 6 wks to 18 mo

MenACWY (A,C,W,Y) - 2-55 yr olds

11
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What is most common serogroup of N. menin causing meningitis in the US population?

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Serogroup B

12
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Tell me about E. corrodens?

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13
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Digame sobre Aggregatibacter

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14
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Tell me about K. kingae

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15
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Tell me about capnocytophaga

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16
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Que es Pasteurella

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