PPT-Neisseria Meningitidis (Meningococcus)

General features Gramnegative diplococci Catalase and oxidase positive Nonmotile aerobic Pathogens Neisseria gonorrhoeae Neisseria meningitidis Commensals N lactamica N flavescens N mucosa N sicca N subflava. Source National Center for Health Statistics bridged race vintage 20 12 postcensal file ABCs Case Definition eningococcal disease isolation of Neisseria meningitidis from normally sterile site in a resident of a surveillance area in 2012 ABCs Method Neisseria Gonorrhoea is a sexually transmitted bacterial infection. In males it infects the urethra (tube inside the penis) and in women it infects the urethra and cervix (neck of the womb). ide you Cheng . Zhang. Thurs 1 Dec 11. MM Tutorial. Gram staining. Fixed film (heat kill bacteria etc...). Methyl violet . Lugol’s. /gram’s iodine. Decolourise with acetone. Methyl red .  . STAIN 2 (counter stain): pink-red colour. Presented by: . Seyed. . Davar. . Siadat. (. Ph.D. ). Pasteur Institute of Iran. 1. WHAT ARE OMVs. ?. BASIC RESEARC!. 1- Small spherical structures 20–250 nm in diameter. . 2- Produced by growing cells, not products of cell . Public . health microbiologist specializing in meningococcal . disease. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . Invasive Meningococcal Men Y Disease. Emerging Infectious Diseases. National Center for Emerging and . PATH 417A Case #2. Jen Yong. Content overview. Common pathogens that cause urethritis in men. Required Specimens. Lab tests performed & Results. 1. Causative pathogens. Neisseria gonorrhea. Intracellular. What is Meningitis?. Infection of the Meninges (membranes around the brain and spinal . cord). It . can be caused by bacteria, fungi or a . virus. Bacterial Meningitis is the most common, accounting for nearly “80% of all cases are acute bacterial meningitis. Type . IV P. ilus. retractive. . forces during . microcolony. . development . . K. . B. Eckenrode. 1,2. , I. Spielman. 1. , K. Alzurqa. 1. , C.A, Weber. gonorrhoeae. 2. Learning Objectives. Upon completion of this content, the learner will be able to. Describe the epidemiology of gonorrhea in the U.S.. Describe the pathogenesis of . Neisseria . gonorrhoeae. Neisseria. mucosa . Neisseria subflava . Streptococcus parasanguinis . Streptococcus pseudopneumoniae . Streptococcus oralis . You are paged by the Microbiology Lab and told that blood . cultures drawn from your patient, Mrs. I. M. Septic, are growing . gram-positive . cocci. . Mrs. Septic is a 42-year-old woman who was. admitted with a fever and malaise. Which of the following is NOT . Gonococcal Infection Immunity and Resistance, Plenary Review Is there protective immunity to gonococcal disease? PA Rice, S Gulati, DP McQuillen, and S Ram The Maxwell Finland Laboratory for Infe Neisseria. spp.. Gram’s negative Diplococci . Kidney shape with flat opposing edge. Neisseria. spp.. PATHOGENIC:. N. gonorrhoea. (gonococci, G.C) . . Gonorrhoeae. .. N. meningitidis. Virulence Factors. ™. Pili or fimbriae - . Adhesion to host cells & prevent phagocytosis. ™. Outer membrane proteins – . - . Porin. (protein I) . - >50% of OMP. - PorB.1A strains - local and disseminated .