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MLAB 2434: Microbiology Keri Brophy-Martinez

MLAB 2434: Microbiology Keri Brophy-Martinez. Haemophilus and Other Fastidious Gram-Negative Rods. Haemophilus and Other Fastidious Gram-negative Rods. The fastidious group of gram-negative bacilli include: Haemophilus

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MLAB 2434: Microbiology Keri Brophy-Martinez

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  1. MLAB 2434: MicrobiologyKeri Brophy-Martinez Haemophilus and Other Fastidious Gram-Negative Rods

  2. Haemophilus and Other Fastidious Gram-negative Rods • The fastidious group of gram-negative bacilli include: • Haemophilus • HACEK(Haemophilus, Actinobacillus, Cardiobacteria, Eikenella & Kingella) • Legionella • Bordetella • Pasteurella • Brucella • Francisella • Bartonella

  3. Haemophilus Species • Haemophilus = “blood loving” • Require either heme (X factor) or NAD (V factor) • Haemophilus is facultative and can grow anaerobically • Organism is sensitive to drying and extremes in temperature • Distinctive “mousy” or “bleach-like” odor

  4. Haemophilus Influenzae • Misnamed – originally thought to cause the “flu” • Now know that flu is caused by viruses • In some cases of flu, H. influenzae is secondary infection

  5. Haemophilus Influenzae: Virulence Factors • Capsule • Antiphagocytic • IgA Protease • Cleaves IgA on mucosal surfaces • Lipid A • Effects ciliated respiratory epithelium • Pili • Attachment

  6. HaemophilusInfluenzae: Clinical Infections: Typable strains • Acute epiglottitis or laryngotracheal infection in small children • Can cause airway obstruction needing immediate tracheostomy • Cellulitis/arthritis • cheek and upper extremities • Meningitis • Children under 6 years • Contagious, vaccine has decreased incidence • Pneumonia/septicemia • In children • Conjunctivitis “pink eye” • very contagious

  7. HaemophilusInfluenzae:Clinical Infections: nontypable strains • Otitis media • Children 6 months- 2 years • Sinusitis • Pneumonia, bronchitis • In adults • These sites are all in proximity to respiratory tract

  8. Haemophilus Species • Haemophilus species require growth factors: • X-factor ( hemin) • Heat-stable substance • Present in RBC and released with degradation of hemoglobin • V-factor (NAD: nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide) • Heat- labile • Found in blood or secreted by certain organisms

  9. Haemophilus Species H. influenzae satellitism around and between the large, white, hemolytic staphylococci. This occurs when another organism produces V factor as a bi-product.

  10. Haemophilus Species • Gram Stain Morphology • Usually very small pleomorphic gram negative cb or rod • May be able to observe a halo around the organism • Gram stain can be enhanced by extending time for safranin to 2 minutes OR substitute carbolfuschin for safranin

  11. Haemophilus Species Direct smear of H. influenzae in CSF in a case of meningitis. Note the TINY intracellular and extracellular pleomorphic gram-negative bacilli. Remember to look for capsules surrounding the rod.

  12. Haemophilus Species • Colony Morphology • No growth on BAP or MAC • On CA: • semi-opaque, gray-white, convex, mucoid.

  13. Haemophilus Species: Identification • Gram stain • Gram negative cocco-baccillus • Catalase + • Oxidase + • X and V factor strips or disks • Quad plates • Rapid ID Panels • NHI cards- automated

  14. Haemophilus Species: Identification This organism would be identified as H. influenzae because it is using both X and V factors.

  15. Haemophilus Species: Identification This organism would be identified as H. parainfluenzae because it is using V factor only.

  16. Haemophilus Species: Identification • Quad plates • Contain X and V factors & sheep blood agar

  17. Haemophilus ducreyi • Causative agent of chancroid or soft chancre (STD), highly contagious • Specimens should be collected from base of lesion, inoculated directly to enriched media and held for 5 days • Gram stain appears as groups of coccbacilli that resemble a ‘school of fish” or “railroad tracks” • Requires only X factor to grow

  18. Haemophilus Species: Identification V=variable

  19. Haemophilus • Antibiotic therapy • Historically ampicillin was the drug of choice. However, resistance has developed due to production of beta-lactamase or altered penicillin binding proteins and cell wall permeability • Susceptibility testing can be performed by disk diffusion, broth dilution or E-test • Primary antibiotics include cefotaxime or ceftriaxone

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  21. HACEK Group • HACEK is an acronym of the first initial of each genus that belong in the group: • Haemophilusaphrophilus: • NAME ALERT: Now called Aggregatibacteraphrophilus • Not a true Haemophilus because does not need X nor V • Actinobacillusactinomycetemcomitans • Cardiobacteriumhominis • Eikenellacorrodens • Kingella species • Habitat • Commensals of oral cavity • Clinical Significance • Infective endocarditis • Peridontal disease • Dental caries • Infections following dental procedures

  22. HACEK Group: General Characteristics • Gram-negative bacilli • Require an increased CO2 (5%-10%) environment • Slow/poor growers • Usual flora of the oralpharyngeal cavity • Opportunists in immunocompromised hosts

  23. Capnocytophaga sp. • Capnophilic • Facultative anaerobe • Part of the normal oralpharygeal flora • Cause periodontal disease, sepsis

  24. Pasteurella species • General characteristics • Colonizes mucous membranes of the upper respiratory tract and gastrointestinal tracts of mammals and birds • Human infections occur from bites and scratches inflicted by animals, primarily felines • Results in a localized, pus- producing infection • Can cause life-threatening systemic disease • Most common isolated species is Pasteurella multocida

  25. Pasteurella multocida

  26. Pasteurella multocida • Culture characteristics • Growth on 5% blood or chocolate shows small, smooth, grayish,convex colonies • Non-hemolytic • “Musty” or earthy odor • No growth on MacConkey agar

  27. Pasteurella multocida • Microscopic examination • Very small gram-negative rods • Bipolar staining with Giemsa or methylene blue • “Safety-pin” appearance

  28. Pasteurella multocida: Identification • Oxidase positive • Indole positive • Nonmotile • Catalase positive • Glucose fermenter

  29. Brucella species • Causes infection in cattle (zoonosis) • Acquired through aerosol, percutaneous and oral routes of exposure • Brucellosis • Primarily seen with animal handlers and those who handle animal products • Also known as Malta or undulant fever • Type 3 biohazard – can be transmitted through unbroken skin • Category B Biological agent- easy to disseminate and cause moderate morbidity, but low mortality.

  30. Brucella species: Identification • Colony Morphology • Small, smooth, convex, nonhemolytic • May require holding culture for 21 days • Gram Stain Morphology • Small gram-negative coccobaccilli • Nonmotile • Aerobic • Oxidase positive • Catalase positive • Urease positive

  31. Francisella tularensis • Highly infectious Type 3 biohazard – can be transmitted through unbroken skin, bite from an insect, direct contact with infected animals or inhalation of aerosols • Category A Biological agent-it can be spread from person to person or disseminated, high mortality rates • Infection in rabbits, sheep, squirrels and ticks • Zoonotic infection in humans • Tularemia

  32. Francisella tularensis: Identification • Colony Morphology • BAP = No growth • MAC = No growth • Choc = Small, smooth, gray gncb at 2-5 days • Requires special media (BCYE or MTM) • Oxidase: negative • Catalase: negative- weak positive • Ferments glucose • X and V negative • NOTE: Usually identified by DFA or direct agglutination tests due to risk of lab acquired infection

  33. Legionella Species • General characteristics • Habitat • Aquatic sources • Cooling towers, condensers • Ubiquitous gram-negative rods • Acquired by humans primarily through inhalation of aerosols

  34. Legionella Species: Clinical Infections • Legionnaire’s disease • Disease with pneumonia and extrapulmonary involvement • Malaise, rapid onset of dry cough and fever • Illness is fatal in 15-30% of cases not treated • Pontiac fever • Influenza-like • Fever, headache, malaise • Not fatal- short lived (2-5 days)

  35. Legionella Species • Specimen Handling & Processing • BAL, bronchial washings, lung biopsy and pleural fluid are appropriate specimens • Avoid aerosolization & transport ambient temperature • Buffered Charcoal Yeast Extract (BCYE) most widely used • Organism requires cysteine & iron salts for growth • Incubate at 35o C in 5-10% CO2 with increased humidity for 10 days • Slow growth (2-4 days)

  36. Legionella pneumophila A B (A) Nonselective buffered charcoal yeast extract (BCYE) plate inoculated with sputum specimen. Colonies appear blue-green or gray-white and glistening (B) Selective BCYE ( has added antibiotics) inoculated with the same specimen but treated before inoculation. Legionella colonies are the smallest visible colonies. Colonies are grayish-white and glistening at 2-4 days.

  37. Legionella Species: Identification • Oxidase positive • Catalase Positive • Motile by polar flagella • Short, thin GNR, may be faint staining

  38. Legionella pneumophila • Misc. Identification methods • Rapid Methods for Identification • Urine Antigen test • Direct Fluorescent Antibody test (DFA) • DNA Detection • Serological tests (IFA)

  39. Legionella spp.:Treatment • Susceptibility testing not routinely performed • Erythromycin alone or Rifampin used to treat

  40. Bordetella spp. • B. pertussis and B. parapertussis • Cause pertussis • “Whooping cough” • Highly communicable disease of children • Strict human pathogen, spread by airborne droplets • Lives in ciliated epithelium of URT • Produces toxins and virulence factors • Required vaccination (DTaP)

  41. bordetellaspp: Specimen collection, transport and processing • Nasopharyngeal swab or aspirate is the specimen of choice. • Swabs should be calcium alginate or dacron polyester • Specimen should be plated at the bedside and a smear made OR placed in casamino acid for transport • Regan-Lowe is recommended for transport

  42. Bordetellaspp: Identification • Requires Bordet-Gengou agar • Cough plate • Appears slightly beta hemolytic smooth, shiny, resembling a mercury droplet • Regan-Lowe agar • Domed and shiny with a white mother of pearl opalescence • BAP & MAC: no growth • Organism is a fastidious obligate aerobe • Gram stain: small faint staining GN coccobacilli • Can increase counterstain of safranin to 2 minutes for improved visibility • Oxidase positive • Nonmotile

  43. Bordetella spp.:Misc. Identification methods • Serologic Identification • Direct fluorescent antibody • Slide agglutination tests • Nucleic Acid Detection by PCR

  44. Bartonella Spp. • Facultative • Intracellular gram negative cocco-bacillus • Transmitted by direct contact or blood-sucking arthropods • Infect RBCs and vascular endothelial cells in the host leading to circulatory system infections • Clinical Infections • Cat Scratch disease • Others • Carrion’s disease • Trench fever

  45. References • Engelkirk, P. G., & Duben-Engelkirk, J. (2008). Laboratory Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases: Essentials of Diagnostic Microbiology . Baltimore, MD: Lippincott Williams & Willkins. • Kiser, K. M., Payne, W. C., & Taff, T. (2011). Clinical Laboratory Microbiology: A Practical Approach . Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc. • Mahon, C. R., Lehman, D. C., & Manuselis, G. (2011). Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology (4th ed.). Maryland Heights, MO: Saunders.

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