Morphology & Identification
Gram positiveGram positive
Facultative anaerobesFacultative anaerobes Grape like-clustersGrape like-clusters
Catalase positiveCatalase positive
Major components of Major components of
normal flora
normal flora
skinskin nosenose
Catalase test (过氧化氢
酶)
Pathogenesis
• Catalase
• Coagulase
• Hyaluronidase and Lipase ipase
• Hemolysin or sphingomyelinase Csphingomyelinase C
• Leukocidin
• Exfoliative Toxin
Pathogenesis of staphylococcal infections
Stye:
Stye:麦粒肿麦粒肿
Carbuncle:
Carbuncle:痈痈
Impetigo
Suppurative
• Skin Skin
Furuncle; Protein A, Leukocidin, Hemolysin Furuncle; Protein A, Leukocidin, Hemolysin Stye; lipase Stye; lipase
Impetigo; contagious Impetigo; contagious Epidermal necrolysis Epidermal necrolysis
Exfoliative Dermatitis (6,7,8); Exfoliative toxin Exfoliative Dermatitis (6,7,8); Exfoliative toxin Mastitis Mastitis
Abscess (deep tissue); granulation; coagulase, hyaluronidase (burn, Abscess (deep tissue); granulation; coagulase, hyaluronidase (burn,
wound)
wound)
• Systemic Systemic
•
Food poisoning
Food poisoning
•
Toxic shock syndrome
Toxic shock syndrome
•
babies
babies
– scalded skin syndromescalded skin syndrome
* ExfoliatinExfoliatin
• feverfever
• scarlatiniformscarlatiniform rash rash
• desquamationdesquamation
• vomitingvomiting
• diarrheadiarrhea
• myalgiasmyalgias • not a human infectionnot a human infection
• food contaminated from humans food contaminated from humans
– growth growth
– enterotoxinenterotoxin
• onset and recovery both occur within few hoursonset and recovery both occur within few hours
Infections associated with indwelling devices
Laboratory
• A. Direct examination; Gram Stain • B. Primary media; BAP
• C. Differential Tests. 1. Mannitol Salts
2. Coagulase 3. DNase
• D. Phage typing
• E. Antibiotic Sensitivity (plasmid, B lactamase) : penicillin
GRAM POSITIVE COCCI
S. aureus
hemolytic mannitol yellow
+
-Staphylococcus (Clusters) Streptococcus (pairs & chains) Catalase
• BETA: Bacitracin S .pyogenes (group A) CAMP/Hippurate S. agalactiae (group B)
Hemolysis Coagulase
S. epidermidis
nonhem olytic (usua lly) mannitol
white
(2) ALPHA: Optochin/Bile Solubility S. pneumoniae
• GAMMA: Bile Esculin 6.5% NaCl Group D* Enterococcus
Bile Esc ulin 6.5% NaCl Group D* Non-Enterococcus
(*can also be beta or alpha hemolytic)
Note: Strep. viridans
are alpha hemolytic and negat ive for all the tests below + + + + + + +
Staphylococcus epidermidis
Staphylococcus epidermidis
• major component skin floramajor component skin flora
• opportunistic infections opportunistic infections
– less common than less common than S.aureusS.aureus
• nosocomial infectionsnosocomial infections
– heart valvesheart valves
• IdentificationIdentification
– Non-hemolytic Non-hemolytic ((sheep blood agarsheep blood agar))
– Does not ferment mannitolDoes not ferment mannitol
– Non-pigmented Non-pigmented
– Coagulase-negativeCoagulase-negative
Staphylococcus saprophyticus
Staphylococcus saprophyticus
•
urinary tract infections
urinary tract infections
•
coagulase-negative
coagulase-negative
Morphology & Identification
•
facultative anaerobe
facultative anaerobe
•
Gram-positive
Gram-positive
•
Chains
Chains
or pairs
or pairs
•
Catalase
Catalase
negative
negative
Cell surface structure of S pyogenes and extracellular substances
•Lancefield groupsLancefield groups
*one or more species per groupone or more species per group
*surface antigens: M, T, Rsurface antigens: M, T, R
groupable streptococcistreptococci
•A, B and DA, B and D
–most importantmost important
•C, G, F C, G, F
–RareRare
Non-groupable
Non-groupable
•S. pneumoniaeS. pneumoniae
–pneumonia pneumonia
•viridans streptococciviridans streptococci
–e.g.e.g. S. mutans S. mutans
*dental dental
caries
Lipoteichoic Acid and F-protein
Lipoteichoic Acid and F-protein
fibronectin
fibronectin
lipoteichoic acid
lipoteichoic acid
F-protein
F-protein
epithelial cells
M protein
M protein
•
major target
major target
– natural immunitynatural immunity
•
strain variation
strain variation
– antigenicityantigenicity
•
re-infection
re-infection
M protein
M protein
M protein M protein fibrinogen fibrinogen r r r peptidoglycan peptidoglycan r r r IgG IgG ComplementComplement IMMUNEIMMUNE
NON-IMMUNE
Hemolysis
alpha
beta
S
.
.
pyogenes (
pyogenes (
Group A)
Group A)
-suppurative
-suppurative
• affect all ages peak incidence at affect all ages peak incidence at
5-15 years of age
5-15 years of age
• non-invasive non-invasive
– pharyngitis pharyngitis
– skin infection, impetigoskin infection, impetigo
• invasive bacteremia invasive bacteremia
– toxic shock-like syndrome toxic shock-like syndrome – "flesh eating" bacteria"flesh eating" bacteria
• Scarlet fever Scarlet fever rash rash
erythrogenic toxin erythrogenic toxin
• rheumatic fever rheumatic fever
inflammatory diseaseinflammatory disease life threateninglife threatening
chronic sequalaechronic sequalae fever fever
HeartHeart JointsJoints
rheumatic NOT rheumatoid arthritisrheumatic NOT rheumatoid arthritis
• Acute glomerulonephritis Acute glomerulonephritis
immune complex disease of kidney
immune complex disease of kidney
Rheumatic fever -etiology Rheumatic fever -etiology
M protein M protein
– cross-reacts heart myosin cross-reacts heart myosin
– autoimmunityautoimmunity
cell wall antigens cell wall antigens
– poorly digested poorly digested in vivoin vivo
– persist indefinitelypersist indefinitely
Post-infectious diagnosis (serology)
Post-infectious diagnosis (serology)
• antibodies to streptolysin Oantibodies to streptolysin O
• important if delayed clinical sequelae important if delayed clinical sequelae
occur
occur
• superantigensuperantigen
• T cell mitogen T cell mitogen
• activates immune activates immune
system
Group B streptococcus -
Group B streptococcus -
identification
identification
• neonatal meningitisneonatal meningitis• septicemiasepticemia • transmission transmission
– vaginal floravaginal flora
hemolysishemolysis
• hippurate hydrolysishippurate hydrolysis • CAMP reactionCAMP reaction
Group D streptococcus
Group D streptococcus
• Growth on bile esculin agarGrowth on bile esculin agar
– black precipitate black precipitate
• 6.5% saline6.5% saline
• growgrow
– enterococcienterococci • no growth no growth
Enterococci
Enterococci
• distantly related to other streptococcidistantly related to other streptococci • genus genus EnterococcusEnterococcus
• gut floragut flora
– urinary tract infection urinary tract infection
• fecal contaminationfecal contamination
– opportunistic infectionsopportunistic infections
• particularly endocarditisparticularly endocarditis
• most common most common E. (S.) faecalisE. (S.) faecalis
• resistant to many antibiotics resistant to many antibiotics
– including vancomycinincluding vancomycin
Viridans streptococci
Viridans streptococci
• diverse species diverse species• oral oral
• dental cariesdental caries
hemolytic and negative for other tests hemolytic and negative for other tests
• non-groupable.non-groupable.
• includes includes S. mutansS. mutans
– endocarditis endocarditis
Streptococcus pneumoniae
S. pneumoniae - diplococci
• capsule: capsule:
• pneumolysinpneumolysin: :
• Surface protein adhesinand Surface protein adhesinand secretory IgA protease.
secretory IgA protease.
• Teichoic acid and the Teichoic acid and the
Peptidoglycan fragment,
Peptidoglycan fragment,
phosphorylchorine .
phosphorylchorine .
• leading cause pneumonialeading cause pneumonia
– particularly young and oldparticularly young and old
– after damage to upper after damage to upper respiratory tract
respiratory tract
*e.g. following viral infection *e.g. following viral infection
• bacteremiabacteremia
• meningitismeningitis
GRAM POSITIVE COCCI
S. aureus
hemolytic mannitol yellow
+
-Staphylococcus (Clusters) Streptococcus (pairs & chains) Catalase
• BETA: Bacitracin S .pyogenes (group A) CAMP/Hippurate S. agalactiae (group B)
Hemolysis Coagulase
S. epidermidis
nonhem olytic (usua lly) mannitol
white
(2) ALPHA: Optochin/Bile Solubility S. pneumoniae
• GAMMA: Bile Esculin 6.5% NaCl Group D* Enterococcus
Bile Esc ulin 6.5% NaCl Group D* Non-Enterococcus
(*can also be beta or alpha hemolytic)
Note: Strep. viridans
are alpha hemolytic and negat ive for all the tests below + + + + + + +
Streptex antiserum
Latex agglutination - streptococci
Quellung reaction Quellung reaction
• using antisera using antisera
• capsule "fixed" capsule "fixed"
• visible microscopicallyvisible microscopically
Not optochin sensitive optochin sensitive
Prevention and Treatment
Prevention and Treatment
•
Immunity ; 14 capsule types mixed
Immunity ; 14 capsule types mixed
vaccine
vaccine
•
M
M
ost strains susceptible to
ost strains susceptible to
penicillin
penicillin
, but
, but
resistance is
resistance is
common
•
Gram negative Gram negative• diplococci (pairs of diplococci (pairs of
cocci)
cocci)
• oxidase positiveoxidase positive
• Culture: 5-10% COCulture: 5-10% CO22
• Thayer Martin. Thayer Martin.
– selective selective
– chocolate agarchocolate agar
* heated bloodheated blood
Capsule
LPS
N. meningitidis
Virulence Factors
Similar, but – Differences in utilization
Hemolysin IgA protease PILI
Opacity (OPA) proteins Outer Membrane Proteins
N. gonorrhoeae
LPS
PILI
Opacity (OPA) proteins Outer Membrane Proteins IgA protease
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Using the Gram stain in patient specimens, the organisms are most often observed in polymorphonuclear leukocytes
Gram stain of pure culture Urethral exudate
• After 2-14 daysAfter 2-14 days
•FFound only in manound only in man
• GGonorrheaonorrhea: : second most common venereal second most common venereal
disease
Pili = key in anchorage of organisms
to mucosal epithelium.
Nonpiliated gonococci are avirulent
Porin proteins (Por) = prevent phagolysosome fusion & allow intracellular survival [ also called protein I]
Opacity proteins (Opa) = binding of organisms to epithelium [also called protein II]
Reduction-modifiable proteins (Rmp) = protection against bactericidal antibodies [ also called protein III]
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Bartholin’s Duct
Disseminated gonococcal infection (DGI).
Fever, polyarthritis
(or monoarticular septic arthritis), and/or dermatitis
(pustules on a hemorrhagic base).
Smear
Smear
• polymorphonuclear cellpolymorphonuclear cell
• Gram negative cocciGram negative cocci
many in cellsmany in cells
• CultureCulture
•
lactamase-resistant cephalosporin
lactamase-resistant cephalosporin
–
e.g. ceftriaxone
e.g. ceftriaxone
•
resistant strains
resistant strains
–
common
common
–
produce
produce
lactamases
lactamases
–
destroy penicillin
destroy penicillin
Antibiotic therapy
N. meningitidis
Neisseria
Neisseria
meningitidis
meningitidis
• resides resides in man onlyin man only
• usually sporadic cases usually sporadic cases
– mostly young mostly young
children
children
• outbreaks outbreaks
– adults adults
– crowded conditions crowded conditions
* e.g. army e.g. army
barracks
barracks
• 1-4 1-4 daysdays
• SSecond most common econd most common
meningitis
meningitis
– pneumococcus, pneumococcus,
most common
most common
• FFatal if untreated atal if untreated • RResponds well to esponds well to
antibiotic therapy
antibiotic therapy – penicillin penicillin
Upper respiratory
Upper respiratory
tract
tract infection infection
– adhesion pili adhesion pili
Bloodstream
Bloodstream
Brain
Brain
Meningococcal
Meningococcal
meninigitis
Diagnosis
Diagnosis
• spinal fluid spinal fluid
– Gram negative Gram negative diplococci
diplococci
within within
polymorphonuclear cells
polymorphonuclear cells
– meningococcal meningococcal
antigens
antigens
• CultureCulture
– Thayer Martin agarThayer Martin agar
• capsulecapsule
– inhibit phagocytosisinhibit phagocytosis
• anti-capsular antibodiesanti-capsular antibodies
– stop infectionstop infection
• antigenic variationantigenic variation – serogroupsserogroups
• vaccine vaccine
– multiple serogroups multiple serogroups