SPIROCHETES
SPIROCHETES
Treponema, Borrelia
Treponema, Borrelia
and
and
Leptospira
Spirochetes
Spirochetes
•
Gram negative
Gram negative
•
Long, thin, helical, motile
Long, thin, helical, motile
•
axial filaments
axial filaments
–
locomotion
locomotion
Spirochete
Spirochete
spirochaetaceae leptospiraceae
spirochaetaceae leptospiraceae
cristispira
cristispira
leptonema
leptonema
serpulina
serpulina
leptospira
leptospira
spirochaeta
spirochaeta
treponema
treponema
borrelia
Treponema
Treponema
T.pallidum T.carateum
T.pallidum T.carateum
subsp.pallidum
subsp.pallidum
subsp.endemicum
subsp.endemicum
subsp.pertenue
subsp.pertenue
Histology:
Histology:
Treponema pallidum
Treponema pallidum
- testis infected rabbit
Treponema pallidum
Treponema pallidum
•
transmission
transmission
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genital/genital
genital/genital
–
in utero
in utero
or during birth
or during birth
0.1-0.2
0.1-0.2
x 6-15um; 8-14
x 6-15um; 8-14
small, regular spirals;
small, regular spirals;
actively motile
syphilis
syphilis
After initial infection, a primary chancre (an area of After initial infection, a primary chancre (an area of
ulceration/inflammation) is seen in genital areas or
ulceration/inflammation) is seen in genital areas or
elsewhere within 10-60 days. The organism, meantime,
elsewhere within 10-60 days. The organism, meantime,
has penetrated and systemically spread.
has penetrated and systemically spread.
The patient has flu-like symptoms with secondary lesions The patient has flu-like symptoms with secondary lesions
particularly affecting the skin . These occur 2-10 weeks
particularly affecting the skin . These occur 2-10 weeks
later.
later.
The final stage (if untreated) is tertiary syphilis (several The final stage (if untreated) is tertiary syphilis (several
years later). In primary and secondary syphilis organisms
years later). In primary and secondary syphilis organisms
are often present in large numbers. However, as the
are often present in large numbers. However, as the
disease progresses immunity controls bacterial replication
disease progresses immunity controls bacterial replication
and fewer organisms are seen. It is extremely difficult to
and fewer organisms are seen. It is extremely difficult to
detect spirochetes in tertiary syphilis. The systemic
detect spirochetes in tertiary syphilis. The systemic
lesions of skin, central nervous system and elsewhere are
lesions of skin, central nervous system and elsewhere are
suggestive of a delayed hypersensitivity reaction.
Syphilis Syphilis
chronicchronic
slowly progressiveslowly progressive
Primary stage
Primary stage
•
• 10 to 60 days 10 to 60 days
•
• primary lesion -primary lesion - chancre chancre
•
• area of area of
ulceration/ inflammation ulceration/ inflammation
•
• many organismsmany organisms
•
• rich in rich in TPTP
•
• a predominance of a predominance of
lymphocytes and plasma cells lymphocytes and plasma cells
•
• hard chancre硬 硬 硬hard chancre
•
• infectious highlyinfectious highly
•
• heal spontaneouslyheal spontaneously
Secondary stage
Secondary stage
Secondary (2Secondary (2--10 10 weeks
weeks after primary after primary stage
stage))
•
• systemic spread systemic spread
•
• flu-flu-like symptomslike symptoms
•
• skin, particularlyskin, particularly
•
• many organismsmany organisms
rich in rich in TPTP
red red maculopapularmaculopapular rash anywhere on the rash anywhere on the body
body
infectious highlyinfectious highly
subside spontaneouslysubside spontaneously
Tertiary stage
Tertiary stage
Tertiary Tertiary
•
• several years laterseveral years later
•
• rarerare
•
• skin, skin,
•
• central nervous system central nervous system
•
• delayed hypersensitivity delayed hypersensitivity
•
• few organismsfew organisms
•
• control by immune control by immune response
response
3-3-5 years after infection5 years after infection
few few TPTP
granulomatousgranulomatouslesions in lesions in
skin,bone, and liver skin,bone, and liver
degenerative changes in degenerative changes in
the central nervous the central nervous
cardiovascular lesionscardiovascular lesions
3w
Congenital syphilis
Congenital syphilis
Interstitial keratitis 硬硬硬
Interstitial keratitis
Hutchinson’s teeth
Hutchinson’s teeth
Saddlenosema
Saddlenosema
硬硬硬
硬
Periostitis 硬硬硬
Periostitis
A variety of central nervous system
A variety of central nervous system
anomalies
Microbiological diagnosis
Microbiological diagnosis
•not culturable
not culturable
•
dark field microscopy
dark field microscopy
–
actively motile
actively motile
organisms
organisms
–
brightly lit against
brightly lit against
dark backdrop
dark backdrop
–
light shines at an
light shines at an
angle
angle
–
reflected from thin
reflected from thin
organisms
organisms
•
conventional light
conventional light
microscopy
microscopy
–
light shines through
light shines through
–
NOT visualized
NOT visualized
Autoimminty:
Autoimminty:
cardiolipin/self antigen
cardiolipin/self antigen
no vaccine
no vaccine
antibiotics
antibiotics
(e.g. penicillin)
(e.g. penicillin)
–
effective
effective
Other treponemal diseases
Other treponemal diseases
bejel
bejel
地地地地地
地地地地地
Borrelia burgdorferi
Borrelia burgdorferi
and Lyme disease
and Lyme disease
Ixodes scapularis, tick vector for Lyme disease. Also known as Ixodes dammini. CDC
Lyme
LymeDisease Disease erythematous
erythematousrashrash
Lyme
Lyme disease disease -- symptomssymptoms
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• bacteremia bacteremia
–
– acuteacute
•
• arthritisarthritis
•
• cardiaccardiac
•
• neurologicneurologic
–
– chronic chronic
*
* weeks, months laterweeks, months later
• acuteacute
–
–responds to antibioticresponds to antibiotic
–
–antibodies not detectableantibodies not detectable
•
• late diagnosislate diagnosis
–
–not curablenot curable
–
Lyme Disease
Lyme Disease
-
-
etiology
etiology
•
reactive arthritis similar to
reactive arthritis similar to
–
Reiter's syndrome
Reiter's syndrome
–
rheumatic fever
rheumatic fever
B . Recurrentis and Relapsing fever
B . Recurrentis and Relapsing fever
•
immune response develops disease
immune response develops disease
relapses
relapses
•
new antigens expressed
new antigens expressed
•
no immunity : disease reappears
no immunity : disease reappears
•
transmission
transmission
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tick-
tick-
B. hermsii
B. hermsii
*
rodent host
rodent host
Diagnosis
Diagnosis
•
serum antibodies to
serum antibodies to
B. burgdorferi
B. burgdorferi
.
•
laboratory strains
laboratory strains
–
grow extremely slowly
grow extremely slowly
–
tissue culture media
tissue culture media
Therapy
Therapy
•
early antibiotic therapy
early antibiotic therapy
–
curable
curable
*
penicillin
penicillin
*
tetracycline
tetracycline
•
late antibiotic administration
late antibiotic administration
Leptospirosis
•
symptoms
symptoms
–
flu-like
flu-like
–
severe systemic disease
severe systemic disease
*
kidney
kidney
*
brain
brain
*
eye
eye
Leptospirosis
Morphology
Morphology
0.1-0.2 x 6-
0.1-0.2 x
6-20um; fine
20um; fine
coiling, one or
coiling, one or
both ends are
both ends are
usually
usually
hooked; deep
hooked; deep
brown color
brown color
stained with
stained with
silver
silver
impregnation
impregnation
stain (Fontana
stain (Fontana
stain),
stain),
•
infected urine
infected urine
–
rodents
rodents
–
farm animals
farm animals
•
water
water
•
through broken skin.
through broken skin.
Transmission
Epidemiology
Epidemiology
worldwide zoonosis
animal hosts:
rats,mice,wild
rodents,dogs,swine,and
cattle
Epidemiology
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Pathogenicity
Pathogenicity
Pathogenicity
Pathogenicity
Multiply in kidney and
liver.
Shed in the urine for
life long of animal.
Laboratory Diagnosis
Laboratory Diagnosis
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serology
serology