Basic description of Lyme disease from Microbiological and Clinical point of view with discussion on Pathology, Clinical Features and, Laboratory Diagnosis.
1. Coccidioidomycosis is a fungal infection caused by inhalation of spores from Coccidioides immitis or C. posadasii, dimorphic fungi found in certain parts of the Americas.
2. The fungi exist in both a mold form in soil and a pathogenic yeast form that can cause respiratory infection in humans and animals. Most infections are asymptomatic, but some can spread systemically.
3. Diagnosis involves microscopic examination, culture, or serology of samples from skin, sputum, cerebrospinal fluid or other tissues showing spherules containing endospores. There is no vaccine and treatment involves antifungal drugs.
The document summarizes key information about the Orthomyxoviridae family of viruses, which includes the influenza viruses that cause flu in humans and other animals. It describes the structure and components of influenza virions, how the viruses replicate and spread infection in the host, symptoms and potential complications, methods of diagnosis, host immune response, and approaches for prevention and treatment, including annual flu vaccines tailored to predicted circulating strains and antiviral drugs that can reduce severity of infection.
(1) Aspergillosis is caused by the fungus Aspergillus and can cause a spectrum of diseases in humans ranging from mild to severe and even fatal.
(2) The most common disease types are pulmonary aspergillosis (allergic, aspergilloma, invasive), disseminated disease affecting multiple organs, and sinus infections.
(3) Risk factors include immunosuppression, corticosteroid use, lung disease, and sinusitis. Diagnosis involves microscopy, culture, histology and serology of samples from infected sites.
Paramyxoviruses are larger RNA viruses that have a single piece of RNA genome and are not liable to antigenic variation. They include parainfluenza virus, mumps virus, measles virus, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). Parainfluenza viruses cause respiratory infections in children and adults. Mumps virus causes mumps or parotitis disease of childhood and can lead to complications like meningitis. Measles virus causes a highly infectious childhood disease and RSV is a major cause of bronchiolitis and pneumonitis in infants under 6 months old. These viruses are diagnosed through direct demonstration of viral antigens, virus isolation, and serological tests.
Haemophilus is a genus of bacteria that includes species normally found in the human respiratory tract as well as pathogenic species. H. influenzae is the most clinically important species and is a cause of pneumonia, septic arthritis, epiglottitis, and meningitis. H. influenzae is a small, non-motile, gram-negative coccobacillus that requires both Factor X and V for growth. Serotype b of H. influenzae causes the majority of invasive disease and was an important cause of childhood meningitis prior to the introduction of the Hib vaccine.
This document provides information on the Bordetella genus of bacteria, including B. pertussis, B. parapertussis, B. bronchiseptica, and B. avium. It describes their morphology, culture characteristics, virulence factors, mechanisms of infection, clinical manifestations of whooping cough caused by B. pertussis, epidemiology, laboratory diagnosis, treatment, and prophylaxis. Key points include that B. pertussis causes the most common form of whooping cough in humans and produces virulence factors like pertussis toxin and adenylate cyclase toxin that contribute to disease pathogenesis.
Plasmodium malariae is a protozoan parasite that causes malaria in humans. It is transmitted via the bites of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes. P. malariae infects and reproduces within human red blood cells, causing symptoms that include fever, chills, and flu-like illness. While less common than other Plasmodium species, P. malariae is still a global health issue, with millions of cases reported each year, especially among young children and pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa. Diagnosis involves identifying the parasite in blood smears under a microscope. Treatment options include antimalarial drugs, while prevention focuses on mosquito control and personal protective measures.
This document provides an overview of chromoblastomycosis and phaeohyphomycosis. Chromoblastomycosis is caused by fungi of the order Chaetothyriales and presents as chronic, progressive skin lesions on exposed areas of the body. Phaeohyphomycosis is caused by various pigmented fungi and can manifest as cutaneous, subcutaneous, or systemic infections. Both conditions are diagnosed through microscopy, culture, and histopathology of lesions. Treatment involves antifungal medications, surgery, or a combination depending on the severity and location of the infection.
1. Coccidioidomycosis is a fungal infection caused by inhalation of spores from Coccidioides immitis or C. posadasii, dimorphic fungi found in certain parts of the Americas.
2. The fungi exist in both a mold form in soil and a pathogenic yeast form that can cause respiratory infection in humans and animals. Most infections are asymptomatic, but some can spread systemically.
3. Diagnosis involves microscopic examination, culture, or serology of samples from skin, sputum, cerebrospinal fluid or other tissues showing spherules containing endospores. There is no vaccine and treatment involves antifungal drugs.
The document summarizes key information about the Orthomyxoviridae family of viruses, which includes the influenza viruses that cause flu in humans and other animals. It describes the structure and components of influenza virions, how the viruses replicate and spread infection in the host, symptoms and potential complications, methods of diagnosis, host immune response, and approaches for prevention and treatment, including annual flu vaccines tailored to predicted circulating strains and antiviral drugs that can reduce severity of infection.
(1) Aspergillosis is caused by the fungus Aspergillus and can cause a spectrum of diseases in humans ranging from mild to severe and even fatal.
(2) The most common disease types are pulmonary aspergillosis (allergic, aspergilloma, invasive), disseminated disease affecting multiple organs, and sinus infections.
(3) Risk factors include immunosuppression, corticosteroid use, lung disease, and sinusitis. Diagnosis involves microscopy, culture, histology and serology of samples from infected sites.
Paramyxoviruses are larger RNA viruses that have a single piece of RNA genome and are not liable to antigenic variation. They include parainfluenza virus, mumps virus, measles virus, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). Parainfluenza viruses cause respiratory infections in children and adults. Mumps virus causes mumps or parotitis disease of childhood and can lead to complications like meningitis. Measles virus causes a highly infectious childhood disease and RSV is a major cause of bronchiolitis and pneumonitis in infants under 6 months old. These viruses are diagnosed through direct demonstration of viral antigens, virus isolation, and serological tests.
Haemophilus is a genus of bacteria that includes species normally found in the human respiratory tract as well as pathogenic species. H. influenzae is the most clinically important species and is a cause of pneumonia, septic arthritis, epiglottitis, and meningitis. H. influenzae is a small, non-motile, gram-negative coccobacillus that requires both Factor X and V for growth. Serotype b of H. influenzae causes the majority of invasive disease and was an important cause of childhood meningitis prior to the introduction of the Hib vaccine.
This document provides information on the Bordetella genus of bacteria, including B. pertussis, B. parapertussis, B. bronchiseptica, and B. avium. It describes their morphology, culture characteristics, virulence factors, mechanisms of infection, clinical manifestations of whooping cough caused by B. pertussis, epidemiology, laboratory diagnosis, treatment, and prophylaxis. Key points include that B. pertussis causes the most common form of whooping cough in humans and produces virulence factors like pertussis toxin and adenylate cyclase toxin that contribute to disease pathogenesis.
Plasmodium malariae is a protozoan parasite that causes malaria in humans. It is transmitted via the bites of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes. P. malariae infects and reproduces within human red blood cells, causing symptoms that include fever, chills, and flu-like illness. While less common than other Plasmodium species, P. malariae is still a global health issue, with millions of cases reported each year, especially among young children and pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa. Diagnosis involves identifying the parasite in blood smears under a microscope. Treatment options include antimalarial drugs, while prevention focuses on mosquito control and personal protective measures.
This document provides an overview of chromoblastomycosis and phaeohyphomycosis. Chromoblastomycosis is caused by fungi of the order Chaetothyriales and presents as chronic, progressive skin lesions on exposed areas of the body. Phaeohyphomycosis is caused by various pigmented fungi and can manifest as cutaneous, subcutaneous, or systemic infections. Both conditions are diagnosed through microscopy, culture, and histopathology of lesions. Treatment involves antifungal medications, surgery, or a combination depending on the severity and location of the infection.
Leishmaniasis is a parasitic disease caused by Leishmania protozoa and transmitted by the bite of infected sandflies. It exists in three main forms: visceral, cutaneous, and mucocutaneous. Visceral leishmaniasis affects internal organs and is fatal without treatment. Cutaneous leishmaniasis causes skin lesions while mucocutaneous leishmaniasis can destroy mucosal tissues of the nose, mouth and throat. It is endemic in many parts of Africa, Asia and South America, infecting over 12 million people worldwide.
Bacillus anthracis is the bacterium that causes anthrax. It is an aerobic, gram-positive, spore-forming bacillus. Anthrax spores can survive in soil for years and infect animals that ingest the spores. Humans can become infected through contact with infected animals or inhaling anthrax spores. There are three main types of anthrax in humans - cutaneous, pulmonary, and intestinal. Cutaneous anthrax causes skin lesions, pulmonary anthrax causes infection in the lungs after inhaling spores, and intestinal anthrax results from consuming infected meat. Laboratory diagnosis involves examining samples under microscopy, culturing on selective media, and animal inoculation. Anthrax is treated with antibiotics
Bacillus anthracis is a gram-positive, spore-forming bacterium that causes the disease anthrax. It forms spores that allow it to survive in the environment for decades. Anthrax infection can occur through the skin, lungs, or gastrointestinal tract. Symptoms and signs depend on the route of infection but may include lesions, fever, vomiting, shock, and death. Diagnosis involves culture, PCR, or antigen detection. Penicillin is the treatment of choice but vaccination is also used to prevent infection. Due to its ability to be easily weaponized, B. anthracis is considered a category A bioterrorism agent.
Pityriasis versicolor is a common superficial fungal infection of the skin caused by Malassezia furfur. It produces hypopigmented, hyperpigmented, or scaly macules on the trunk and neck. Diagnosis involves scraping skin lesions and examining under a microscope using potassium hydroxide, which reveals short hyphal fragments and clusters of yeast. Wood's lamp examination shows pale yellow-white fluorescence of lesions. M. furfur is normally present on human skin but overgrowth causes pityriasis versicolor. The fungus can be cultured using Sabouraud dextrose agar covered with oil, as M. furfur requires lipids for growth.
Pseudomonas is a type of bacteria that can cause infections. Pseudomonas is a common genus of bacteria, which can create infections in the body under certain circumstances. There are many different types of Pseudomonas bacteria
Rickettsia are obligate intracellular bacteria that are transmitted to humans through arthropod bites such as ticks, lice, fleas, and mites. They infect endothelial cells and cause vasculitis. There are three main groups - epidemic typhus group, scrub typhus group, and spotted fever group. Rocky Mountain spotted fever is caused by Rickettsia rickettsii and transmitted by ticks. It presents with acute fever, rash, and potentially life-threatening complications if not treated promptly with doxycycline or chloramphenicol. Laboratory diagnosis involves serologic tests to detect antibodies. Prevention involves avoiding tick and insect bites.
Aspergillosis is caused by fungi of the genus Aspergillus and can cause a variety of diseases in humans depending on the immune status of the host. These include allergic reactions, colonization of pre-existing lung cavities, and invasive infections. Aspergillus fumigatus is the most common cause of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis. Diagnosis involves culture, histopathology of tissues showing characteristic hyphal growth patterns, and serological detection of antibodies.
This document provides information about dematiaceous fungi, which are darkly pigmented molds. It discusses their classification and characteristics, as well as the diseases they can cause including superficial infections, subcutaneous infections like mycetoma and chromoblastomycosis, and systemic infections such as phaeohyphomycosis. Identification of dematiaceous fungi involves examining colony morphology, microscopic features, and sometimes producing characteristic structures like sclerotic bodies. Laboratory diagnosis requires collecting appropriate samples and analyzing them through potassium hydroxide mounts and culturing.
Neisseria meningitidis is an aerobic, gram-negative coccus that appears in pairs and can cause meningitis or meningococcemia. There are 8 major serogroups, with A, B, and C being most common. It normally lives harmlessly in the nasopharynx of 5-15% of the population but can spread via respiratory droplets. It uses pili to adhere to epithelium and enter the bloodstream, where it can proliferate rapidly and release endotoxins, activating the complement and coagulation cascades and potentially causing septic shock. Symptoms of meningitis include fever, neck stiffness, and headache, while meningococcemia presents with fever,
Rabies is a fatal viral disease spread to humans through infected animal bites. It is endemic in India and most human deaths occur in Asia and Africa, with over 55,000 deaths annually. Rabies virus infects the central nervous system and causes acute encephalitis. Early symptoms are non-specific but as the virus spreads to the brain, symptoms become severe and include hyperactivity, hallucinations, fear of water, and paralysis. There is no cure once symptoms appear, almost always resulting in death. Diagnosis is based on clinical signs and confirmed via laboratory tests on brain tissue detecting the virus or Negri bodies. Prevention focuses on post-exposure vaccination and avoiding contact with wild animals.
Adenoviridae is a group of medium sized, non-enveloped, double stranded DNA viruses that replicate and produce disease in the eye and in the respiratory, gastrointestinal and urinary tracts;
This document discusses Haemophilus influenzae, a gram-negative coccobacillary bacteria. It was first isolated in 1892 and thought to cause influenza. There are two main types: unencapsulated and encapsulated strains. Encapsulated type b strains cause more invasive diseases like meningitis while unencapsulated commonly cause localized infections. The document outlines the virulence factors, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, diagnosis and prevention of H. influenzae infections. It also briefly discusses the HACEK group of bacteria which can cause endocarditis.
This document discusses opportunistic mycoses that occur in individuals with compromised immune systems. It focuses on several common fungal causes including Aspergillus, Mucor, and Penicillium species. Aspergillosis is described in detail, outlining the different clinical manifestations depending on infection site and immune status. Diagnosis involves microscopic examination and culture of specimens. Treatment involves antifungal therapies like amphotericin B and azoles.
This document discusses the laboratory diagnosis of Salmonella species. It begins by describing Salmonella bacteria and the diseases they can cause in humans, including typhoid fever, paratyphoid fever, and gastroenteritis. It then discusses the habitats of different Salmonella serotypes and outlines several methods for laboratory diagnosis, including culture-based isolation and identification using biochemical tests and serological or molecular techniques. The document provides details on the morphology, cultural characteristics, enrichment and selective media used for Salmonella as well as their typical biochemical reactions that are used for identification.
This document provides an introduction to mycology, the study of fungi. It discusses the history of fungi being recognized as pathogens and outlines the key characteristics of fungi such as cell walls containing chitin. Fungi can be classified based on cell morphology into yeasts, molds, and dimorphic fungi. They can also be classified based on sexual reproduction into four classes. Common fungal infections like dermatophytosis and opportunistic infections are described. The document concludes by noting some useful properties of fungi such as food production and antibiotic production.
This document discusses three types of Borrelia bacteria: Borrelia recurrentis, Borrelia vincentii, and Borrelia burgdorferi. B. recurrentis causes relapsing fever transmitted by body lice. B. vincentii, in association with fusobacteria, causes Vincent's angina through poor oral hygiene or immunosuppression. B. burgdorferi causes Lyme disease transmitted to humans via Ixodid ticks that acquire the bacteria from deer reservoirs.
This document provides information on Bordetella, the bacteria that causes whooping cough. It discusses the three main Bordetella species (B. pertussis, B. parapertussis, B. bronchiseptica), their morphology, culture characteristics, antigenic structure, pathogenesis of whooping cough, laboratory diagnosis, and prophylaxis with DPT vaccine. The key points are that B. pertussis causes the most common form of whooping cough in children, has a distinctive paroxysmal cough stage, and is diagnosed through culture or PCR of respiratory samples and confirmed with specific staining or agglutination.
Dimorphic fungi can exist in both a mycelial and yeast-like state. They commonly transition between these states depending on temperature, with the mycelial form growing at 25°C and the yeast-like pathogenic form at 37°C. This document discusses two specific dimorphic fungi, Sporothrix schenckii and Histoplasma capsulatum. It defines their morphology and growth characteristics, epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical presentations, diagnosis and treatment of the diseases they cause - sporotrichosis and histoplasmosis.
This document discusses Cryptosporidium parvum, the causative agent of cryptosporidiosis. It belongs to the phylum Apicomplexa and commonly infects the intestinal tract of calves and other mammals. It has a direct life cycle involving the ingestion of sporulated oocysts followed by asexual and sexual reproduction within intestinal epithelial cells. Infection can cause diarrhea in calves and severe, prolonged illness in immunocompromised humans. Diagnosis involves identification of oocysts in feces and treatment is generally supportive due to lack of effective drugs. Control relies on hygiene, water treatment, and isolation of infected animals.
Melioidosis is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei. It presents in various forms including skin abscesses, sepsis, pneumonia, and infection of internal organs. The bacterium is found in soil and water in tropical climates. It is transmitted through inhalation, ingestion or direct contact with contaminated materials. Risk factors include diabetes, chronic lung or kidney disease, and immunosuppression. Diagnosis involves culture of the bacterium from clinical samples. Treatment requires initial intensive antibiotic therapy followed by a longer eradication phase to prevent relapse. Prevention strategies focus on protective equipment for high risk workers and disinfection of water supplies. The first case in Nepal was reported in 2005 and a
Marek's disease is a herpesvirus-induced cancer in chickens that causes infiltration of lymphoid cells in nerves and organs. It most commonly occurs in young chickens 2-7 months old. The disease was first described in 1907 and causes paralysis. Increased mortality in the 1950s-60s accelerated research which isolated the causative herpesvirus in 1967. Infected chickens shed infectious virus particles in dander which is the main mode of transmission. Clinical signs include depression, paralysis, and visceral tumors. Microscopically, tumors are characterized by pleomorphic lymphocytes. Diagnosis is usually based on history and age of affected birds. Commercial flocks are vaccinated at 18 days of embryonation or hatch
Leishmaniasis is a parasitic disease caused by Leishmania protozoa and transmitted by the bite of infected sandflies. It exists in three main forms: visceral, cutaneous, and mucocutaneous. Visceral leishmaniasis affects internal organs and is fatal without treatment. Cutaneous leishmaniasis causes skin lesions while mucocutaneous leishmaniasis can destroy mucosal tissues of the nose, mouth and throat. It is endemic in many parts of Africa, Asia and South America, infecting over 12 million people worldwide.
Bacillus anthracis is the bacterium that causes anthrax. It is an aerobic, gram-positive, spore-forming bacillus. Anthrax spores can survive in soil for years and infect animals that ingest the spores. Humans can become infected through contact with infected animals or inhaling anthrax spores. There are three main types of anthrax in humans - cutaneous, pulmonary, and intestinal. Cutaneous anthrax causes skin lesions, pulmonary anthrax causes infection in the lungs after inhaling spores, and intestinal anthrax results from consuming infected meat. Laboratory diagnosis involves examining samples under microscopy, culturing on selective media, and animal inoculation. Anthrax is treated with antibiotics
Bacillus anthracis is a gram-positive, spore-forming bacterium that causes the disease anthrax. It forms spores that allow it to survive in the environment for decades. Anthrax infection can occur through the skin, lungs, or gastrointestinal tract. Symptoms and signs depend on the route of infection but may include lesions, fever, vomiting, shock, and death. Diagnosis involves culture, PCR, or antigen detection. Penicillin is the treatment of choice but vaccination is also used to prevent infection. Due to its ability to be easily weaponized, B. anthracis is considered a category A bioterrorism agent.
Pityriasis versicolor is a common superficial fungal infection of the skin caused by Malassezia furfur. It produces hypopigmented, hyperpigmented, or scaly macules on the trunk and neck. Diagnosis involves scraping skin lesions and examining under a microscope using potassium hydroxide, which reveals short hyphal fragments and clusters of yeast. Wood's lamp examination shows pale yellow-white fluorescence of lesions. M. furfur is normally present on human skin but overgrowth causes pityriasis versicolor. The fungus can be cultured using Sabouraud dextrose agar covered with oil, as M. furfur requires lipids for growth.
Pseudomonas is a type of bacteria that can cause infections. Pseudomonas is a common genus of bacteria, which can create infections in the body under certain circumstances. There are many different types of Pseudomonas bacteria
Rickettsia are obligate intracellular bacteria that are transmitted to humans through arthropod bites such as ticks, lice, fleas, and mites. They infect endothelial cells and cause vasculitis. There are three main groups - epidemic typhus group, scrub typhus group, and spotted fever group. Rocky Mountain spotted fever is caused by Rickettsia rickettsii and transmitted by ticks. It presents with acute fever, rash, and potentially life-threatening complications if not treated promptly with doxycycline or chloramphenicol. Laboratory diagnosis involves serologic tests to detect antibodies. Prevention involves avoiding tick and insect bites.
Aspergillosis is caused by fungi of the genus Aspergillus and can cause a variety of diseases in humans depending on the immune status of the host. These include allergic reactions, colonization of pre-existing lung cavities, and invasive infections. Aspergillus fumigatus is the most common cause of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis. Diagnosis involves culture, histopathology of tissues showing characteristic hyphal growth patterns, and serological detection of antibodies.
This document provides information about dematiaceous fungi, which are darkly pigmented molds. It discusses their classification and characteristics, as well as the diseases they can cause including superficial infections, subcutaneous infections like mycetoma and chromoblastomycosis, and systemic infections such as phaeohyphomycosis. Identification of dematiaceous fungi involves examining colony morphology, microscopic features, and sometimes producing characteristic structures like sclerotic bodies. Laboratory diagnosis requires collecting appropriate samples and analyzing them through potassium hydroxide mounts and culturing.
Neisseria meningitidis is an aerobic, gram-negative coccus that appears in pairs and can cause meningitis or meningococcemia. There are 8 major serogroups, with A, B, and C being most common. It normally lives harmlessly in the nasopharynx of 5-15% of the population but can spread via respiratory droplets. It uses pili to adhere to epithelium and enter the bloodstream, where it can proliferate rapidly and release endotoxins, activating the complement and coagulation cascades and potentially causing septic shock. Symptoms of meningitis include fever, neck stiffness, and headache, while meningococcemia presents with fever,
Rabies is a fatal viral disease spread to humans through infected animal bites. It is endemic in India and most human deaths occur in Asia and Africa, with over 55,000 deaths annually. Rabies virus infects the central nervous system and causes acute encephalitis. Early symptoms are non-specific but as the virus spreads to the brain, symptoms become severe and include hyperactivity, hallucinations, fear of water, and paralysis. There is no cure once symptoms appear, almost always resulting in death. Diagnosis is based on clinical signs and confirmed via laboratory tests on brain tissue detecting the virus or Negri bodies. Prevention focuses on post-exposure vaccination and avoiding contact with wild animals.
Adenoviridae is a group of medium sized, non-enveloped, double stranded DNA viruses that replicate and produce disease in the eye and in the respiratory, gastrointestinal and urinary tracts;
This document discusses Haemophilus influenzae, a gram-negative coccobacillary bacteria. It was first isolated in 1892 and thought to cause influenza. There are two main types: unencapsulated and encapsulated strains. Encapsulated type b strains cause more invasive diseases like meningitis while unencapsulated commonly cause localized infections. The document outlines the virulence factors, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, diagnosis and prevention of H. influenzae infections. It also briefly discusses the HACEK group of bacteria which can cause endocarditis.
This document discusses opportunistic mycoses that occur in individuals with compromised immune systems. It focuses on several common fungal causes including Aspergillus, Mucor, and Penicillium species. Aspergillosis is described in detail, outlining the different clinical manifestations depending on infection site and immune status. Diagnosis involves microscopic examination and culture of specimens. Treatment involves antifungal therapies like amphotericin B and azoles.
This document discusses the laboratory diagnosis of Salmonella species. It begins by describing Salmonella bacteria and the diseases they can cause in humans, including typhoid fever, paratyphoid fever, and gastroenteritis. It then discusses the habitats of different Salmonella serotypes and outlines several methods for laboratory diagnosis, including culture-based isolation and identification using biochemical tests and serological or molecular techniques. The document provides details on the morphology, cultural characteristics, enrichment and selective media used for Salmonella as well as their typical biochemical reactions that are used for identification.
This document provides an introduction to mycology, the study of fungi. It discusses the history of fungi being recognized as pathogens and outlines the key characteristics of fungi such as cell walls containing chitin. Fungi can be classified based on cell morphology into yeasts, molds, and dimorphic fungi. They can also be classified based on sexual reproduction into four classes. Common fungal infections like dermatophytosis and opportunistic infections are described. The document concludes by noting some useful properties of fungi such as food production and antibiotic production.
This document discusses three types of Borrelia bacteria: Borrelia recurrentis, Borrelia vincentii, and Borrelia burgdorferi. B. recurrentis causes relapsing fever transmitted by body lice. B. vincentii, in association with fusobacteria, causes Vincent's angina through poor oral hygiene or immunosuppression. B. burgdorferi causes Lyme disease transmitted to humans via Ixodid ticks that acquire the bacteria from deer reservoirs.
This document provides information on Bordetella, the bacteria that causes whooping cough. It discusses the three main Bordetella species (B. pertussis, B. parapertussis, B. bronchiseptica), their morphology, culture characteristics, antigenic structure, pathogenesis of whooping cough, laboratory diagnosis, and prophylaxis with DPT vaccine. The key points are that B. pertussis causes the most common form of whooping cough in children, has a distinctive paroxysmal cough stage, and is diagnosed through culture or PCR of respiratory samples and confirmed with specific staining or agglutination.
Dimorphic fungi can exist in both a mycelial and yeast-like state. They commonly transition between these states depending on temperature, with the mycelial form growing at 25°C and the yeast-like pathogenic form at 37°C. This document discusses two specific dimorphic fungi, Sporothrix schenckii and Histoplasma capsulatum. It defines their morphology and growth characteristics, epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical presentations, diagnosis and treatment of the diseases they cause - sporotrichosis and histoplasmosis.
This document discusses Cryptosporidium parvum, the causative agent of cryptosporidiosis. It belongs to the phylum Apicomplexa and commonly infects the intestinal tract of calves and other mammals. It has a direct life cycle involving the ingestion of sporulated oocysts followed by asexual and sexual reproduction within intestinal epithelial cells. Infection can cause diarrhea in calves and severe, prolonged illness in immunocompromised humans. Diagnosis involves identification of oocysts in feces and treatment is generally supportive due to lack of effective drugs. Control relies on hygiene, water treatment, and isolation of infected animals.
Melioidosis is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei. It presents in various forms including skin abscesses, sepsis, pneumonia, and infection of internal organs. The bacterium is found in soil and water in tropical climates. It is transmitted through inhalation, ingestion or direct contact with contaminated materials. Risk factors include diabetes, chronic lung or kidney disease, and immunosuppression. Diagnosis involves culture of the bacterium from clinical samples. Treatment requires initial intensive antibiotic therapy followed by a longer eradication phase to prevent relapse. Prevention strategies focus on protective equipment for high risk workers and disinfection of water supplies. The first case in Nepal was reported in 2005 and a
Marek's disease is a herpesvirus-induced cancer in chickens that causes infiltration of lymphoid cells in nerves and organs. It most commonly occurs in young chickens 2-7 months old. The disease was first described in 1907 and causes paralysis. Increased mortality in the 1950s-60s accelerated research which isolated the causative herpesvirus in 1967. Infected chickens shed infectious virus particles in dander which is the main mode of transmission. Clinical signs include depression, paralysis, and visceral tumors. Microscopically, tumors are characterized by pleomorphic lymphocytes. Diagnosis is usually based on history and age of affected birds. Commercial flocks are vaccinated at 18 days of embryonation or hatch
Picornaviruses are a large family of small viruses that include important human pathogens like enteroviruses and rhinoviruses. They cause a wide range of diseases from mild illnesses to paralysis. Poliovirus can cause paralytic poliomyelitis. Coxsackieviruses can cause herpangina, hand-foot-and-mouth disease, myocarditis, and meningitis. Vaccines have largely eradicated polio in most countries.
- Infectious Bursal Disease (IBD), also known as Gumboro disease, is a highly contagious viral disease affecting young chickens.
- It is caused by a birnavirus that infects and destroys lymphocytes in the bursa of Fabricius, causing immunosuppression. This predisposes chickens to other diseases.
- Clinical signs include self-vent pecking, diarrhea, tremors, and mortality up to 20% in severe outbreaks. Post-mortem lesions include enlarged or atrophied bursa and hemorrhages. Diagnosis involves virus isolation from the bursa or serological tests.
Viruses can infect humans and cause illness or death. Forensic virology studies viruses in a legal context, such as determining the source of a virus used in bioterrorism. Viruses have genetic material protected by a protein coat and sometimes an envelope. They infect cells and hijack the cell's machinery to replicate themselves before breaking out and infecting new cells. PCR and RAPD techniques can be used to detect, analyze, and trace viruses.
The document discusses arboviruses, which are viruses transmitted by arthropod vectors like mosquitoes and ticks. It describes the characteristics and transmission cycles of arboviruses, examples of diseases they cause like dengue, yellow fever and Japanese encephalitis, and the viruses that cause these diseases including togaviruses and flaviviruses. Key information provided includes the virus families and genera, vectors involved in transmission, symptoms of associated diseases, and prevention and treatment methods.
Infectious bursal disease (IBD) is a highly contagious viral disease affecting young chickens. It is caused by infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV), which destroys lymphocytes in the bursa of Fabricius, impairing the immune system. Clinical signs include diarrhea, lethargy, and immunosuppression. At necropsy, the bursa appears swollen and hemorrhagic. Diagnosis relies on detecting viral antigens or nucleic acids in the bursa. Vaccination is the main control method, with live attenuated and in ovo vaccines available.
Viruses classified under the family Herpesviridae include those that cause cold sores, chickenpox, and mononucleosis. Herpesviruses can enter host cells and have a latent phase where they remain inactive inside infected cells before potentially reactivating and causing disease symptoms again. Examples include herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV1) which causes cold sores, herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV2) which is a sexually transmitted disease, and varicella zoster virus (VZV) which causes chickenpox.
This document discusses neuroviruses that cause encephalitis in humans, including rabies virus and arboviruses. It provides details on the classification, morphology, and pathogenesis of rabies virus, as well as methods for laboratory diagnosis and prophylaxis. It also summarizes the general characteristics of arboviruses, focusing on encephalitis viruses in the Flaviviridae family, including Japanese encephalitis virus and Russian spring-summer encephalitis virus. Laboratory diagnosis of these viruses can be done through virus isolation in cell culture or animals, or serological methods like complement fixation test, immunofluorescence assay, and ELISA.
Babesia microti is a protozoan parasite that causes the disease babesiosis in humans. It is transmitted through the bite of infected deer ticks. The life cycle involves sexual reproduction in the tick vector followed by asexual reproduction in the mammalian host. Symptoms in humans include fever, chills, and hemolytic anemia. Diagnosis is made through microscopic examination of blood smears or antibody detection tests. Treatment involves antibiotics such as clindamycin or antiparasitic drugs like atovaquone or quinine.
Marek's disease is a highly contagious lymphoproliferative disease of chickens caused by a herpes virus. It is characterized by mononuclear infiltration and tumors in lymph nodes, muscles, and internal organs. Clinical signs include paralysis of legs and wings. Gross lesions include enlargement of peripheral nerves and lymphoid tumors in visceral organs. The virus is transmitted through inhalation of dander and feathers and infects lymphocytes. Vaccination is the primary prevention method though it does not prevent infection but reduces disease severity.
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis causes tuberculosis and infects around 1.7 million people annually, causing over 9 million new cases and 1.7 million deaths per year. An estimated 500,000 people are infected with multidrug resistant strains.
- Risk of infection and disease is highest among socioeconomically disadvantaged people with poor housing and nutrition. Tuberculosis is transmitted via respiratory aerosols from people with active, untreated tuberculosis.
- Laboratory diagnosis involves microscopy, culture, and molecular techniques using sputum, gastric washings, urine, tissues or other clinical samples. Staining methods like Ziehl-Neelsen identify acid-fast bacilli. Culturing is needed for species identification and drug
Poxviruses are a family of viruses that can infect both vertebrates and invertebrates. The most notable member is the smallpox virus. Four genera may infect humans, including orthopox (which includes smallpox, cowpox, and monkeypox viruses) and molluscipox (which causes molluscum contagiosum). Poxviruses have complex brick-shaped particles that contain double-stranded DNA and replicate in the cytoplasm of infected cells. Notable human infections include cowpox, molluscum contagiosum, monkeypox, and smallpox.
This document discusses various infectious diseases that affect camelids. It covers viral diseases like rabies and herpesvirus. It also discusses fungal infections like ringworm and coccidioidomycosis. Additionally, it outlines several bacterial diseases camelids can contract, such as botulism, tetanus, enterotoxemia, tuberculosis, anthrax, and pasteurellosis. Prevention and treatment options are provided for many of the diseases.
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1. Mycobacteria are acid-fast, aerobic bacteria that include pathogens like Mycobacterium tuberculosis, M. leprae, and M. bovis. They are classified based on growth rate and pigmentation.
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2. Introduction
Morphology and General Characteristics
Lyme disease or Lyme borreliosis, which is caused by the tick-borne spirochete
Borrelia burgdorferi (sensu lato), occurs in temperate regions of North America, Europe,
and Asia.
It is now the most common vector-borne disease in the United States and Europe
transmitted by ticks of the Ixodes Ricinus complex.
Lyme disease was recognized as a separate entity in 1976.
In 1982, a previously unrecognized spirochete, now called Borrelia burgdorferi, was
recovered from Ixodes scapularis ticks and then from patients with Lyme disease.
B. burgdorferi is a fastidious, microaerophilic, vigorously motile, corkscrew-
shaped bacteria
The spirochete’s genome is quite small (∼1.5 Mb) and consists of a highly unusual linear
chromosome of 950 kb as well as 9 circular and 12 linear plasmids.
3. Introduction
Morphology and General Characteristics
The spirochete cell wall consists of a cytoplasmic membrane surrounded by peptidoglycan and
flagella and then by a loosely associated outer membrane.
Of the Borrelia spp., B. burgdorferi is the longest (20–30 μm) and narrowest (0.2–0.3 μm), and
it has fewer flagella.
The organism has few proteins with biosynthetic activity and apparently depends on the host for
much of its nutritional requirements.
The only known virulence factors of B. burgdorferi are surface-exposed lipoproteins that
allow the spirochete to attach to mammalian cells.
The vectors of Lyme borreliosis are closely related ixodid tick species that are part of the Ixodes
ricinus complex (also called the Ixodes persulcatus complex).
In the northeastern and midwestern United States Ixodes scapularis
West USAIxodes pacificus.
In Europe Ixodes ricinus, and
In Asia Ixodes persulcatus.
4. Introduction
Morphology and General Characteristics
Ixodid ticks have larval, nymphal, and adult stages, and they require a blood meal at
each stage.
A highly efficient, horizontal cycle of B. burgdorferi transmission occurs among
larval and nymphal I. scapularis ticks and certain rodents, particularly white-footed
mice and chipmunks.
This cycle results in high rates of infection among rodents and nymphal ticks
Primarily nymphal tick bites cause many new human cases of Lyme disease during
the late spring and summer months.
White-tailed deer, which are not involved in the life cycle of the spirochete, are the
preferred host of adult I. scapularis, and they seem to be critical for the survival of
ticks.
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9. Pathology
To maintain its complex enzootic cycle, B. burgdorferi must adapt to two
markedly different environments: the tick and the mammalian or avian host.
The spirochete survives in a dormant state in the nymphal tick midgut during
the fall, winter, and spring, where it expresses primarily OspA and certain other
proteins.
When the tick feeds during the late spring or summer, these proteins are
downregulated, and another set of proteins, including OspC, is upregulated.
OspC binds mammalian plasminogen and its activators present in the blood
meal, which facilitates spreading of the organism in the tick.
In addition, within the tick salivary gland, OspC binds a tick salivary gland
protein and coating of the spirochete in this tick protein is essential for initial
immune evasion in the mammalian host.
The spirochete, which has few proteins with biosynthetic activity, appears to meet
its nutritional requirements by infection of a mammalian or avian host.
10. Pathology
After injection of B. burgdorferi by the tick (and a clinical incubation period of 3–32
days), the spirochete usually first multiplies locally in the skin at the site of the tick
bite.
In most patients immune cells first encounter B. burgdorferi at this site.
During the initial infection B. burgdorferi induces potent proinflammatory and
compensatory anti inflammatory responses in cells in EM lesions
B. burgdorferi–stimulated peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) produce
primarily proinflammatory cytokines, particularly interferon (IFN)-γ.
Thus both innate and adaptive cellular elements are mobilized to fight the infection.
Within days to weeks, B. burgdorferi strains often disseminate to many distant anatomic
sites.
During this period the spirochete has been recovered from blood and cerebrospinal fluid
(CSF) and it has been seen in small numbers in specimens of myocardium, retina,
muscle, bone, spleen, liver, meninges, and brain.
11. Pathology
To disseminate, B. burgdorferi adheres to integrins, proteoglycans, or
glycoproteins on host cells or tissue matrices.
Spreading through the skin and other tissue matrixes may be facilitated by the
binding of plasminogen and its activators to the surface of the spirochete.
During dissemination, a 66-kilodalton (kDa) spirochetal protein binds the
platelet-specific integrin αIIbβ3 and the vitronectin receptor (αvβ5).
A 26-kDa glycosaminoglycan binding protein binds heparan sulfate and
dermatan sulfate, which are expressed on endothelial cells.
A 47-kDa fibronectin-binding protein (BBK32) binds fibronectin
Finally, decorin-binding proteins A and B (DbpA and DbpB) of the spirochete
bind decorin, a proteoglycan on the surface of collagen
alignment of spirochetes with collagen fibrils in the extracellular matrix in
12. Pathology
All affected tissues show an infiltration of lymphocytes and plasma cells.
Some degree of vascular damage, including mild vasculitis or hypervascular occlusion, may be
seen in multiple sites, suggesting that spirochetes may have been in or around blood vessels.
Despite an active immune response, B. burgdorferi may survive during dissemination by
changing or minimizing antigenic expression of surface proteins and by inhibiting certain critical
host immune responses.
Two linear plasmids (lps) seem to be essential, including lp25, which encodes a nicotinamidase,
and lp28-1, which encodes the VlsE lipoprotein, the protein that undergoes extensive antigenic
variation.
In addition, the spirochete has a number of highly homologous, differentially expressed
lipoproteins, including OspE/F paralogs, which further contribute to antigenic diversity.
Finally, B. afzelii and, to a lesser degree, B. burgdorferi have complement regulator-acquiring
surface proteins that bind complement factor H and factor H–like protein 1.
These complement factors inactivate C3b, which protects the organism from complement-
mediated killing.
13. Pathology
Both innate and adaptive immune responses are required for optimal control of spirochetal
dissemination.
The specific immunoglobulin M (IgM) response is often associated with polyclonal activation
of B cells, including
Elevated total serum IgM levels,
Circulating immune complexes, and
Cryoglobulins.
Spirochetal killing seems to be accomplished primarily by bactericidal B-cell responses,
which promote spirochetal killing by complement fixation and opsonization.
Infection of humans is a dead-end event for the spirochete.
Within several weeks to months, innate and adaptive immune mechanisms control widely
disseminated infection.
Without antibiotic therapy, spirochetes may survive in localized niches for several more
years.
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17. Clinical Manifestations
Human Lyme borreliosis generally occurs in stages, with remissions and
exacerbation and different clinical manifestations at each stage.
Early infection consists of stage 1 (localized EM), followed within days or
weeks by stage 2 (disseminated infection).
Late infection, or stage 3 (persistent infection), usually begins months to
years after the disease onset, sometimes following long periods of latent
infection.
In an individual patient, however, the infection is highly variable, ranging
from brief involvement in only one system to chronic, multisystem
involvement of the skin, nerves, or joints.
In the United States about 10% of individuals have asymptomatic B.
burgdorferi infection and seem to cure the infection without antibiotic
therapy
18. Clinical Manifestations
Early Infection: Stage 1 (Localized Infection)
In about 70% to 80% of patients EM(erythema migrans) develops at the site of the tick
bite.
During the first several days the lesion often has a homogeneous red appearance.
In addition, the centers of early lesions sometimes become intensely erythematous
and indurated, vesicular, or necrotic.
As the area of redness around the center expands, most lesions continue to have bright-
red outer borders (usually flat, but occasionally raised) and partial central clearing.
In some instances migrating lesions remain an even, intense red; several red rings are
found within the outside one; or the central area turns blue before it clears.
Although the lesion can be located anywhere, the thigh, groin, and axilla are
particularly common sites.
If EM is on the head, only a linear streak might be seen to emerge from the hairline.
The lesion is hot to the touch, and patients often describe it as burning or occasionally
itching or painful.
19. (A) An early erythema migrans (EM) skin lesion is seen 4 days after
detection.
(B) Four days after the onset of the initial skin lesion, secondary
lesions have appeared, and several of their borders have merged.
20. Clinical Manifestations
Early Infection: Stage 2 (Disseminated Infection)
Within several days to weeks of the onset of the initial EM lesion, patients may develop
multiple annular secondary skin lesions a sign of hematogenous dissemination.
Although their appearance is similar to that of the initial lesions, they are generally smaller,
migrate less, and lack indurated centers; they are not associated with previous tick bites,
their borders sometimes merge.
During this period some patients develop malar rash, conjunctivitis, or, rarely, diffuse
urticaria.
EM and secondary lesions usually fade within 3 to 4 weeks (range, 1 day–14 months).
EM is often accompanied by malaise and fatigue, headache, fever and chills, generalized
achiness, and regional lymphadenopathy.
n about 18% of patients these symptoms are the presenting picture of the infection.
In addition, patients sometimes have evidence of meningeal irritation with
21. Clinical Manifestations
Early Infection: Stage 2 (Disseminated Infection)
Episodic attacks of excruciating headache and neck pain,
Mild encephalopathy with difficulty with mentation,
Migratory musculoskeletal pain,
Hepatitis,
Generalized lymphadenopathy or
Splenomegaly,
Sore throat, or rarely,
Non-productive cough
A few patients have had microscopic hematuria, sometimes with mild
proteinuria (dipstick).
22. Clinical Manifestations
Early Infection: Stage 2 (Disseminated Infection)
During the first days of illness headache and neck stiffness are not associated
with a spinal fluid pleocytosis or objective neurologic deficit.
Except for fatigue and lethargy, which are often constant, the early signs and
symptoms are typically intermittent and changing.
After several weeks to months, about 15% of untreated patients in the United
States develop frank neurologic abnormalities, including
Meningitis,
Encephalitis,
Cranial neuritis (including bilateral facial palsy),
Motor and sensory radiculoneuritis,
Mononeuritis multiplex,
Cerebellar ataxia or myelitis—alone or in various combinations.
23. Clinical Manifestations
Early Infection: Stage 2 (Disseminated Infection)
The usual pattern consists of fluctuating symptoms of meningitis with superimposed
cranial (particularly facial palsy) or peripheral radiculoneuropathy.
In Europe the most common neurologic manifestation is
Bannwarth syndrome
Neuritic pain,
Lymphocytic pleocytosis without headache,
sometimes Cranial neuritis
On examination such patients usually have neck stiffness only on extreme flexion;
Kernig and Brudzinski signs are not present.
Facial palsy may occur alone and in rare instances, it may be the presenting
manifestation of the disease.
24. Clinical Manifestations
Early Infection: Stage 2 (Disseminated Infection)
In children the optic nerve may be affected by inflammation or
increased intracranial pressure, which may lead to blindness
In patients with meningitis, CSF typically has a lymphocytic
pleocytosis of about 100 cells/mm,
Often with an elevated protein but a normal glucose level.
Specific IgG, IgM, or IgA antibody to the spirochete is produced
intrathecally.
Histologically, the lesions show axonal nerve injury with
perivascular infiltration of lymphocytes and plasmocytes around
epineural blood vessels.
26. Clinical Manifestations
Early Infection: Stage 2 (Disseminated Infection)
Stage 2 neurologic abnormalities usually last for weeks or months, but
they may recur or become chronic.
Within several weeks after the onset of illness, about 5% of untreated
patients develop cardiac involvement.
The most common abnormality is fluctuating degrees of atrioventricular
block (first-degree, Wenckebach, or complete heart block).
However, some patients have evidence of more diffuse cardiac
involvement Acute myopericarditis, Mild left ventricular dysfunction,
or, rarely, Cardiomegaly.
No patients have had heart murmurs.
The duration of cardiac involvement is usually brief (3 days–6 weeks).
27. Clinical Manifestations
Early Infection: Stage 2 (Disseminated Infection)
During this stage migratory musculoskeletal pain is common in joints,
tendons, bursae, muscle, or bones.
In addition, a few patients have been described with osteomyelitis, myositis,
panniculitis, or fasciitis.
Conjunctivitis is the most common eye abnormality in Lyme disease, but deeper
tissues in the eye may be affected as well Iritis, followed by Panophthalmitis,
choroiditis with exudative retinal detachments, or interstitial keratitis.
In Europe, Borrelia Lymphocytoma, a subacute skin lesion, typically on the ear
or breast, may occur during this period.
These lesions have dense infiltrates of B cells, which often form follicular
structures, sometimes with the appearance of germinal centers.
Borrelia lymphocytomas usually last for months but may persist for 1 year or
longer.
29. Clinical Manifestations
Late Infection: Stage 3 (Persistent Infection)
Months after the onset of the illness, within the context of strong cellular
and humoral immune responses to B. burgdorferi many patients begin to
experience intermittent attacks of joint swelling and pain, primarily in
large joints, especially the knee, usually one or two joints at a time.
However, both large and small joints may be affected.
Joint fluid white blood cell counts range from 500 to 110,000 cells/mm,
most of which are polymorphonuclear leukocytes.
A small percentage of patients have persistent joint inflammation in a
knee for months or even several years after 1 to 2 months or longer of oral
antibiotics and 1 month or longer of IV antibiotics.
This illness is defined as Postinfectious, Antibiotic-refractory Lyme
arthritis.
30. Clinical Manifestations
Late Infection: Stage 3 (Persistent Infection)
It is associated with highly inflammatory RST 1 strains.
The greatest known risk factors for antibiotic-refractory Lyme arthritis are
specific human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DR alleles, which are risk factors
for many autoimmune diseases.
In antibiotic refractory arthritis the alleles that are increased in frequency
(such as the DRB1*0101 and 0401 alleles) encode HLA-DR molecules that
bind and present an epitope of B. burgdorferi outer-surface protein A
(OspA).
In rare instances, along with or after episodes of Lyme arthritis, patients
may develop chronic neurologic manifestations of the disorder.
A chronic axonal polyneuropathy may develop, manifested primarily as
spinal radicular pain or distal paresthesias.
31. Clinical Manifestations
Late Infection: Stage 3 (Persistent Infection)
Even though sensory symptoms are often localized, electrophysiologic testing
frequently shows a diffuse axonal polyneuropathy affecting both proximal and
distal nerve segments.
In Europe, B. garinii may cause Chronic Encephalomyelitis, characterized by
Spastic paraparesis,
Ataxia,
Cognitive impairment,
Bladder dysfunction,
Cranial neuropathy, particularly of the seventh or eighth cranial nerve
In the United States, a mild, late neurologic syndrome has been reported, called
Lyme encephalopathy manifested primarily by subtle cognitive disturbances.
32. Clinical Manifestations
Late Infection: Stage 3 (Persistent Infection)
Acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans, which sometimes follows
years after EM, has been observed primarily in Europe and Asia in
association with B. afzelii infection.
Acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans begins with red violaceous
lesions that become sclerotic or atrophic.
These lesions, which may be the presenting manifestation of the
disease, may last for many years
B. burgdorferi has been cultured from such lesions as many as 10
years after their onset.
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35. Clinical Manifestations
POST–LYME DISEASE SYMPTOMS
OR SYNDROME
The term “post-Lyme symptoms” probably consists of more than one Syndrome.
At one end of the spectrum, one or a few subjective symptoms, such as
Malaise and
Fatigue or
Minor joint symptoms, may persist for several months after antibiotic
treatment of EM.
At the far end of the spectrum, patients may have
Disabling joint and muscle pain,
Neurocognitive difficulties,
Incapacitating fatigue, and
Sleep disorder for years after Lyme disease.
36. Clinical Manifestations
POST–LYME DISEASE SYMPTOMS
OR SYNDROME
This syndrome is similar to or indistinguishable from chronic fatigue
syndrome or fibromyalgia, which is thought to be a centralized pain
syndrome.
There is currently no evidence that persistent subjective symptoms after
recommended courses of antibiotic therapy for Lyme disease are caused by
active B. bergdorferi infection.
CONGENITAL INFECTION
In the mid-1980s the transplacental transmission of B. burgdorferi was
reported in two infants whose mothers had Lyme borreliosis during the first
trimester of pregnancy.
Both infants died during the first week of life.
In both, spirochetes were seen in various fetal tissues stained with the
Dieterle silver stain
37. Laboratory Diagnosis
Direct Methods for Detection of B. burgdorferi
Laboratory tests for direct detection of B. burgdorferi are hampered by very low
numbers of spirochetes in the majority of clinical samples.
The lack of sensitive, relatively easy, fast, direct tests for the presence of B. burgdorferi
is one of the main challenges in the laboratory diagnosis of Lyme disease.
The main direct test modalities used are CULTURE and PCR.
Histopathology has limited utility, being used mostly to exclude other diseases, and in
the evaluation of suspected cases of borrelial lymphocytoma and acrodermatitis chronica
atrophicans.
Detection of B. burgdorferi is difficult and time- consuming due to the extreme scarcity
of organisms.
Warthin-Starry and modified Dieterle silver stains, focus-floating microscopy, as well
as direct and indirect immunofluorescence assays with anti-borrelial antibodies have been
used difficult to interpret and require special expertise and careful use of controls
38. A- Warthin Starry stain
B- Fluorescent stain
Spirochete detected with Dieterle silver stain in culture
of skin sample from Morgellons disease patient.
39. Laboratory Diagnosis
Direct Methods CULTURE
Culture is not a routinely available diagnostic method for the diagnosis of Lyme
disease in clinical practice, due to its relatively low sensitivity, long incubation and the
requirement of special media and expertise.
However, the ability to isolate and culture B. burgdorferi is essential in Lyme disease
research, and culture remains the gold standard to confirm the diagnosis.
B. burgdorferi has a limited metabolic capacity and requires a complex growth media for
cultivation.
Media used for culturing B. burgdorferi include variations of the Barbour- Stoenner-
Kelly (BSK) medium and the modified Kelly–Pettenkofer (MKP) medium.
Cultures are examined using dark-field microscopy or fluorescent microscopy after
staining aliquots with acridine orange, but sensitivity is improved by testing aliquots with
PCR methods.
B. burgdorferi replicates slowly and cultures are kept for 8 to 12 weeks before being
considered negative.
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41. Laboratory Diagnosis
Direct Methods CULTURE
The probability of culturing B. burgdorferi depends on the specimen,
the stage of the disease, and the expertise of the laboratory.
It may also depend on the genotype.
Antibiotic therapy with agents effective against B. burgdorferi (even a
single dose) will significantly impact the recovery rate.
Culture of skin biopsies from EM has a sensitivity of 40 to 60%
Culture is moderately successful in skin biopsies of acrodermatitis
chronica atrophicans lesions.
Culture of 9-ml plasma samples from untreated patients with early and
early disseminated infection has a sensitivity of around 40%,
42. Laboratory Diagnosis
Direct Methods CULTURE/ PCR
Can be increased to 75% by frequently testing culture aliquots with a sensitive
PCR.
Blood cultures are more likely to be positive in patients with multiple EM.
B. burgdorferi is seldom cultured from the blood of Lyme disease patients with
later manifestations of the disease.
Culture of cerebrospinal fluid is rarely positive.
B. burgdorferi has not been reliably cultivated from synovial fluid.
The main use of PCR assays is for evaluating synovial fluid samples in patients
with Lyme arthritis, where B. burgdorferi DNA can be detected in up to 70 to 85%
of patients.
A positive PCR may not necessarily mean an infection is active.
Sensitivity of PCR in cerebrospinal fluid samples of patients with early
neuroborreliosis is low (10–30%) and even lower in late disease.
43. Laboratory Diagnosis
Indirect Methods CDC method
Indirect methods detect the immune response of the host against the causative organism.
The majority of laboratory tests performed for Lyme disease are based on detection of the
antibody responses against B. burgdorferi in serum.
Antibody-based assays are the only type of diagnostic testing for Lyme disease
approved by the US FDA.
To improve the specificity of serologic testing for Lyme disease, a 2-tier approach
was recommended in 1995 by the CDC
The first step uses a sensitive enzyme immunoassay (EIA) or rarely, an indirect
immunofluorescence assay (IFA).
If the test is negative, there is no further testing.
If the test is borderline or positive, the sample is retested using separate IgM and
IgG Western blots (WB, also referred to as immunoblots in the literature) as the
second step.
44. Laboratory Diagnosis
Indirect Methods CDC/ Other method
The WB is interpreted using standardized criteria, requiring at
least two of three signature bands for a positive IgM WB, and 5 of
10 signature bands for a positive IgG WB.
The IgM WB results are used only for disease of less than 4 weeks
of duration.
The use of antibody assays in synovial fluid is not recommended
The current 2-tier algorithm works relatively well when used as
recommended, but there are many areas for improvement.
Problems include the low sensitivity during early infection, subjective
interpretation of bands
45. Laboratory Diagnosis
Indirect Methods Other methodS
Other Tests
WCS ELISA
C6 ELISA
Evidence of intrathecal antibody production is considered a gold standard
for the diagnosis of Lyme neuroborreliosis in Europe.
Overall, the sensitivity of intrathecal antibody production in acute Lyme
neuroborreliosis is around 50%
CXCL13 is a B lymphocyte chemoattractant chemokine that is increased in
the cerebrospinal fluid of patients with acute Lyme neuroborreliosis
Xenodiagnosis, using the natural tick vector (Ixodes scapularis)