Notes on Borrelia

Rahul's Noteblog Notes on Bacteriology Notes on Borrelia

Genus: Borrelia.

• Larger spirochete; Gram -; microaerophillic.

Borrelia burgdorferi.

• Found on white-footed mice, and white-tailed deer ticks.

• Spread by Ixodes (deer) ticks and nymphs.

Pathogenesis:

• Skin invasion and spread via blood stream to joints, heart, CNS; arthritis.

Lyme Disease:

• Bull's eye lesion; fever, chills, malaise, headache, musculoskeletal pain, lymphadenopathy.

• Late: neurologic and cardiac effects.

• Later: arrhythmias, myocarditis, pericarditis.

Lab:

• Detect IgM and IgG in serum, but not accurate though.

Treatment:

• Doxycycline, amoxicillin, and azithromycin/clarithromycin.

Prevent Borrelia Infection:

• Avoid tick bite.

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2. Growth Medias and Oxygen Requirements
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5. Enterococcus
6. Bacillus
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8. Corynebacterium
9. Actinomyces
10. Nocadria
11. Mycobacterium
12. Clostridium
13. Neisseria
14. Pseudomonas
15. Legionella
16. Bordetella
17. Francisella
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19. Campylobacter
20. Escherichia
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25. Proteus
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29. Bacteriodes and Prevotella
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