Stands for...
H
Haemophilus
Required media for growing Haemophilus spp.
Chocolate agar
What is a Fastidious organism?
An organism that requires special enrichment or environmental conditions to be grown in the lab
True or False
Haemophilus influenzae is non-hemolytic
True.
A
Aggregatibacter
What is Factor X
Hemin
True or False:
Haemophilus influenzae strains share common features in capsule production, indole reactivity and colony morphology.
False.
What is a common factor that links the HACEK group together.
Fastidious, Gram-Negative, and can be the causative agents of infective endocarditis.
C
Cardiobacterium
What does a quad plate contain?
X factor quadrant
V factor quadrant
Both X and V quadrant
5% horse blood (or a chocolate) quadrant
True or False:
Haemophilus influenzae is always a pathogen when found in the human body.
False. H. influenzae colonizes the nasopharynx of some healthy individuals and does not cause influenza
What is Factor V
NAD+
E
Eikenella
Causes bacterial meningitis, otitis media, sinusitis and lower respiratory tract infections
Haemophilus influenzae
Which two Haemophilus require no Factor X or V for growth.
Aphrophilus and Ducreyi
What bacteria is associated with "clenched fist" injuries
Eikenella Corrodens
K
Kingella
H. influenzae requires which factors for growth?
Both X and V
H. Haemolyticus is differentiated from H. Influenzae in what way?
It is hemolytic (beta)
What factors are required for the growth of the "para-" group of Haemophilus.
V factor only