Mycobacterium is acid-fast, has serpentine cord factor, and mycolic acid in the cell membrane. Species include M. tuberculosis (primary/secondary TB), M. avium-intracellulare (disseminated), M. marinum (hand infection in aquarium workers), and M. scrofulaceum (cervical lymphadenitis in children). Classic TB symptoms are fever, weight loss, night sweats, and hemoptysis.
Mycobacterium es ácido-resistente, tiene factor cordio serpetino y ácido micólico en la membrana celular. Las especies incluyen M. tuberculosis (TB primaria/secundaria), M. avium-intracellulare (diseminada), M. marinum (infección de mano en trabajadores de acuarios) y M. scrofulaceum (linfadenitis cervical en niños). Los síntomas clásicos de TB son fiebre, pérdida de peso, sudores nocturnos y hemoptisis.
| Front | Mycobacterium What are (3) features? List (4) species What are the (4) classic symtpoms? |
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| Back | Acid fast Serpentine cord factor Mycolic acid in cell membrane M.avium-intracellulare - Disseminated non-TB M.marinum - hand infection in aquarium workers M.scrofulaceum - cervical lymphadenitis in kids Symptoms ↓ Fever Weight loss Night sweats Hemoptysis |
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