Neisseria and Moraxella Characteristics Quiz

Oxidase Pos Gram neg diplococci Capnophilic

Do not use glucose; most do not grow on MacConkey agar but will grow well on BAP and CAP.

N. gonorrhoeae and N. meningitidis

<p>Purulent urethritis in males and cervicitis in females</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>pharyngitis, conjunctivitis (ophthalmia neonatorum from infected mother).</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>pelvic inflammatory disease may cause sterility, ectopic pregnancy, or perihepatitis (Fitz-Hugh–Curtis syndrome) or gonococcal bacteremia.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Meningococcal bacteremia</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Mainly cause serious, life threatening, acute purulent meningitis Common in adults</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Hemorrhage in the adrenal gland</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Localized infections including sinusitis and pneumonia</p> Signup and view all the answers