2. Morphology
• Mycobacteria are Gram-positive, catalase positive, non-
motile, non-spore forming bacteria .
• they are slender rod bacteria that are stained with special
differential stains Ziehl-Neelsen.
• They are acid fast ,as once they taken up the stain,they
cant be destained with dilute acids
4. Tuberculosis Bacteria (TB)
• Tuberculosis bacteria includes the species
Mycobacterium tuberculosis, M. bovis, and
the rare species M. africanum.
• TB are slender, acid-fast rods,
0.4 µm wide, and 3–4 µm long,
nonsporing and nonmotile.
• TB are obligate anaerobes. Their
reproduction is enhanced by the
presence of 5–10% CO2
• The generation time of TB is
approximately 12–18 hours.
• Grown on culture mediums
with high lipid content, e.g.,
egg-enriched glycerol
mediums according to Lo
¨wenstein-Jensen
5. TUBERULOSIS ( transmission)
• M. tuberculosis is carried in airborne particles, called
droplet nuclei, of 1– 5 microns in diameter. Infectious
droplet nuclei are generated when persons who have
pulmonary or laryngeal TB disease cough, sneeze, shout,
or sing
6.
7. • Persons with LTBI have M. tuberculosis in their bodies,
but do not have TB disease and cannot spread the
infection to other people.
• the tubercle bacilli overcome the immune system and
multiply, resulting in progression from LTBI to TB disease .
• The progression from LTBI to TB disease may occur at
any time, from soon to many years later.
• Only 10% of LTBI reactivates into TB disease
• TB disease can occur in pulmonary and extrapulmonary
sites
8. LATENT TUBERCUL0SIS
INFECTION
TUBERCULOSIS
INFECTION
Small amount of bacteria in body ,alive
but inactive
Ample and Active TB in body
Cant spread TB to others Infectious ,sread of TB
TB skin test /TB blood test reaction
shows infection
TB blood and skin test rection shows
infection
Radiograph is normal Radiograph is abnormal
Sputum smears and cultures are
negative
Sputum smears and cultures may be
negative
Not require respiratory isolation Require respiratory isolation
Not a TB case A TB case
9. Immunity to tuberculosis
• The first cells encountered by
the mycobacteria in the lung are
the alveolar macrophages, which
respond in a non-specific manner
and provide an initial line of
defence.
• Acquired immunity is characterized
by localization of the TB at an old
or new infection focus with limited
dissemination (Koch’s
phenomenon). This immunity is
solely a function of the T
lymphocytes.
10. Diagnoses .
• The tuberculin proteins are isolated as purified tuberculin
(PPD = purified protein derivative) . Five tuberculin units
(TU) are applied intracutaneously in the tuberculin test
(Mantoux tuberculin skin test,the“goldstandard”).
• Diagnosis requires microscopic and
cultural Identification of the pathogen
or pathogen-specific DNA.
11. Epidemiology and prevention.
• World wide
• Less frequent in developed countries
• Incidence is 5 -15 patients per 100000 inhabitants per
year
• Mortality is 1 per 100000 patients per year
• Main Source of infection is the human carrier.
• Transmission of the disease is generally direct, in most
cases by droplet infection.
• Patients with open tuberculosis must be isolated during
the secretory phase. Secretions containing TB must be
disinfected.
• Tuberculous cattle must be eliminated
13. Etiology
• Mycobacterium leprae is the causative pathogen of
leprosy. In morphological terms, these acid-fast rods are
identical to tuberculosis bacteria. They differ, however, in
that they cannot be grown on nutrient mediums or in cell
cultures
•Pathogenesis.
The patho mechanisms of LB are identical to those of TB.
The host organism attempts to localize and isolate infection
foci by forming granulomas.
Leprous granulomas are histopathologically identical to
tuberculous granulomas.
14. pathogenesis
• Leprosy is manifested mainly on the skin, mucosa, and
peripheral nerves.
Tuberculoid leprosy Lepromatous leprosy
benign malignant
Non progresive form of disease progressive
Characterized by spotty dermal
lesions
Nodular dermal and mucosal lesions
develop
15. Epidemiology and prevention.
• Rare in socially developed countries.
• Infected humans are the only sourse.
• Transmission pathway is unknown may be due to direct
contact with skin or mucosa injuries and aerogenic
transmission
• . The incubation period is 2–5–20 years
Diagnosis. Detection of the pathogens in skin or
nasal mucosa scrapings under the microscope using Ziehl-
Neelsen staining.
Molecular confirmation of DNA sequences specific to
leprosy bacteria in a polymerase chain reaction is possible.