Gram-Negative Cocci and Coccobacilli: Neisseria, Moraxella, Haemophilus, and Bordetella — Medical Microbiology

Microbiology · Basic Sciences

How it begins

Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Neisseria meningitidis and purpura fulminans, Moraxella catarrhalis, Haemophilus influenzae type b and Bordetella pertussis (whooping cough).

What it covers

1. 1. Neisseria gonorrhoeae (Gonococcus): Pathogenesis and Gonococcal Infection
2. 2. Neisseria meningitidis (Meningococcus): Meningitis and Fulminant Sepsis
3. 3. Moraxella catarrhalis: respiratory infections
4. 4. Haemophilus influenzae: Hib Capsule, Epiglottitis and Vaccination
5. 5. Bordetella pertussis: Whooping Cough, Pertussis Toxin and Prevention
6. 6. Laboratory Clues for Gram-Negative Cocci and Coccobacilli
7. 7. Clinical Update 2020–2025
8. · Gonococcus: resistance and new antibiotics
9. · Doxycycline as post-exposure prophylaxis (doxy-PEP)
10. · Meningococcus
11. · Pertussis and Haemophilus
12. 8. The HACEK Group and Other Coccobacilli of Endocarditis
13. 9. Reasoned Clinical Cases
14. 10. Common Mistakes and Exam Pearls
15. 11. References and Sources for Further Reading