6- Respiratory Infections Part 2 Flashcards
Second most common cause of nosocoma infection
E.coli
Most common cause of nosocomial pneumonia
Pseudomonas
Third most common cause of nosocomial infection
Penicillin resistant staph aureus
Type of necrosis in lung abcess
Liquefactive necrosis
Lung abscesses are seen in what patients mostly
Acute alcoholic
Coma
Anesthesia
What does an abcess cavity contain
Neutrophils and liquefactive necrotic debris
X ray of lung abscess appearance
Air and fluid level on x ray
Histoplasmosis fungi anatomy
Thin branching septate hyphae
Blastomyces dermatitis anatomy
Broad based budding
Organism that leaves a tree bark appearance
Histoplasmosis capsulatum
Tree bark appearance made of
Lesion of fibrosis and concentric circular calcification
Intracellular fungus that affects macrophages
Histolplasma capsulatum
Most common systemic fungal infection
Histolplasma capsulatum
Where is blastomyces dermatitidis found
Decomposing food
Where is Coccidioes immitis found
Athrospores in dust