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CIC Organisms Flashcards

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Aspergillosis

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Aspergillus sp.

  • associated with immunocompromised hosts
  • associated with construction dust
  • standard precautions
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Botulism

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Clostridium botulinum

  • usually food borne (ingestion of toxins)
  • standard precautions
  • descending weakness or paralysis in alert person
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Candidiasis

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Candida sp.

-usual skin or mucous membrane infections

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Shingles

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Herpes zoster

  • standard precautions unless disseminated, the Airborne/Contact Precautions
  • prefer immune HCW to provide care
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Chickenpox

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Varicella

  • maculopapular evolving to vesicular skin eruptions (3-4 days)
  • lesions: monolocular, collapse on puncture
  • INCUBATION: 13-17 days
  • Airborne/Contact precautions
  • prefer immune HCWs provide care
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Cholera

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Vibrio chloerae

  • contact precautions
  • mortality: 50% within hours if untreated from circulatory collapse, renal failure resulting from profuse, painless diarrhea
  • INCUBATION: usually 2-3 days
  • not usually endemic in US
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Conjunctivitis (pink eye)

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  • bacterial or viral
  • contact precautions if viral
  • adenovirus - common viral cause
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Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease

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  • prion
  • progressive dementia, death within 3-12 months
  • INCUBATION- 15 months-30 years
  • standard precautions
  • special equipment decontamination concerns
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Erythema Infectiosum

Fifth Disease

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Parvovirus B19

  • INCUBATION- 4-20 days
  • intrauterine infection:10% hydrops fetalis and fetal death
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Bacillus cereus food poisoning

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INCUBATION: rapid 1-6 hrs

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Cryptosporidosis

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Cryptosporidium parvum

  • parasitic infection
  • diarrhea, anorexia, vomiting, cramping
  • INCUBATION- 1-12 days
  • standard precautions
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Staph aureus food poisoning

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  • rapid incubation 2-4 hrs
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Salmonella food poisoning

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-semi rapid incubation- 12-36 hours

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Anthrax

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Bacillus anthracis

  • usually manifests as skin infection
  • if inhaled, respiratory & GI tract infections
  • INCUBATION- usually within 48 hrs
  • PAPR/contact precautions during powder exposure
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Gram positive bacteria

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  • Streptococcus
  • Staphylococcus
  • Bacillus
  • Clostridium
  • Corynebacterium
  • Listeria
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Clostridium perfringes food poisoning

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-rapid incubation: 10-12 hours

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Rotavirus food poisoning

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-semi rapid incubation: 1-3 days

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Campylobacter food poisoning

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Moderate incubation:1-10 days

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Vibrio food poisoning

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Semi rapid incubation: 12-24 hrs

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Norovirus and Norwalk-like viruses food poisoning

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Semi rapid incubation: 1-2 days

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Hepatitis A food poisoning

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Slow incubation:15-30 days

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Toxoplasmosis food poisoning

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Slow incubation:10-23 days

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Hanta virus

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  • endemic southwest US
  • transmission: aerosolization of rodent excretia
  • INCUBATION: 2-60 days
  • standard precautions
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Trichinosis food poisoning

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Slow incubation: 8-15 days

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Giardia food poisoning

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Slow incubation: 3-10 days

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Hepatitis A

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  • transmission- fecal oral
  • incubation- 15-50 days
  • standard precautions
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Hepatitis B

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  • transmission: bloodborne
  • standard precautions
  • INCUBATION: 45-180 days
  • vaccine - given at birth & 11-12 yrs of age
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Hepatitis D

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  • Co-infection with Hepatitis B
  • INCUBATION: 2-8 weeks
  • transmission: bloodborne, not usually sexual
  • standard precautions
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Hepatitis B antibodies

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IgM
-appears with symptoms during acute illness
-can persist 3-12 months from exposure
IgG
-persists for life
-marker for natural HBV infection
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HBsAG

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  • hepatitis B surface antigen - infection marker
  • found in serum 1-2 months after exposure
  • if found greater than 6months - chronic infection
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Hepatitis C

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  • 70% asymptomatic
  • INCUBATION: 2 weeks-6 months
  • transmission: bloodborne
  • standard precautions
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Hepatitis E

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  • transmission: fecal oral
  • seen as imported infection if identified in US
  • standard precautions
33
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HIV/AIDS tests

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ELISA
-positive 3 weeks to 6 months after exposure
Western Blot
-detects antibody bound HIV protein
-seroconversion likely if “positive” detected at least 2 weeks after “indeterminate”

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Influenza

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  • INCUBATION: 1-3 days
  • droplet precautions
  • PAPR/N-95 for aerosolization procedures
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Lyme Disease

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Borrelia burgdorferi

  • INCUBATION: 3-32 after tick bite
  • standard precautions
  • endemic northeast US
  • standard precautions
36
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HIV/AIDS

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  • transmission: bloodborne
  • INCUBATION: 1-3 months
  • standard precautions
37
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Legionella

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  • INCUBATION: 2-10 days
  • standard precautions
  • commonly found in tap water
  • must be inhaled to cause infection
38
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Measles (Rubeola)

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  • INCUBATION: 7-10 days
  • airborne precautions through 4th day or rash
  • IgM detected 3-4 days after rash onset
  • immediately reportable to health department
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Meningitis Meningococcus

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Neisseria meningitidis

  • Gram negative diplococcus
  • droplet precautions until 24hrs effective antbx
  • prophylaxis for exposed HCW
40
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Viral meningitis

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  • more prevalent during late summer

- most often seen in ages

41
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Pertussis

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Whooping cough

  • INCUBATION: 6-20 days
  • paroxysmal coughing that can last 1-3months
  • droplet precautions until 5 days effective antbx
42
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Meningitis Pneumococcus

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Streptococcal pneumonia

  • associated with otitis, skull fx, pneumonia
  • No HCW prophylaxis
  • standard precautions
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Pediculosis

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  • head and body lice, crabs

- contact precautions until effective tx

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RSV

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  • INCUBATION: 1-10 days
  • droplet/contact precautions
  • infects all ages, resp distress usually in young children & other immunocompromised populations
  • Common HAI on peds units
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Gonorrhea

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-INCUBATION: 2-7 days
-S/S: male-penile drainage
female- urethritis, PID
-standard precautions
-Gram stain & culture, antigen testing

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Herpes Simplex 2

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  • INCUBATION: 2-12 days
  • blisters of lesions (mouth, perianal, fingers)
  • Contact Precautions for neonatal infection or disseminated blisters until lesions are dry and crusted
  • C-section if active vaginal infection to prevent neonatal exposure during birth
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Syphillis

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-INCUBATION: 10 days-3 months
-Painless chancre & lymph nodes
-maculopapular rash
-can be latent for years
-RPR or VDRL tests
Standard precautions

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Chlamydia

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  • INCUBATION: hours to 5 days
  • 25% males asymptomatic
  • Females: cervical discharge, pelvic pain
  • Standard precautions
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Gram Stain

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  • classifies gram negative or gram positive
  • cell wall pepridoglycans - gram positive
  • gram positive - blue dye
  • gram negative - red dye
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Tuberculosis testing

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  • Acid fast bacilli sputum or BAL specimen
  • CXR - identifies extent of disease
  • TST - shows presence of TB infection (previous or acute) may be slightly positive for atypical mycobacterium infections, e.g. M avium
  • Quantiferon gold -
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Tuberculosis treatment

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  • usually treated 6-12 months, 18 months if HIV positive

- usually 4-5 medications regimen: isoniazid, rifampin, pyrazinamide, ethabutamol, streptomycin

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Sputum culture validity

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-fewer than 10 epithelial cells

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AFB cultures

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first morning specimens for 3 days maximizes optimum results

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ESBL

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  • extended spectrum beta lactamase

- MDRO due to microorganism enzyme that resists antimicrobials, usually penicillins and cephalosporins

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MRSA colonization testing

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-usually determined by PCR of nares, axilla, or perianal area

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H. pylori

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  • gram negative

- associated with peptic ulcers

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Gram Stain

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  • classifies gram negative or gram positive
  • cell wall pepridoglycans - gram positive
  • gram positive - blue dye
  • gram negative - red dye
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Aerobic

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needs oxygen

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anaerobic

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does not need oxygen

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Shigella dysenteriae

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  • INCUBATION: 1-3 days

- disease caused with very small amount of inoculums

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E. coli

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  • Enterotoxin producing

- traveler’s diarrhea

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Ova & Parasites

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-best found with fresh stool specimen e.g., Giardia, toxoplasmosis, etc.

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Wound cultures

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-results more valid when drainage cultured after site cleaned

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Oxacillin

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Used to determine methicillin sensitivity

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Dialysis fluids

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  • should be tested for microorganisms

- other routine environmental cultures not usually recommended

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MIC

minimum inhibitory concentration

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-susceptibility test that determines least amount of antibiotic (per millimeter) that impedes organism growth

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Gram negative bacteria

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  • Neisseria, Enterococcus

- most rods and spirochetes

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TB treatment

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  • 4 drug regimen
  • Susceptibility testing on isolates
  • 6 drug regimen in geographic locations with resistant strains
  • Direct observed therapy
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Bacterial spores

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-“protect” bacteria in adverse conditions allowing growth

70
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positive TB skin test

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  • Prior exposure to M. tuberculosis
  • Prior BCG vaccination
  • Cross-reactivity to skin test antigens
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Immune changes in elderly

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  • Delayed hypersensitivity
  • Defense against foreign antigens
  • Increased serum levels of IgG and IgA

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