Community Acquired Pneumonia Flashcards

1
Q

Community Acquired Pneumonia:

Causative organisms (6)

A

Streptococcus pneumoniae, viruses, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Legionella pneumophila, Histoplasma capsulatum, Pneumocystis jiroveci

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Community Acquired Pneumonia: S. pneumoniae

MoT (2)

A

droplet, endogenous

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Community Acquired Pneumonia: S. pneumoniae

Virulence factor

A

capsule

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4
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Community Acquired Pneumonia: S. pneumoniae

Culture/ Dx (2)

A

gram stain, alpha-hemolytic

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5
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Community Acquired Pneumonia: S. pneumoniae

Prevention

A

PCV-13 vaccine

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Community Acquired Pneumonia: S. pneumoniae

Epidemiological features

A

40% of CAP cases

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Community Acquired Pneumonia: viruses

Epidemiological features

A

30% of CAP cases

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Community Acquired Pneumonia: M. pneumoniae

MoT

A

droplet

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9
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Community Acquired Pneumonia: M. pneumoniae

Virulence factor

A

adhesions

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10
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Community Acquired Pneumonia: M. pneumoniae

Culture/ Dx (3)

A

rule out other etiologic agents, serology, PCR

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11
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Community Acquired Pneumonia: M. pneumoniae

Treatment

A

Erythromycin

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Community Acquired Pneumonia: M. pneumoniae

Epidemiological features

A

20% of CAP cases

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Community Acquired Pneumonia: M. pneumoniae

Symptoms

A

do not resemble those of other pneumonias, “walking pneumonia”

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14
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Community Acquired Pneumonia: Legionella

MoT

A

vehicle (water droplets)

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15
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Community Acquired Pneumonia: Legionella

Culture/ Dx (2)

A

urine antigen test, culture on selective charcoal yeast extract agar

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16
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Community Acquired Pneumonia: H. capsulatum

MoT

A

vehicle (inhalation of spores from soil)

17
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Community Acquired Pneumonia: H. capsulatum

Virulence factor

A

survival in phagocytes

18
Q

Community Acquired Pneumonia: H. capsulatum

Culture/ Dx (2)

A

rapid antigen tests, microscopy

19
Q

Community Acquired Pneumonia: H. capsulatum

Prevention

A

avoid soil contaminated with bird and bat droppings

20
Q

Community Acquired Pneumonia: P. jiroveci

MoT

A

vehicle (inhalation of fungal spores)

21
Q

Community Acquired Pneumonia: P. jiroveci

Culture/ Dx

A

microscopy

22
Q

Community Acquired Pneumonia: P. jiroveci

Prevention

A

antibiotics for AIDS patients

23
Q

Community Acquired Pneumonia:

Symptoms

A

runny nose, congestion, headache, fever, chest pain, cough, production of discolored sputum, pale and sickly