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Community Acquired Pneumonia Flashcards

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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)

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droplet, endogenous

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Community Acquired Pneumonia: S. pneumoniae

Virulence factor

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capsule

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Community Acquired Pneumonia: S. pneumoniae

Culture/ Dx (2)

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gram stain, alpha-hemolytic

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Community Acquired Pneumonia: S. pneumoniae

Prevention

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PCV-13 vaccine

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Community Acquired Pneumonia: S. pneumoniae

Epidemiological features

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40% of CAP cases

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Community Acquired Pneumonia: viruses

Epidemiological features

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30% of CAP cases

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Community Acquired Pneumonia: M. pneumoniae

MoT

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droplet

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Community Acquired Pneumonia: M. pneumoniae

Virulence factor

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adhesions

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Community Acquired Pneumonia: M. pneumoniae

Culture/ Dx (3)

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rule out other etiologic agents, serology, PCR

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Community Acquired Pneumonia: M. pneumoniae

Treatment

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Erythromycin

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Community Acquired Pneumonia: M. pneumoniae

Epidemiological features

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20% of CAP cases

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Community Acquired Pneumonia: M. pneumoniae

Symptoms

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

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Community Acquired Pneumonia: Legionella

MoT

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vehicle (water droplets)

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Community Acquired Pneumonia: Legionella

Culture/ Dx (2)

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urine antigen test, culture on selective charcoal yeast extract agar

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Community Acquired Pneumonia: H. capsulatum

MoT

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vehicle (inhalation of spores from soil)

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Community Acquired Pneumonia: H. capsulatum

Virulence factor

A

survival in phagocytes

18
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Community Acquired Pneumonia: H. capsulatum

Culture/ Dx (2)

A

rapid antigen tests, microscopy

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Community Acquired Pneumonia: H. capsulatum

Prevention

A

avoid soil contaminated with bird and bat droppings

20
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Community Acquired Pneumonia: P. jiroveci

MoT

A

vehicle (inhalation of fungal spores)

21
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Community Acquired Pneumonia: P. jiroveci

Culture/ Dx

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microscopy

22
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Community Acquired Pneumonia: P. jiroveci

Prevention

A

antibiotics for AIDS patients

23
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Community Acquired Pneumonia:

Symptoms

A

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

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