HACEK Flashcards
Bartonellosis
Oroya fever, Carrion’s disease
Acute febrile
severe anemia
Chronic cutaneous form
End of severe anemia- stage in Bartonellosis ends with
development of humoral immunity
Chronic stage (bartonellosis)
Verruga peruana
Angioproliferative
Trench fever
5 days
B. quintana
homeless/poor sanitation/AIDS ptn
Warthin Starry stain of lymph node - chains and clusters
B. henselae
most common clinical human infection with Bartonella
Cat scratch disease (henselae)
clinical sx of CSD
papule/pustule (3-10 days)
Regional ipsilateral lymph node enlargement (1-7 wks later)
Chronic regional adenopathy of LN draining site - typical presentation
atypical CSD
Parinaud’s oculoglandular syndrome - Granulomatous conjunctivitis with lymphadenitis
Granulomatous hepatitis Pneumonitis Neurologic involvement Encephalopathy, neuroretinitis FUO
Culture negative endocarditis
B quinta and hensalae
Bacillary Angiomatosis
vascular proliferative form of infection due to Bartonella organisms (quintana and henselae)
organ transplant or who are immuno-competant
HIV ptn
Bacillary angiomatosis affects
mucosal areas, bone, abdominal/GI
hyperpigmented hyperkeratotic plaques, often overlying osseous defects
Bacillary Angiomatosis
best way to diagnose B. hensalae, quintana
Serologic testing
- IgG, IgM
Bartonella
tx
Choramphenicol
typical CSD
tx
Azithromycin
Bacillary angiomatosis
tx
Erythro/Azithro
Doxy
HACEK organism
endocarditis
H. flu and A. … grows on
blood and chocolate agar
POORLY on MacConkey’s
H. flu and A. …
tx
3rd gen Cephalosporins
found in respiratory tract of healthy humans
Cardiobacterium hominis
enters blood through oropharyngx
C. hominis
Predisposing factors: heart disease, dental procedures/oral disease
C. hominis
tx
PCN
Ceftriaxone daily iv or [Ampicillin with Genta 4 wks]
Eats away (“corrodes”) the agar of a Petri dish
Eikenella corrodens
Associated with human bite wounds
Fist-fight injury
Eikenella corrodens