ID 16 Flashcards
Difference in presentation between chlamydia and gonorrhoa with PID
Chlamydia –> subacute and often undiagnosed.
Gonorrhoeae –> acute.
most common bacterial STI in US?
chlamydia
chandelier sign?
cervical motion tenderness
PID presentation
chandelier sign
purulent cervical discharge
PID may include…
salpingitis
endometritis
hydrosalpinx
*tubo-ovarian abscess
Most common causes of nosocomial infection?
E coli (UTI) S aureus wound infections
C diff presentation
watery diarrhea
*leukocytosis
usual pathogens with aspiration
polymicrobial
*gram negatives
anaerobes
aspiration pneumonia findings
1) right lower lobe infiltrate or right upper/middle lobe if recumbent
2) purulent malodorous sputum
decubitus ulcers usually caused by
1) s aureus
2) gram negative anaerobes
long term IV catheter associated pathogen
s epidermidis
other pathogens associated with IV catheters
s aureus
*enterobacter
pathogens associated with mechanical ventilation, endotracheal intubation?
Late onset: P aeruginosa, klebsiella acinetobacter S aureus
Findings with mechanical ventilation, endotracheal intubation infection?
New infiltrate on CXR.
Increased sputum production.
common nosocomial infection with renal dialysis?
HBV
urinary catheterization pathogens?
E coli
Klebsiella
Proteus
Rash in an unimmunized child think..
Rubella
Measles
epiglottitis presentation
fever with dysphagia, drooling, difficulty breathing.
caveat about h flu type b epiglottitis
can cause epiglottitis in immunized children too
Infection in asplenic patient think…
encapsulated microbes
Infection in neutropenic pt think..
candida
aspergillus
empyema think…
s aureus