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In the assessment of acutely ill patients Fever may be absent on which patients
Elderly patients Immunocompromised hosts uremic Cirrhotic on GC's or NSAIDS
Diagnostic work up for patients with severe infection
Blood For various exams ( Culture, Chem, CBC)- at the time Iv is placed and before giving antibiotics
For I E:3 sets of Blood cs
If Asplenic: Blood some dr: flowell - Jolly bodies
Buffy coat exam. Presence oF bacteria(> 10 to the 6 th us10 to the 4th in patients with intact spleen)
Blood smears: pX s at risk of parasitic infection: malaria, Babesiosis
LP For possible meningitis( before antibiotic and in the absence of pocst neurologic deficits)
Focal Abscesses: CT /MRI
Other Diagnostics: wound cultures etc.
Infections requiring urgent surgical attention
subdural em pyema, spinal epidural abscess, otolarhyngologic surgery for possible mucormycosis cardiothoracic Surgery ffor critically ill patients with acute endocarditis
Infections that require rapid intervention before other therapeutics /diagnostics
necrotizing Fasciitis
clostridial myonecrosis
possible Etiologies for Septic stock
pseudomonas, gram negative enteric bacilli, Staph, Strep
purpura fulminans
N. meningitidis
meningococcemia treatment
penicillin/ceftriaxone
Toxic Shock Syndrome is caused by
GABHS, Staph Aureus
Treatment For Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
Ceftriaxone+ vancomycin
covering For the Following: S. aureus, HACEK, B -hemolytic Strep, Neisseria sp, S, pneumonia
Septic shock patients at risk of adverse outcomes
elderly patients with co - morbid, concurrent malignancy and neutropenia, recent surgery/ hospitalization
septic shock patients that may present with hypotension and moDs
Gram negative bacteremia ( P. aeruginosa, E. coli)
Gram positive infection ( Staph /Strep)
what is the role Of CRP and Procalcitonin in septic Shock patients
NOT For Dx but can Facilitate de - escalation of therapy
pink, blanching, maculapapular(trunk and ext) becoming hemorrhagic, forming petechiae
meningococcemia
Cutaneous manifestation of DIC
purpura Fulminans
E cthyma Gangrenosum
P. aeruginosa/ Aeromonas hydrophila
Focal skin lesions and overwhelming sepsis seen in patients with liver disease is usually caused by
vibrio vulnificus
causes septic shock in asplenic patients with infection Following a dog bite
Capnocytophagia caninormus
Sunburn - type rash s usually diffuse, on face, trunk and extremities seen on TSS patients
Erythroderma
Risk factors For Necrotising Fasciitis
bm, PVD, iv drug use
Bacterial meningitis is most commonly associated with
S. pneumonia, N. meningitidis
Predisposing risk factors For Listeria monocytogenes meningitis
cell mediated immune deficiency
Poor prognostic Findings For Bacterial meningitis patients:
coma, hypotension, meningitis due to S. pneumonia, respiratory distress, CSF glucose < l0mg/ dL, CSF protein> 2.5 WBC 5000, Na< 135
Cerebral malaria is caused by
Plasmodium Falciparum
Jugular septic thrombophiliabitis caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum
Lemierre’s disease
Vaccines contraindicated For pregnant, Immunocompromised, HIV with CD4<200
MMR, varicella, zoster
HPV vaccine given to
a) Male b) Female
Males HPV 4
Females: HPV 2 and HPV 4
Zoster vaccination
single dose: for adults >/=60 years old regardless of prior episode of Herpes Zoster
Indications to Hib vaccine
Anatomical or Functional asplenia
sickle cell disease
undergoing Elective splenectomy( 14 or more days before)
Fever> 38.3 on at least 2 occasions > /= 3 weeks no known immunocompromised state and dx remains uncertain after a thorough investigation
Fever of Unknown Origin
More common non infectious causes of FUO
Large vessel vasculitis Polymyalgia rheumatica Sarcoidosis Familial mediterranean fever Adult onset Still's disease
Schnitzler’s syndrome
FUO+ Urticaria
Bone pain
Monoclonal gammopathy
Most common cancer cause of FUO
Malignant Lymphoma
Miscellaneous cause of FUO
Exercise induced hyperthermia
Drug induced fever
Causes of drug induced fever
Allopurinol, carbamazepine, lamotrigine, phenytoin, sulfasalazine, furosemide, anti microbials, nevirapine
Exercise induced hyperthermia
Increase body temp associated with moderate-strenous exercise lasting 30mins to several hours not associated with inc in ESR, CRP
Most common infectious cause of FUO
Tuberculosis
Established imaging procedure in FUO
FDG-PET
For FUO pxs with TST positive or with anergy bit with granulomatous disease therapeutic trial with anti TB is indicated for how long
6 weeks
Recombinant IL 1 receptor antagonist given to FUO patients
Anakinra
Most common mode of entry of microbial pathogens into the alveolar level
Aspiration from oropharynx
Roles of alveolar macrophages in hosts defense
Phagocytic (innate)
antigen presenting cell to T cells (acquired)
produce many cytokines and mediators
Fever in pneumonia is due to
IL-1 and TNF
Peripheral leukocytosis and purulent secretions in pneumonia is due to
IL-8 and G-CSF
Capillary leak in pneumonia
Caused by inflammatory mediators released by alveolar macrophages and newly recruited neutrophils
Hypoxemia in pneumonia is due to
Alveolar filling
Causes of dyspnea in pneumonia
Decreased compliance due to capillary leak, hypoxemia, inc respiratory drive, secretions and interferon related bronchospasm
4 stages of lobar pneumonia
- Edema/congestion
- Red hepatization
- Gray hepatization
- Resolution
Predominant cells in gray hepatization
Neutrophils
Predominant cells in Resolution stage of Lobar pneumonia
Macrophages
Most common pattern in nosocomial pneumonia
Bronchopneumonia
Lobar pneumonia pattern is seen in
Bacterial CAP
VAP has what type of pneumonia pattern
Respiratory bronchiolitis
Typical bacterial pathogens in pneumonia
H. Influenza, s. Pneumonia, s. Aureus, klebsiella pneumonia, pseudomonas aeruginosa
Atypical bacterial pathogens in pneumonia
Mycoplasma, chlamydophila, legionella, Resp virus (influenza, adeno, human metapneumo, RSV)
Complications of anaerobic pneumonia
Abscess, empyema, effusions
Serious consequence of MRSA pneumonia
Necrotizing pneumonia
Risk factors for pseudomonas infection
Recent hosp/antibiotic therapy
Structural lung disease (bronchiectasis)
heart/renal failure
Alcoholism
Risk factors for Legionella infection
Recent hotel stay/cruise ship Male Smoking Renal disease Immunocompromised (malignancy, HIV) DM
Adequate sputum specimen for culture
> 25 pmns and <10 squamous cells per LPF
Indications for Blood culture for CAP
High risk patients (neutropenia, asplenia, complement deficiency)
chronic liver disease
CURB 65
Confusion Urea >7 RR >30 BP <90/60 65 age more than
Score
0= Opd
1= ward
2= ICU
Sensitivity classification of pneumococcal strains
MIC
= 2 SUSCEPTIBLE
= 2-4 INTERMEDIATE
= 8 RESISTANT
Risk factors for penicillin resistant pneumococcal infection
Recent antimicrobial therapy Age <2 or >65 Attendance at daycare centers Recent hospitalization HIV infection
Microbial infection resulting to necrosis and cavitation of the pulmonary parenchyma
Lung abscess
Primary lung abscess is due to
Aspiration of anaerobic bacteria or occur in the absence of an underlying pulmonary or systemic condition
Classification of lung abscess based on duration
Acute <4-6wks
Chronic >6wks (40%)
Most common location of primary lung abscess
Posterior upper and superior lower
R>L
Most common cause of secondary lung abscess
Pseudomonas, gram negative rods
Preferred imaging for lung abscess
CT
Treatment for primary lung abscess
Clindamycin 600mg iv tid then with fever lysis and clinical improvement 300mg po qid
Iv beta lactamase followed by co amox
Tx ranging from 3-4wks to 14wks until clearance/regression
Indication for surgical intervention in lung abscess
Failure of antibiotic tx
>8cm size
Etiologic agents in community acquired native valve endocarditis
Oral cavity: viridans strep Skin: staph URT: HACEK GIT: strep bovis/gallolyticus GUT: Enterococci
Health care associated NVE
Staph aureus, CoNS, enterococci
Prosthetic valve endocarditis
Within 2 mos: s aureus, CoNS, gram neg bacilli, diph, fungi
2-12mos: CoNS
>12mos: community assoc NVE
Endocarditis among IV drug users
MRSA affecting tricuspid valve (right sided)
polymicrobial (left sided)
Pathogenesis in IE
Endothelial injury leading to direct infection by virulent organisms and development of platelet-fibrin thrombus (NBTE- non bacterial thrombotic endocarditis)
Nonsuppurative peripheral manifestation of subacute endocarditis and related to prolonged infection
Janeway lesions
Septic embolization seen in s. Aureus endocarditis
Osler’s nodes
Focal dilations of arteries occuring at points in the artery wall that have been weakened by infection in the vasa vasorum or where septic emboli have lodged
Mycotic aneurysms
Diagnosis of IE based on DUKE’S CRITERIA
Definite: 2 major or 1 major 3 minor or 5 minor
Possible: 1 major and 1 minor or 3 minor
Hand foot and mouth disease
Coxsackie virus A16
Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome
S. Aureus
Gas gangrene
Clostridium
Bullous impetigo
Staph aureus
Impetigo contagiosa
Strep pyogenes
Hot tub folliculitis
Pseudomonas
Swimmers itch
Schistosoma
Erysipelas
Strep pyogenes
Most common causes of infectious arthritis
S. Aureus, neisseria gonorrhea
Most common route of entry into the joints
Hematogenous
Common joint infection among patients with RA
Polyarticular
Periods of greatest risk to develop gonococcal arthritis among women
Menses and pregnancy
Culture results of patients with true gonococcal septic arthritis
Synovial fluid and blood
SF: positive in < 40%
Blood: negative
Treatment for true gonococcal septic arthritis
Ceftriaxone once local and systemic signs are clearly resolving the 7 day course may be completed with cefixime or ciprofloxacin or if penicillin susceptible, amox
Reiter’s syndrome
Urethritis Conjunctivitis Uveitis Oral ulcers Rash
Most commonly affected bone with osteomyelitis in adults
Vertebra
Acute osteomyelitis is managed with
Antibiotics only
Gold standard for diagnosis of osteomyelitis
MRI
Most commonly associated with primary (spontaneous) bacterial peritonitis
Liver cirrhosis
Most common presentation of patients with primary peritonitis
Fever
Diagnostic finding of ascitic fluid of SBP patients
> 250/mcL
Most common bacterial isolate in SBP
E. Coli or other gram neg
Typically single organism
Most common bacterial isolate in SBP
E. Coli or other gram neg
Typically single organism
Antimicrobial treatment for Primary (spont) bacterial peritonitis
3rd gen ceph (ceftriaxone, cefotaxime)
piptaz
Coverage: gram neg aerobic bacilli, gram positive cocci
Bacterial contamination of the peritoneum as a result of spillage from an intraab viscus
Secondary peritonitis
Diagnostics for secondary peritonitis
Abdominal tap RARELY indicated, ONLY done in trauma patients
Stable: abdominal CT
Unstable: surgery prior to imaging
Antimicrobial treatment for secondary peritonitis
Ticarcillin/clavulanate
Cefoxitin
Levox
Ceftri + metro
ICU pxs: imipenem, merop, ampi+metro+cipro
Coverage: gram neg aerobic bacilli and anaerobes
Most common bacteria associated with CAPD peritonitis
Staphylococcus
Most common anaerobic isolate in intraabdominal abscess
Bacteroides fragilis
Most common cause of intraabdominal abscess
Fecal spillage from a colonic source
Highest diagnostic yield for intraabdominal abscesses
Abdominal CT
Most common source of liver abscess
Disease of the biliary tract
Most common presenting sign of liver abscess
Fever
Single most reliable laboratory finding in liver abscess
Increased alkaline phosphatase (70%)
Most common pathogens isolated in liver abscess
If arising from biliary tree: gram negative aerobic bacilli
Pelvic and other intraabdominal source: mixed but mostly b. Fragilis
Hematogenous: staph, strep
Patients on chemo: candida
Amoebic: serologic test with positive result >90%
Management for liver abscess
Mainstay: drainage percutaneous or surgical
~ SURGICAL : presence of multiple, sizable abscesses, viscous abscess, asso dse req surgery or lack of response to percutaneous drainage (4-7days)
Medical: same as intraab sepsis and sec peritonitis
More common cause of splenic abscess
Hematogenous
Most common infection associated with splenic abscess
Bacterial endocarditis
Predisposing risks for splenic abscess
immunosuppressive therapy, hemoglobinopathies, other hematologic disorders( sickle cell)
Most sensitive diagnostic tool for splenic abscess
CT scan of the abdomen
Most common isolate for splenic abscess
Streptococci
St aph aureus( 2nd most common)
Standard management and best approach to patients with complex, multi localbr, multiple splenic abscess
Splenectomy with antibiotics ( adjunct)
Preferred approach to patients with high surgical risk and single<3cm splenic abscess
Percutaneous drainage
Portal of entry for perinephric and renal abscess
UTI( 75 %)
Most important risk factor for Renal Abscess
Nephronthiasis obstructing urinary flow
Most common isolates in Renal Abscess
E .coli, Proteus, klebsiella
Most useful diagnostic modalities for Renal Abscess
Renal UTZ and Abdominal CT
Treatment for Psoas Abscess
Surgical drainage and administration of an antibiotic regimen directed at the inciting organism
IF associated with pott’s: m.TB
others: Staph, mixed organisms
Mechanisms of Gastrointestinal Pathogens Cansing diarrhea
Non Inflammatory (enterotoxin)
Inflammatory ( invasion or cytotoxin)
Penetrating
Non inflammatory diarrhea usually presents with usterry diarrhea and affects what part of the colon
Proximal Small bowel
Enteric fever has what mechanisms of diarrhea affecting the distal colon
Penetrating
Cause watery diarrhea by acting directly on secretory mechanisms in the intestinal mucosa
Enterotoxin
Causes destruction of mucosal cells and produce dysentery syndrome, with bloody Stools containing Inflammqtory Cells
Cytotoxin
Cytotoxin producing enteric pathogens:
Shigella dysenteriae type 1( hemorrhagic colitis)
v. parahaemolYticus
Clostridium difficille
Shigq toxin_ producing strains of E .co li ( HUS)
Predominant cause of Nosocomial diarrhea in adults
C. Difficile
Considered if with history and stool exam indicating a non inflammatory etiology of diarrhea and there is evidence Of a common - outbreak
Bacterial food Poisoning
Associated with contaminated fried rice due to germination of Spore when cooked rice is not refrigerated
Emetic form of Bacillus cereus
Diarrhea with slightly longer duration( 8-14 H) results from the survival of heat resistant spores in inadequately cooked meat, poultry or legumes
Clostridium perfringens
Culture media For cholera
TCBS agar
culture media For Shigella and Salmonella
Mac (onkey agar
Inexpensive agent for prophylaxis of travelers diarrhea
Bismuth subsalicylate
Resistance of TB bacilli to at least Rifampicin and Isoniazid
MDR- T B
Resistance to INH -R- FQ+ One Iv aminoglycoside
XDR-TB
most common mode or transmission of TB
Aerosolized droplet
Most likely to transmit PTB
(+) Sputum AFB by microscopy
cavitary PTB
laryngeal PTB
Non infectiouS TB
culture negative TB and extrapulmonary TB
Encodes for catalase/ peroxidase enzyme to protect against Oxidative stress required nor isoniazid activation and subsequent bactericidal activity
k at G
Encodes a key step in gly oxy late shunt that Facilitates bacterial growth on fatty acid substrate I required for Long term persistence of m. T B
Isocitrate lyase gene, icl1
control of r R NA transcription required for replication and persistence of the host all
car D gene
determine susceptibility to TB
NRAMP1(at chromosome 2q)
Delayed type hypersensitivity ( DTH) reaction to various bacillary antigens, can destroy un activated macrophages that contain multiplying bacilli and cause caseons necrosis
Tissue damaging response
T. cell- mediated phenomenon resulting in activation of macrophages that are capable of killing and digesting tubercle bacilli
macrophage activating response
Lymphocytes and activated macrophages evolve to epithelioid and giant cell
Granulomatous lesions ( tubercles)
Bacilli remain active forming biofilms in necrotic areas where they temporarily hide
latency
Healed lesions in lung parenchyma and hilar Lymph nodes may Later undergo calcification
Ranke complex
confers partial immunity against m. tuberculosis
Cell- mediated immunity
complication characterized by rupture of dilated vessel in a cavity leading to massive hemoptysis
Rasmussen’s aneurysm
most common presentation of extrapulmonary TB
TB lymphadenitis
Gold standard for Diagnosis OfTB meningitis
CSF culture
uncommon manifestation of TB, presents as One or more SOL and usually causes seizure and focal signs
Tuberculoma
Most common sites affected by GI TB
terminal ileum and cecum
Pathognomonic of military TB
choroidal tubercles( 30 % 0f cases)
chronic pulmonary Aspergillosis as a complication of PTB is treated with
Itraconazole 6 months
Measure of variability, number AFBin skin scrapings that stain uniformly bright in leprosy patients
morphologic Index
A logarithmic scaled measure of the density of M. leprae in the dermis
Bacteriologic Index
4+ to 6+ in untreated patients and decreases with effective therapy
Relapse or drug resistance in Leprosy patients is indicated by
Increasing Bacteriologic ald morphologic index
key component in the cell membrane of M. leprae
Lipoarabinomannan
Less severe end of the spectrum Of leprosy with symptoms usually confined to the skin and peripheral nerves
may present with out nerve trunk involvement with no skin lesions ( neural leprosy)
Lepromin test positive
Tuberculoid leprosy
More severe end Of the Leprosy spectrum
characteristic Leonine facies
Negative Lepromin test
Lepromatons leprosy
Most commonly affected nerve trunk in Leprosy
Ulnar nerve
NOTE: median nerve: impairs thumb opposition and grasp
radial nerve: Rare in leprosy leads to wrist drop
Partial or complete Footdrop in leprosy
peroneal Nerve palsy
Treatment for Leprosy
CRD
clofazimine
Rifampin
Dapsone
Rifampin is the only bactericidal
Dapsone ( Folate antagonist) Sulfones: mainstay therapy
> causes severe he momsis in G 6 P D deficient individuals
Clofaziomine causes red black skin discoloration
Classification of leprosy based on number of Skin lesions ( WHO)
Paucibacillary < 5 lesions
multibacillary >/= 5 lesions
Classification of leprosy based on number of Skin lesions ( WHO)
Paucibacillary < 5 lesions
multibacillary >/= 5 lesions
Associated with aspirin given to patients with influenza b infection
Reye’s syndrome
Treatment for refractory arthritis in Chikungunya
Chloroquine
Characteristic pathologic CNS finding in rabies
Cytoplasmic inclusions - Negri bodies
Two acute neurologic forms of rabies in humans
- Encephalitic (80%)
2. Paralytic (20%)
Six genus of plasmodium causing malarial infections in humans
P. Malaria P. Falciparum P. Vivax P. Ovale (2 morphologically identical sympatric species) P. Knowlesi
Pathogenesis of malaria
Due to direct effects of rbc invasion and destruction by the asexual parasite and the hosts reaction
In patient infected with malaria when do symptoms occur
When merozoites are released into the bloodstream reaching densities of 50/ul of blood (100M parasites in the blood of an adult)
Responsible for relapses in p. Vivax and ovale
Hypnozoites
Remains dormant in the liver for 3 weeks to a year
When merozoites invade rbcs the become
Trophozoites multiplying 6-20 fold every 48-72H
At the end of the intraerythrocytic stage the trophozoite nearly consumes 2/3 of the rbcs hgb and has grown to occupy thw cell
Schizont
Schizogony/merogony
Mult nuclear divisions, rbc ruptures to release 6-30 daughter merozoites capable of invading new rbcs to repeat the cycle
Transmission of malaria
Parasites develop morphologically distinct, longer lived SEXUAL forms (gametocytes) that can transmit malaria
Sporogony in malaria
When a biting female anopheline mosquito ingests a gametocyte and forms a zygote in its midgut which will later mature and produce sporozoites
Most common measure of malaria transmission rate
Entomologic inoculation rate
Fever spike patterns in malaria
Tertian every 2 days
Quartan every 3 days
Genetic disorder that confers protection against death from falciparum malaria
Sickle cell disease Hemoglobin C and E Hereditary ovalocytosis Thalassemia G6PD