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Infection Flashcards

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What type of infections do neutrophils play a role in?

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  • Bacterial

- Fungal

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What type of infections do monocytes play a role in?

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Fungal

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What type of infections do eosinophils play a role in?

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Parasitic

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What type of infections do T lymphocytes play a role in?

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  • Fugal
  • Viral
  • PJP
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What type of infections do B lymphocytes play a role in?

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Bacterial

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What supportive factors are aimed at reducing sepsis in haematological malignancy?

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  • Prophylaxis
  • Growth factors e.g. G-CSF
  • Stem cell rescue/transplant
  • Protective environment e.g. laminar flow rooms
  • Intravenous immunoglobulin replacement
  • Vaccination
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What prophylaxis can help reduce sepsis in haematological malignancy?

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  • Antibiotics (ciprofloxacin)
  • Anti-fungal (fluconazole or itraconazole)
  • Anti-viral (aciclovir)
  • PJP (co-trimoxazole)
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What is the cause of neutropenia?

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Marrow failure proves a higher risk than immune destruction

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How is the degree of neutropenic risk classified?

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Neutrophils

  • <0.5x10^9= significant risk
  • <0.2x10^9= high risk
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What duration of neutropenia carries a high risk?

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  • Neutropenic >7 days

- In AML therapy and stem cell transplantation there is profound neutropenia ~14-21 days

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What are additional risk factors for infection?

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Disrupted skin / mucosal surfaces

  • Hickman line, venflons
  • Mucositis affecting GI tract
  • Graft Versus Host Disease

Altered flora/ antibiotic resistance
-Prophylactic antibiotics

Lymphopenia

  • Disease process e.g. Lymphoma
  • Treatment eg Fludarabine, ATG
  • Stem cell transplantation, GVHD

Monocytopenia

  • Hairy cell leukaemia
  • Chemotherapy
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What is the pattern of bacterial causes of febrile neutropenia?

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  • Gram-positive bacteria (60-70%)
  • Gram-negative bacilli (30-40%)

-These patterns may now relate to antibiotic prophylaxis, emerging infections, use of lines etc

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What gram positive bacteria are implicated in febrile neutropenia?

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  • Staphylococci: MSSA,MRSA, coagulase negative
  • Streptococci : viridans
  • Enterococcus faecalis/faecium
  • Corynebacterium spp
  • Bacillus spp
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What gram negative bacteria are implicated in febrile neutropenia?

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  • Escherichia coli
  • Klebsiella spp : ESBL
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa
  • Enterobacter spp
  • Acinetobacter spp
  • Citrobacter spp
  • Stenotrophomonas maltophilia
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What are possible sites of infection in haematological patients?

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  • Respiratory tract
  • Gastrointestinal (Typhlitis)
  • Dental sepsis
  • Mouth ulcers
  • Skin sores
  • Exit site of central venous catheters
  • Perianal (avoid PRs!)
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What type of infection are immunocompromised patients particularly at risk of?

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Fungal

17
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Give examples of fungal infections.

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  • Candida

- Aspergillus

18
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What can fungal infections in immunocompromised patients lead to?

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Life threatening deep seated infection

19
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What contributes to the risk of fungal infection?

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Monocytopenia and monocyte dysfunction

20
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Where are fungal infections likely to affect?

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  • Lung
  • Liver
  • Sinuses
  • Brain
21
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How does neutropenic sepsis present?

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  • Fever with no localised signs ( single reading of 38.5 or 2 readings of 38, 1 hour apart)
  • Rigors
  • Chest infection/ pneumonia
  • Skin sepsis - cellulitis
  • Urinary tract infection
  • Septic shock
22
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What is the timeline of sepsis?

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  • Signs of systemic inflammation
  • Presumed infection and organ dysfunction
  • Severe sepsis/ septic shock
23
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What action should be taken for sepsis?

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Sepsis 6

24
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What are the sepsis 6?

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  • High flow oxygen
  • Blood cultures
  • IV antibiotics within 1 hour
  • Serum lactate
  • IV fluids
  • Measure urine output
25
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What does delay in sepsis treatment lead to?

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Every hour’s delay in administering antibiotics

increases chance of mortality by 8%

26
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How is neutropenic fever investigated?

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-History and examination
Blood culture: Hickman line & peripheral
-CXR
-Throat swab & other clinical sites of infection
-Sputum if productive
-FBC, renal and liver function, coagulation screen

27
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How should neutropenic sepsis be managed?

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  • ABC resuscitation
  • Broad spectrum IV antibiotics (tazocin, gentamicin)
  • If a gram positive organism is identified add vancomycin or teicoplanin
  • If no response at 72 hours add I.V. antifungal treatment e.g. Caspofungin - empiric therapy
  • CT chest/abdo/pelvis to look for source
  • Modify treatment based on culture results
28
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When may patients be severely lymphopenic?

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  • Stem cell transplant recipients, especially allogeneic
  • Recipients of Total -Body Irradiation (TBI)
  • Graft vs Host Disease
  • Nucleoside analogues (fludarabine) or ATG
  • Lymphoid malignancy e.g Lymphoma, CLL, ALL
29
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What infections are severly lymphopenic patients at particular risk of?

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Atypical pneumonia

  • Pneumocystis Jirovecii (PJP)
  • CMV
  • RSV

Viral

  • Shingles (Varicella Zoster)
  • Mouth ulcers (Herpes simplex)
  • Adenovirus
  • EBV (PTLD)

Fungal
-Candida, aspergillus, mucormycosis

Atypical mycobacteria
-Skin lesions, pulmonary and hepatic involvement

Systems: Haematology + Immunology (19 decks)

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