Infection in Immunocompromised Flashcards
Digital necrosis
Capnocytophaga canimorsus
Meningitis in infants and young children (
Haemphilus influenzae
Heptavalent protein-conjugate vaccine;
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Manifestations • Superficial and systemic infections in humans • Disseminated infections in neutropenic and transplant patients
Fusarium solani
Meningitis in immunocompromised patients
Cryptococcus neoformans
Diagnosis: Culture on chocolate agar containing hematin (factor X) and NAD (factor V)
Haemphilus influenzae
Populations at risk • Pregnant women • Immunocompromised individuals • Elderly individuals
Listeria monocytogenes
Encapsulated yeast-like fungus
Cryptococcus neoformans
Pathogenesis • Subcutaneous lesions from injury following “traumatic implantation” by contaminated splinters or plant thorns
Scedosporium prolificans
Spores = eccentric nucleus, nucleolus, single mitochondrion
Pneumocystis jiroveci
α-hemolytic gram-positive cocci in chains
Viridans Streptococci
Gram-negative of oropharynx of canines
Capnocytophaga canimorsus
Type b in respiratory tract of infants and young children
Haemphilus influenzae
Filamentous fungus widely distributed on plants and in the soil
Fusarium solani
Prosthetic-associated infections
Staphylococcus epidermidis
