Lower RT Infections Part 1 Flashcards
4 pathogens of CAP found in the mouth and URT
Strep pneumoniae
Haemophilus influenzae
Moraxella
Mycoplasma
2 ways pneumonia happens
Lower RT is usually sterile
Aspiration
Inhalation by droplet/aerosol transmission
3 defence mechanisms of the lungs
Mucus and mucociliary clearance
Cough
Humoral and cellular immunity
4 droplet bacteria vs 3 droplet nuclei bacteria
Droplet: Influenza, Group A strep, Mycoplasma, Neisseria meningitidis
Nuclei: Measles, TB, Varicella
Top 3 typical bacteria that cause CAP (and what is their morphology)
Strep pneumoniae (gram + cocci in pairs) H. influenzae (gram - coccobacilli) Moraxella catarrhalis (gram - diplococci)
Top 2 atypical causes of CAP
Mycoplasma pneumoniae Chlamydophila pneumoniae (gram - obligate intracellular bacteria)
Legionella pneumoniae
Rare cause of pneumonia
Can be severe though!
Causes outbreaks
Doesn’t gram stain well
Most common cause of pneumonia in children 1mo to 5yrs
Viral!!
Hospital acquired pneumonia
- what is it
- what pathogens are most likely
Pneumonia occurring >48 hours after hospital admission
Strep pneumo and Haemophilus are still most likely
Also S aureus, Pseudomonas, and Enterobacteraciae
Ventilator associated pneumonia
Pneumonia occurring >48 hours after intubation
Even more likely to be resistant to nosocomial organisms
What two categories are usually found in
1. acute
2. chronic
pneumonias
- Bacterial or viral
2. Mycobacterial, fungal
4 things to look for on clinical presentation for pneumonia
Cough (+/- purulent sputum)
Fever
Shortness of breath (decline in oxygenation)
Abnormal lung exam (rales, rhonchi, dullness to percussion)
3 things to look for on Lab data for pneumonia
Elevated WBC count
Abnormal chest x-ray
Resp sample: sputum, bronchoalveolar lavage, tracheal aspiration
2 problems with sputum
Obtaining a good lower RT sample is difficult
Good samples can show more than one organism or no organism (doesnt stain)
2 things you should have in a good sputum sample
Less than 10 squamous epithelial cells
Many polymorphonuclear lymphocytes