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Meloidosis, JEC, Ricketsia, Scrub Typhus and Q fever Flashcards

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What kind of bacteria causes melioidosis?

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Intracellular GNR
Burkholderia Pseudomallei

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What are the clinical manifestations of mel?

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CAP, sepsis, skin lesions

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Where is Meloidosis tx from?

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Water and soil
Aquisition can be percutaneous, some GI acquisition
Associated with rains and wet seasons

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Where is meillodis endemic?

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Highly endemic in SE asia
Increasingly recognised in India, West Africa, Americas
Aromatherapy from India brought it into USA

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What are risk factors for meilloidosis?

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DM
Alcohol
Chronic renal disease
Chronic lung disease

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Clinical manifestation of melloidosis?

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Pneumonia most common
Skin ulcers and abscesses 2nd most common
Visceral abscess and osteomyelitis
Bacteraemia in 55% with 20% mortality

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What are some CXR findings in melioidosis?

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Bilateral
Pneumothorax
Can be anything

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Most common site of abscess of melioidosis?

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Prostate

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How does chronic melioidosis present?

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More than 2 months of sx
Resembles TB: fever, weight loss, cough, upper lobe infiltrates and cavitation

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How do you Dx Meiloidosis?

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Gram stain and culture
Antigen detection assays allow rapid diagnosis with good specificity

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Tx of Mel?

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IV ceftazidime or Meropenem
Floowed by co-trimoxazole

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50y/o farmer from Thailand presented with cough and fever for 10 days, prior history of DM. Labs showed raised WCC

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Melioidosis

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Traveller returned from vacation in Bali with fever, headache and confusion. Developed falccid paralysis, altered mentation and resp failure?

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JEC

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What does encephalitis present like?

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Fever, headache, N+V with altered mental status and personality

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Where is JEC endemic?

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Endemic tropical regions of Malaysia, Indonesia and Philippines

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Who get more JEV kids or adults?

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Kids, but adults more complicated and increased mortality

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What are the vectors of JEC?

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Culex tritaeniorhynchus

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Who are the maintenance and amplifier hosts in JEC?

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Maintenance is heron birds who have viremic reservoir
Pigs are amplifiers
Humans are dead end host

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How does JEC present?

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90% asymptomatic
10% febrile
Neuroinvasive in 0.4%

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What are the clinical features of JEC?

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6 to 16 day incubation period
Fever, vomiting, confusion, seizures, photophobia

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What are the Neuroinvasive features of JEC?

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Aseptic meningitis, encephalitis, acute flaccid paralysis and ascending paralysis
CT findings show basilar ganglion associated with EPS

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What does LP of JE show?

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LP shows normal to increased protein, pleocytosis, mainly lymph and normal glucose

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Dx of JEC?

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PCR only positive initially
Ideally want CSF IgM

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Vaccine for JEC and who gets it?

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2 doses, 28 days apart
Inactivated vaccine
If exposed for >1 month in rural area during rainy season

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What do you do to prevent JEC in endemic areas?
Universal childhood vaccine
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What is seasonality of JEC?
May-October which encompasses monsoon season Year round in equatorial areas like Indonseia, Malaysia, Philippines and South India
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What type of organism is ricketsia?
Gram negative rod
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Which vectors transmit ricketsia?
Predominantly ticks, but also lice/fleas/mites
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How does ricketsia present and what are the labs?
Fever, malaise, myalgias Labs: Raised transaminases, WCC can be low or normal
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What are the main spotted fever of rickettsia?
Rickettsia Ricketsii This is found through the Americas, is the most severe Rickettsia Conorii is found in Mediterranean, Africa and Asia medium severity Rickettsia Africae is African tick bite fever, least sever and found in Subsaharan Africa
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What does R. Rickettsia present like?
Sudden onset high fever and Rash Endemic in US, mExico, Central and South America Causes damage to microcirculation-- hypovolaemia, gangrenous skin or digits High case fatality if untreated
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What is Rash of R Rickettsii like?
Starts on wrists and ankles, commonly is found on palms and soles No inoculation eschar Rash can take while to develop
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What is Mediterranean Spotted fever?
Rickettsia Conorii
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How does Rickettsia Conorii differ in presentation?
Febrile illness with eschar at site of tick bite Macular rash
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How does Rickettsia Africae present?
Does not cause much damage to the ticks Typically multiple infected tick bites at the same time--multiple ecschars Rash, typically self resolving
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Differences in rickettsiae, what do they all present with?
All present with sudden onset fever and myalgias R Africae is less pathogenic and has multiple eschars R Conorii which more pathogenic and a singular eschar R Rickettsii is the most pathogenic and has no eschar (in Americas)
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What is official name of epidemic typhus?
Rickettsia Prowazekii
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How is Rickettsia Prowazekii spread?
Pedicilus humans corporis Lives in clothing Associated with outbreaks due to war, famine, cold
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What is Murine or Endemic Typhus?
Rickettsia Typhus spread by rat and possum fleas
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How does Murine Typhus present?
No eschars Fever, myalgia Rash presents late and is typically on trunk and spreads outwards
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How do you Dx ricekettsia?
Serology, but this is not species specific. Get a lot of cross-species reaction. Typically not positive at time of presentation Typically treat empirically with doxy and response is quick
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Tx of Rickettsii
Doxycycline If no doxy use chloramphenicol +/- Cipro or Levofloxacin
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44y/o farmer from South India presents with 7 days of fever, headache vomiting and SOB. Dx?Small black scab in left groin, no Rash or lymphadenopathy. Mild hepatomegaly.
Scrub Typhus Orientia Tsutsugamushi
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How is O. Tsutsugamushi spread?
Mites called chiggers, the young 6-legged mite Humans are accidental hosts Rats are the reservoir
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How does scrub Typhus present?
Papule at bite site Ulcerates, forms eschar Myalgias, rash and generalised lymphadenopathy 1/52 later
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Where is Tsutsugamushi found?
Asia and a small part of Australia
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When is Scrub Typhus typically spread?
Warmer months and temperate regions Dry season in India Mainly rural
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Where is eschar of scrub Typhus typically found?
Axilla, chest, abdomen, groin and genetalia
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What is clue to differentiate Lepto from scrub typhus?
Lepto in wet season, Scrub Typhus in dry season
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What organs are typically involved in scrub typhhus?
Elevated liver enzymes Thrombocytopenia Pneumonitis CNS involvement
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How do you Dx Scrub Typhus?
PCR which is highly sensitive and specific Antigen detection tests
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How do you treat and prevent scrub typhus?
Doxycycline Weekly doxycycline can be used as pre-emptive therapy
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Presentation of scrub typhus?
Common in South and SE Asia Undifferentiated febrile illness Eschar, hearing loss, pneumonitis, sepsis and CNS involvement
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What is Q fever organsim?
Coxiella Burnetti
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What kind of organism is coxiella Burnetti?
Small gram negative coccobacillus
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Who is particularly at risk of Q Fever?
Abattoir workers, vets, farmers In placenta of animals main reservoir is sheep, goats and cattle
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How does Q fever present clinically?
Looks like an atypical CAP Fever/fatigue/chills/cough Hepatitis Chronic Q fever involves endocarditis, vasculopathy and osteomyelitis
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What is typical of chronic Q fever?
Culture negative Endocarditis
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Organ involvement of acute vs chronic Q fever?
Acute is hepatitis and Pneumonia Chronic is endocarditis and vascular infection
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How do you tx Q fever?
Acute is doxycycline Chronic is doxycycline and hydroxychloroquine
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How do you Dx Q fever in acute v chronic?
Acute is IgM or IgG Chronic is IgG

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