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Microbiology of Respiratory Tract Infections Flashcards

1
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How does the flu clinically present?

A 
Fever
Malaise
Myalgia
Headaches
Cough 
Prostration
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What is the aetiology of classical flu?

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Influenza A or B virus

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3
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What is the aetiology of ‘flu-like’ illness?

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Parainfluenza viruses & many others

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4
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Haemophilus influenza bacteria is a _______ invader

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secondary

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5
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When does primary influenzal pneumonia occur mostly and who is affected?

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Most during pandemic years
Can be disease of young adults
Hight mortality

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6
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In which demographic is secondary bacterial pneumonia most common?

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Elderly
Infants
Debilitated
Those with pre-existing disease

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7
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Secondary bacterial pneumonia is a cause of ______ in all influenzal epidemics

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mortality

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8
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What most commonly causes secondary bacterial pneumonia?

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Haemophilus influenza

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9
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Flu is treated ______

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symptomatically

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10
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Which antivirals can be used to treat flu?

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Oseltamivir

Tanamivir

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11
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What are the requirements to prescribe an antiviral for flu?

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Only when there is a risk of complication of when the flu is circulating / sometimes given prophylactically

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12
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Epidemiologically, when does flu occur?

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Winter season

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13
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What does antigenic drift mean?

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Epidemics in association with minor mutations in the surface proteins of the virus

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14
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What does antigenic shift mean?

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Pandemics with rare, unpredictable, influenza A that come from an animal reservoir/mixing vessel

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15
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What does endemic mean?

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Occurs naturally in a population

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16
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What does epidemic mean?

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Outbreak of unexpected size (more than one area or country)

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17
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What is a pandemic?

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Global distribution of disease

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18
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What about a flu pandemic/epidemic is often incorrectly predicted?

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Site of origin

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19
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What makes up the name of a virus?

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Virus type
Geographic origin
Strain number
Year of isolation
Surface proteins / Antigens
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20
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Influenza A H5N1 is a highly ________ _____ flu with observed _____ - _______ transmission and high mortality with less ready _____-______ transmission

A

pathogenic
avian
bird - human
human - human

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21
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Lab confirmation of influenza can occur by which methods?

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Direct detection by PCR
Antigen detection
Immunofluorescence
Virus culture

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22
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How would a sample for lab confirmation of influenza by PCR be obtained?

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Nasopharyngeal swabs in virus transport medium
Throat swabs in virus transport medium
Other respiratory samples

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23
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Between direct detection of virus of PCR and Antigen detection, which is better?

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Direct detection

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24
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What are the methods to prevent flu via vaccine?

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Killed virus

Live attenuated vaccine

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25
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How is a killed virus produced for vaccination against flu?

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Virus cultured > inactivated > combined with adjacent

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26
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What does a killed virus vaccine against flu contain?

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2 influenza A

1 influenza B

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27
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How is given a killed virus vaccine against flu?

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High-risk adults for complications
Hearth care workers
Children aged 6 months - 2 years at risk of complications

28
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How is a live attenuated vaccine against flu administered?

A

Intra-nasally

29
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Who is offered a live attenuated vaccine against flu?

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Primary and aged 2-5 children

30
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In which age group is the live attenuated vaccine against flu more effective than killed virus?

A

Children and young adults aged 2-17

31
Q

What does the protective efficacy of the flu vaccine depend on?

A

Vaccine to circulating virus match

32
Q

Why is the protective efficacy of the flu vaccine never greater than 70%?

A

Because the strains constantly change

33
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When is influenza most common?

34
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When is parainfluenza 1 most prevalent?

35
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When is Rhinovirus species A most common?

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Found year-round

36
Q

How can pneumonia caused by Mycoplasma pneumonia, Coxiella burnetti, or Chlamydia be treated?

A

All respond to tetracycline and macrocodes (e.g. clarithromycin)

37
Q

Mortality through mycoplasma pneumonia, coxiella bunetti or chlamydia induced pneumonia is typically ____ than classical bacterial penumonia

38
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How can Mycoplasma pneumonia, coxiella brunette or Chlamydia be confirmed in the lab?

A 
Serology (actue / convalescent bloods to lab in gold-top vacutainers)
Virus detection (PCR on respiratory swabs or secretions - only Mycoplasma in Tayside)
39
Q

Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a common cause of _____-______ _____ and has it’s highest incidence in ____________

A

Community-Acquired pneumonia

Children ü young adults

40
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How is mycoplasma pneumoniae transmitted?

A

Person - Person

41
Q

Coxiella brunetti curasse _____/______ of unknown origin

A

pneumonia / pyrexia

42
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What is pyrexia?

A

Fever / Raised temperature

43
Q

What does Chlamydophila psittaci cause?

A

Psittacosis (usually presents as pneumonia)

44
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What do Coxiella burnetti and Chlamoydophila psittaci have in common?

A

Uncommon sporadic zoonosis

45
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Where is chlamoydophila psittaci caught from?

46
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What is the clinical presentation of bronchiolitis?

A

1st or 2nd year of life
Fever
Cough
Wheeze

47
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What does the clinical presentation of bronchiolitis in severe cases include?

A

Grunting
Low PaO2
Intercostal or sternal in-drawing

48
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What are the possible complications of bronchiolitis?

A

Respiratory and cardiac failure

49
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What are the risk factors for developing complications of bronchiolitis?

A

Premature birth

Pre-existing respiratory or cardiac disease

50
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What is the aetiology of bronchiolitis?

A 
(resp.) Syncytial virus (most common, > 80%)
Human rhinovirus
Parainfluenza
Human metapneumovirus
Coronavirus 
Adenovirus
Influenza virus 
Enterovirus
51
Q

How can aetiology of bronchiolitis be confirmed in the lab?

A

PCR on that / perusal swabs

52
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How is bronchiolitis treated?

A

Supportively

53
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What is the epidemiology of bronchiolitis?

A

Epidemics every winter

Very common

54
Q

How is bronchiolitis controlled?

A

No vaccine
Nosocomial spread in hospital wards
Passive immunisation > poor efficacy/cost-effectiveness

55
Q

What is the epidemiology of metapneumovirus?

A

Most children positive by age 5
Found in wide age range
World-wide distribution
Winter seasonality

56
Q

Metapneumovirus may be second to respiratory virus in ______

A

bronchiolitis

57
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Metapneumovirus causes similar symptoms as RSV in _______

A

children and adults

58
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How is metapneumovirus confirmed in the lab?

59
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What is sampled to confirm metapneumovirus in the lab?

A

samples by throat swabs in viral transport medium
Bronchoalveolar lavage
Endotracheal aspirate

60
Q

What current panels are run for PCR for lab confirmation of pneumonia?

A 
Flu A and B 
Parainfluenza 1-4
4 coronavirus species 
Metapneumovirus 
Adenovirus 
RSV
Rhinovirus 
Mycoplasma pneumonia
61
Q

Chlamydia trachomitis is an STI that can cause _____ _____

A

infantile pneumonia

62
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How is infantile pneumonia caused by chlamdia trachomitis diagnosed?

A

PCR on urine from mother or child pernasal/throat swabs

63
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How is Chlamoydophila pneumoniae transmitted?

A

Person - person

64
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How is chlamoydophila pneumoniae picked up?

A

Possibly by test for Psittacosis

65
Q

Where is MERS CoV most common?

A

Saudi Arabia

66
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What does MERS CoV stand for?

A

Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus

67
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What is the fatality rate of MERS CoV?

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