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Virulence factor
The properties that enable a pathogen to establish infection disease
Virulence
Likely hood of cause disease
Opportunistic pathogen
Normal bacteria causes disease
Bands
Immature neutrophils
Segment
Mature neutrophils
Left shift
Increase bands
Chemotherapy
Drug inhibit cell growth
Antibacterial
Chemotherapy agent direct against Bactria
Antibiotic
Antibacterial derived from natural product
Antimicrobial
Encompasses antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, antiparasitic
Prophylactic therapy
Prevent infection
Empiric therapy
Antimicrobial for Pt w/ proven or suspected infection, but not identified organisms
Cover common disease cause bacteria
Definitive therapy
Target specific pathogen
Sign
Objective information that can be measure
Symptoms
Subjective to only the patient
Infection sign
Fever: oral 38.3 /101 or 38 longer than 1hr
Rectal .4C higher
35 or lower associated with very high mortality
Infection lab
WBC
Leukocytosis > 12
Leukopenia < 3 poor outcomes
Lymphocytes increase in acute decrease in HIV
Increase ESR,CRP, PROCALCITONIN
Gram stain
Purple +
Pink -
Purple, iodine, wash, pink
Blood culture (BCX)
2 sets 2bottle each 2 place
8-10ml
2-5 days
Urine culture (UCX)
UCX: bacteria >=10^5 cfu/ml diagnostic for asymptomatic bacteriuria
UA should be performed with each UCX
UA bacteria of > 1000 WBC >50
Presence of nitrites, leukocyte esterase
Respiratory culture
Less than 10 epithelial cell
> 25 PMN or >10WBC
MIC
Lowest concentration to prevent visible growth after 24 hr of incubation
MBC
Lowest concentration for prevent 99.9% growth
Bacteristatic (definition)
MBC/MIC >4