Chapter 20: Infectious Diseases Affecting the Respiratory Tract
... • Parainfluenza infections are usually caused by human parainfluenza viruses 1 and 3 • Infections are milder than influenza • Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) are RSV-like viruses • Symtoms are milder than RS disease Other viruses also produce pneumonia • Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Spreads ...
... • Parainfluenza infections are usually caused by human parainfluenza viruses 1 and 3 • Infections are milder than influenza • Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) are RSV-like viruses • Symtoms are milder than RS disease Other viruses also produce pneumonia • Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Spreads ...
Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in children Authors: Dori F
... commonly exists in a filamentous form and has adherence proteins that attach to epithelial membranes with particular affinity for respiratory tract epithelium [6,7]. Once attached, M. pneumoniae produces hydrogen peroxide and superoxide, causing injury to epithelial cells and their associated cilia. ...
... commonly exists in a filamentous form and has adherence proteins that attach to epithelial membranes with particular affinity for respiratory tract epithelium [6,7]. Once attached, M. pneumoniae produces hydrogen peroxide and superoxide, causing injury to epithelial cells and their associated cilia. ...
S. pneumoniae
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Mycoplasma felis-associated meningoencephalomyelitis in a cat
... supported by this cat’s history and no pulmonary lesions were found at necropsy. Therefore, the pathogenesis of this animal’s encephalitis may not parallel the M pneumoniae encephalitides in humans as sequelae to respiratory disease. In this case, it is also unknown whether M felis acted as a sole p ...
... supported by this cat’s history and no pulmonary lesions were found at necropsy. Therefore, the pathogenesis of this animal’s encephalitis may not parallel the M pneumoniae encephalitides in humans as sequelae to respiratory disease. In this case, it is also unknown whether M felis acted as a sole p ...
ID in the Elderly: GI,GU and Respiratory Infections
... Alternatively, influenza may be complicated by a bacterial superinfection that often occurs 7 to 10 days after the onset of symptoms. By this time in the course of the illness, there is a relatively small viral load, but host defenses are decreased because of damage caused to the respiratory epithel ...
... Alternatively, influenza may be complicated by a bacterial superinfection that often occurs 7 to 10 days after the onset of symptoms. By this time in the course of the illness, there is a relatively small viral load, but host defenses are decreased because of damage caused to the respiratory epithel ...
Microbial Diseases of the Respiratory System
... inhibition by optochin, bile solubility, and through serological tests Aerosol inhalation from asymptomatic carriers illness due to immune suppression, smoking, viral infection etc. Symptoms: fever, breathing difficulty, chest pain, rustcolored sputum 80% of bacterial pneumoniae (esp. elderl ...
... inhibition by optochin, bile solubility, and through serological tests Aerosol inhalation from asymptomatic carriers illness due to immune suppression, smoking, viral infection etc. Symptoms: fever, breathing difficulty, chest pain, rustcolored sputum 80% of bacterial pneumoniae (esp. elderl ...
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... inhibition by optochin, bile solubility, and through serological tests Aerosol inhalation from asymptomatic carriers illness due to immune suppression, smoking, viral infection etc. Symptoms: fever, breathing difficulty, chest pain, rustcolored sputum 80% of bacterial pneumoniae (esp. elderl ...
... inhibition by optochin, bile solubility, and through serological tests Aerosol inhalation from asymptomatic carriers illness due to immune suppression, smoking, viral infection etc. Symptoms: fever, breathing difficulty, chest pain, rustcolored sputum 80% of bacterial pneumoniae (esp. elderl ...
Mycoplasma Infection - Boston Public Health Commission
... Mycoplasma Infection What is mycoplasma infection? Mycoplasma infection is caused by a germ called Mycoplasma pneumoniae. It is a common illness that can cause an upper respiratory infection (such as a cold) or mild form of pneumonia, sometimes called “walking pneumonia.” Who gets mycoplasma infecti ...
... Mycoplasma Infection What is mycoplasma infection? Mycoplasma infection is caused by a germ called Mycoplasma pneumoniae. It is a common illness that can cause an upper respiratory infection (such as a cold) or mild form of pneumonia, sometimes called “walking pneumonia.” Who gets mycoplasma infecti ...
Search for agents causing atypical pneumonia in HIV-positive
... Pneumonia is the most frequent complication in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) patients, with Pneumocystis carinii as the leading cause being involved in 20±80% of cases [1±3]. The empirical antibiotic treatment in AIDS patients with pneumonia is therefore directed against P. carinii and c ...
... Pneumonia is the most frequent complication in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) patients, with Pneumocystis carinii as the leading cause being involved in 20±80% of cases [1±3]. The empirical antibiotic treatment in AIDS patients with pneumonia is therefore directed against P. carinii and c ...
Microbiological study of lower respiratory tract infections in ICU
... pneumoniae (15.2%). The most active agent against the GNB isolates was imipenem, followed by amikacin and piperacillin-tazobactum. All Gram positive isolates were susceptible to vancomycin and linezolid. Conclusion: Current knowledge of the organisms that cause LRTIs and their antibiotic susceptibil ...
... pneumoniae (15.2%). The most active agent against the GNB isolates was imipenem, followed by amikacin and piperacillin-tazobactum. All Gram positive isolates were susceptible to vancomycin and linezolid. Conclusion: Current knowledge of the organisms that cause LRTIs and their antibiotic susceptibil ...
Men-In-G-It-Is
... Underlying conditions that can predispose to the development of bacterial meningitis: o Acute/chronic otitis media/mastoiditis (S.pneumo) o Sinusitis (S.pneumo) o Pneumonia (S.pneumo) o Endocarditis (continuous bacteremia) o Recent/remote head trauma (CSF leak) ...
... Underlying conditions that can predispose to the development of bacterial meningitis: o Acute/chronic otitis media/mastoiditis (S.pneumo) o Sinusitis (S.pneumo) o Pneumonia (S.pneumo) o Endocarditis (continuous bacteremia) o Recent/remote head trauma (CSF leak) ...
RT Infections II
... Pathogenesis: causes pneumonia and serious blood/wound infections in immunocompromised patients Clinical ID: G(-) coccobacillus (resembles Haemophilus) ...
... Pathogenesis: causes pneumonia and serious blood/wound infections in immunocompromised patients Clinical ID: G(-) coccobacillus (resembles Haemophilus) ...
Clinical Characteristics of Pneumonia Caused by Penicillin - J
... carbapenems as first line antibiotics for patients with previous therapy of -lactams or COPD. A higher dose of penicillins is another option (14). The number of patients with severe pneumonia (PSI=IV or V) that we observed was lower than in another report (15). Thus, the mortality rate (1.3%) of pa ...
... carbapenems as first line antibiotics for patients with previous therapy of -lactams or COPD. A higher dose of penicillins is another option (14). The number of patients with severe pneumonia (PSI=IV or V) that we observed was lower than in another report (15). Thus, the mortality rate (1.3%) of pa ...
Comparison of two different methods for detection of extended
... A- Double-Disk Synergy Test (DDST): The 6-strains of K.pneumoniae (S1, S2, S3, S4, S5 and S6)were cultured in a Mueller-Hinton broth and standardized to an optical density equal to 0.5 McFarland turbidity and cultured on Mueller-Hinton agar plates. Oxoid antibiotic disks including Ceftazidime (30µg) ...
... A- Double-Disk Synergy Test (DDST): The 6-strains of K.pneumoniae (S1, S2, S3, S4, S5 and S6)were cultured in a Mueller-Hinton broth and standardized to an optical density equal to 0.5 McFarland turbidity and cultured on Mueller-Hinton agar plates. Oxoid antibiotic disks including Ceftazidime (30µg) ...
Persistent C. pneumoniae infection in atherosclerotic
... latter may reflect sampling size and the limited area of the atheroma that can reasonably be analyzed by this method. In our experience with immunohistochemical staining, detection of the organism in atherosclerotic lesions is localized and analysis of sequential sections can yield ...
... latter may reflect sampling size and the limited area of the atheroma that can reasonably be analyzed by this method. In our experience with immunohistochemical staining, detection of the organism in atherosclerotic lesions is localized and analysis of sequential sections can yield ...
Chapter 24: Chlamydia & Rickettsia
... • Important respiratory pathogen (acute respiratory disease, pneumonia, and pharyngitis) • Common (50% of adults have antibodies) • College age students most susceptible • Implicated in asthma • Risk factor for Guillain-Barre’ syndrome ...
... • Important respiratory pathogen (acute respiratory disease, pneumonia, and pharyngitis) • Common (50% of adults have antibodies) • College age students most susceptible • Implicated in asthma • Risk factor for Guillain-Barre’ syndrome ...
Lung and AIDS: radiological pictures
... the cases) and severe during the course of HIV infection. •They can occur at every phase of the evolution: from the beginning of AIDS until death. •The respiratory diseases are numerous : infectious <= immunodepression tumourous others • The ARV have modified the situation in wealthy countries, a ...
... the cases) and severe during the course of HIV infection. •They can occur at every phase of the evolution: from the beginning of AIDS until death. •The respiratory diseases are numerous : infectious <= immunodepression tumourous others • The ARV have modified the situation in wealthy countries, a ...
Empiric Treatment: Pneumonia
... set percentages of glucose and protein. These percentages will vary with bacterial, viral, or other causes of meningitis. For example, bacterial meningitis causes a greatly lower than normal percentage of glucose to be present in CSF, as the bacteria are essentially "eating" the host's glucose, and ...
... set percentages of glucose and protein. These percentages will vary with bacterial, viral, or other causes of meningitis. For example, bacterial meningitis causes a greatly lower than normal percentage of glucose to be present in CSF, as the bacteria are essentially "eating" the host's glucose, and ...
6. Pathogenesis of microbial infection.
... Colonisation – adherence and replication • adherence - made possible via adhesins at the surface of microobe that react with glykoprotein receptors at the surface of host cells • Different kinds of adhesins are present in different kind of diseases (fimbrie) • Adherence is responsible for strong re ...
... Colonisation – adherence and replication • adherence - made possible via adhesins at the surface of microobe that react with glykoprotein receptors at the surface of host cells • Different kinds of adhesins are present in different kind of diseases (fimbrie) • Adherence is responsible for strong re ...
Reparatory tract infection
... Antibiotics often used in the treatment of this type of pneumonia include penicillin, amoxicillin and clavulanic acid (Augmentin, Augmentin XR), and macrolide antibiotics including erythromycin, azithromycin (Zithromax, Zmax), and clarithromycin (Biaxin). Penicillin was formerly the antibiotic of ch ...
... Antibiotics often used in the treatment of this type of pneumonia include penicillin, amoxicillin and clavulanic acid (Augmentin, Augmentin XR), and macrolide antibiotics including erythromycin, azithromycin (Zithromax, Zmax), and clarithromycin (Biaxin). Penicillin was formerly the antibiotic of ch ...
Empiric Treatment: Pneumonia
... set percentages of glucose and protein. These percentages will vary with bacterial, viral, or other causes of meningitis. For example, bacterial meningitis causes a greatly lower than normal percentage of glucose to be present in CSF, as the bacteria are essentially "eating" the host's glucose, and ...
... set percentages of glucose and protein. These percentages will vary with bacterial, viral, or other causes of meningitis. For example, bacterial meningitis causes a greatly lower than normal percentage of glucose to be present in CSF, as the bacteria are essentially "eating" the host's glucose, and ...
The Polymicrobial Nature of Otitis Media
... The addition of a single pathogen can induce changes in resident populations of bateria as well as the host This can promote competition or synergism among bacterial species ...
... The addition of a single pathogen can induce changes in resident populations of bateria as well as the host This can promote competition or synergism among bacterial species ...
C. trachomatis
... Organisms are maintained in hard ticks (wood tick and dog tick) by transovarian transmission. Transmitted to humans by ticks (need 24-48h to establish infection). High fever, chills, headache, skin rash (>90%, extremities to trunk) GI symptoms, respiratory failure, encephalitis, ...
... Organisms are maintained in hard ticks (wood tick and dog tick) by transovarian transmission. Transmitted to humans by ticks (need 24-48h to establish infection). High fever, chills, headache, skin rash (>90%, extremities to trunk) GI symptoms, respiratory failure, encephalitis, ...