what is the primary method of respiratory infection transmission
aerosolized droplets
oral thrush etiology
candida albicans
dental caries etiology
strep. mutans
acute epiglottis etiology
h. flu
typical pneumonia characteristics
rapid onset, severe symptoms, productive cough, consolidated CXR
atypical pneumonia characteristics
slow onset, less severe symptoms, nonproductive cough, patchy CXR
community acquired pneumonia etiology
s. pneumoniae, h. flu
hospital acquired pneumonia etiology
pseudomonas aeruginosa, klebisella pneumoniae, and s. aureus
what is the main cause of hospital acquired pneumonia?
pseudomonas aerguinosa
aspiration pneumonia etiology
actinomyces spp.
atypical pneumonia etiology
mycoplasma pneumoniae
environmental pneumonia etiology
Legionella pneumophila, histoplasma capsulatum, Blastomyces dermitidis, & Coccidioides immitis
fungal pneumonia etiology
Histoplasma capsulatum, Blastomyces dermitidis, & Coccidioides immitis
tuberculosis etiology
mycobacterium tuberculosis
opportunistic fungal infection etiology
aspergillus spp.
endocarditis
infection of the heart valves, typically by bacteria; can lead to valve destruction
pneumonia
LRT infection that begins in the alveoli and then spreads
myocarditis
infection in the heart muscle, typically by viruses
pericarditis
infection and inflammation of the pericardial sac, typically because of viral infections
line of events for the carditises
pericarditis to myocarditis to endocarditis
pericardium
triple-layered sac that encloses the heart
pericardial cavity
space filled with fluid that reduces friction between beating heart and outerwall
epicardium
visceral layer of serous pericardium
myocardium
bulk of heart made of contractile cardiac muscle
endocardium
simple epithelial layer deep to the myocardium that lines heart chambers, covers the heart valves, and is continuous with vessels
acute bacterial endocarditis etiology
typically S. aureus
subacute bacterial endocarditis etiology
typically viridans streptococcus such as S. mutans and S. sanguis
myocarditis etiology
Parvovirus B19, trypanosoma cruzi (protozoan), wuchereria bancrofti (nematode)
other causes of perdicarditis
enterovirus and s. aureus
pericarditis etiology
similar to common causes of myocarditis
intravascular catheter-related infections
cardiovascular infections that are because of infected catheters
source of catheter related infections
skin flora that migrate along catheter track, bacteria injected into the port, hematogenous spread
blood brain barrier
a highly selective semipermeable border of endothelial cells that prevents solutes from crossing into the CNS
how do most microbes enter the CNS
via the bloodstream
meningitis
infection and swelling of the meninges
encephalitis
infection or inflammation of the cortex
viral etiology of meningitis
enterovirus, herpes simplex
bacterial etiology of meningitis
s. pneumonia, h. influenzae, neisseria meningitidis, listeria monocytogenes
most common cause of bacterial meningitis
s. pneumoniae
encephalitis general viral cause
arboviruses
poliomyelitis etiology
picornavirdiae
rabies etiology
rhabdoviridae
west nile virus etiology
flavivirdae
primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) etiology
naegleria fowleri
cryptococcus neoformans diseases
meningitis, meningoencephalitis
encephalitis etiology
picornaviridae, rhabdoviridae, flavivirdae, prions, cryptococcus neoformans, naegleria fowleri, arboviruses, MOSTLY VIRAL
osteomyelitis
infection of the bone or bone marrow that includes an inflammatory response
septic arthritis
infection of the synovial fluid within bone joints
osteomyelitis etiology
s. aureus, pseudomonas aeruginosa, s. pyogenes.
septic arthritis bacterial etiology
s. aureus, neisseria gonorrhoeae, streptococcus spp.