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| What two organisms commonly cause acute exacerbation of COPD? |
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| H. influenzae, S. Pneumoniae |
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| Which is more likely cause a productive cough? Viral or bacterial respiratory infection? |
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| Absence of infiltrates on chest X-ray allows exclusion of which disease? |
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| Describe the microbiological characteristics of H influenzae |
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Definition
| Gram Negative, coccobacillary rod |
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| H influenzae requiring X need what to grow? |
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| H influenzae requiring V need what to grow? |
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| Do para- influenza species require X, V or both? |
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| True or false. A group 1 H. influenzae would be encapsulated? |
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| What types of H. influenzae are commonly associated with otitis media? |
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| Hib is almost the exclusive cause of this disorder affecting primarily children age 2-7 |
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| What route does Hib take to the brain causing meningitis? |
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Definition
| Penetrates the mucosa of nasopharynx, flows in the blood stream to the BBB and crosses into the meninges where its bacterial LPS causes significant inflamation |
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| Which causes most disease in adults? Type 1 or Type 2 influenzae? |
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| What three species are commonly found in the airways of patients with COPD? |
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| H infuenzae, S Pneumonia and Moraxella cararrhalis |
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| What allows S pneumonia, H influenzae and M catarrhalis to colonize the respiratory tract? |
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| What treatments i recommended for invasive Hib? |
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| 3rd gen cephalosporins cefotaxime, ceftriaxone |
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