Chapter 138. Moraxella Infections (Part 2) docx

... individuals exercising at elevated ambient Chapter 017. Fever and Hyperthermia (Part 2) Hyperthermia Although most patients with elevated body temperature have fever, there are circumstances in ... increased thermogenesis. It is important to distinguish between fever and hyperthermia since hyperthermia can be rapidly fatal and characteristically does not resp...

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... pneumoniae, and Enterobacter species. Often, these infections are polymicrobial and involve organisms that are highly resistant to numerous antibiotics. Fungi are also established causes of sinusitis, ... alone and with bacteria—have been rhinovirus, parainfluenza virus, and influenza virus. Bacterial causes of sinusitis have been better described. Among community-acquired cas...

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... most commonly associated with either bacteria Chapter 031. Pharyngitis, Sinusitis, Otitis, and Other Upper Respiratory Tract Infections (Part 4) Acute Sinusitis: Treatment Most patients ... in these patients, with no need for antifungal therapy. Another form of disease presents with long-standing, often unilateral symptoms and opacification of a single...

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... cobalamin per liter of plasma DHF, dihydrofolate; THF, tetrahydrofolate. Chapter 100. Megaloblastic Anemias (Part 2) IF is produced in the gastric parietal cells of the fundus and body ... completely reduced to di- or tetrahydrofolate (THF) derivatives; (2) they usually contain a single carbon unit (Table 100 -2), and (3) 70–90% of natural folates are folate-polyglutam...

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... CSF or may be gram-variable Chapter 132. Infections Caused by Listeria monocytogenes (Part 2) Immune Response The innate and acquired immune responses to L. monocytogenes have been studied ... prophylaxis targeting other AIDS- related infections. The diagnosis is typically made by culture of blood, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), or amniotic fluid. L. monocytogenes...

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... Chapter 136. Meningococcal Infections (Part 2) In the United States, the attack rate for sporadic meningococcal disease is ~1 case per 100,000 ... pathogenesis. Figure 136-1 Meningococcal disease pathogenesis, susceptibility, and severity. After human-to-human transmission, environmental factors (smoking, co- infections) , polymorphisms ... adults (<1 case...

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... endocarditis. Figure 136-4 Chapter 136. Meningococcal Infections (Part 6) Clinical Manifestations Upper Respiratory Tract Infections Although many patients who develop meningococcal meningitis ... Chap. 3 76) Common presenting symptoms of patients with meningococcal meningitis include nausea and vomiting, headache, neck stiffness, lethargy, and confusion. The sym...

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... as well as CD8+ T lymphocytes is seen in individuals Chapter 137. Gonococcal Infections (Part 2) Opacity-Associated Protein Another gonococcal surface protein that is important in adherence ... against neisserial infections is best illustrated by the predisposition of persons deficient in terminal complement components (C5 through C9) to recurrent bacteremic gonococcal...

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... Chapter 138. Moraxella Infections (Part 1) Harrison's Internal Medicine > Chapter 138. Moraxella Infections Moraxella catarrhalis The gram-negative coccus Moraxella catarrhalis ... configuration of Neisseria (Fig. 138 -1). These cocci tend to retain crystal violet during the decolorizing step and may be confused with Staphylococcus aureus. Moraxell...

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... Chapter 138. Moraxella Infections (Part 2) Other Syndromes Local extension causing empyema is very uncommon, and—as ... coagulation, has been described in a few cases. Diagnosis Table 138-1 Therapy for Infection Caused by Moraxella Catarrhalis Drug(s) Dose and Duration Oral Therapy for Lower Respiratory Infection a

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... of bacteremia due to Moraxella catarrhalis . Clin Infect Dis 21:390, 1995 [PMID: 8562749] Chapter 138. Moraxella Infections (Part 3) Other Moraxella Species Other Moraxella species are ... Moraxella lincolnii . Note: CSF, cerebrospinal fluid. Source: Adapted from a summary of CDC experience (Graham et al). Further Readings Graham DR et al: Infections caused b...

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... abscesses, and bacteremia without an identifiable focus. As has been mentioned, Hib infections are unusual among patients >6 years old. the propensity of these strains to cause ... These vaccines generate an antibody response to PRP in infants and effectively prevent invasive infections in infants and children. Since nontypable strains lack a capsule, the immune response ... epi...

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... circulation; in the absence of antibody, however, only the slow passage of blood Chapter 128. Pneumococcal Infections (Part 2) Nonimmunologic Mechanisms Nonimmunologic mechanisms that protect against ... pneumococcal infection is greatly increased in persons with conditions that compromise IgG synthesis and/or the phagocytic function of PMNs and macrophages. Most patien...

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... viable bacteria. In staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome (TSS), conditions allowing toxin elaboration at colonization Chapter 129. Staphylococcal Infections (Part 2) S. aureus Infections Epidemiology ... or the bloodstream. In toxin-mediated staphylococcal disease, infection is not invariably present. For example, once toxin has been elaborated into food, staphyloc...

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... risk of complications include presentation with Chapter 129. Staphylococcal Infections (Part 7) Respiratory Tract Infections Respiratory tract infections caused by S. aureus occur in selected ... radiologic, and laboratory findings. Community-acquired respiratory tract infections due to S. aureus most commonly follow viral infections or septic pulmonary emboli (e....

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