Ch5: URT Chaussee Flashcards
What does upper respiratory mean?
Above larynx
How does number of microbes change throughout lung?
Very high in the mouth
Decreases as you move down the respiratory tract
None in lungs
Where does RT become aseptic?
Alveolar bronchiole
Normal flora has what role in RT?
Protects by competing with harmful microbes
What bacteria are in middle ear and sinuses?
None, sterile
Normal flora of URT? (50% of people or more)
- Corynebacteria
- Candida albicans
- Alpha-hemolytic strep
- Strep mutants
- Haemophilus influenzae
- Neisseria
- Non staph aureus staph
Host defenses in URT?
- Orthogonal structure
- Saliva
- Mucin and mucus
- TLR’s
the orthagonal structure of URT has what effect?
Traps microbes
What does saliva contain? 2
Lysozyme
Secretory IgA
What does mucus do?
Traps microbes from entering LRT.
What sweeps mucus up and out and into stomach?
Ciliated epithelial cells
Ciliated epithelial cells + Mucus = ?
Mucocilliary escalator
50-70% of sore throats are caused by what in children?
Viruses
What symptoms suggest a viral sore throat?
Conjunctivitis Coryza Ulcerative lesions Viral exanthema Diarrhea
What percentage of adult sore throats are viral?
0%
Bacterial causes of pharyngitis?
- Group A strep:
- Group C and G strep
- Anaerobes (bacterioides, fusobacterium, spirochetes
- Corynebacterium diptherae
- Neisseria gonorrhoea
Which bacterial causes of pharyngitis are common?
Infrequent?
Group A strep = common
Group C and G strep = infrequent
Neisseria gonorrhea = infrequent
GAS caused pharyngitis has what associations? 3
Tonsilitis, scarlet fever, sequelae
What are spirochetes that cause pharyngitis?
What else are they associated with?
Borrelia and treponema
Trench mouth
In terms of GAS strep throat
Onset?
Symptoms? (3)
- Severe pain
- Difficulting swallowing
- Flu-like
Suppurative sequelae of GAS? 4
- Peritonsillar abscess
- Otitis media, sinusitis, mastoiditis
- Scarlet fever
- Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome
Scarlet fever encompasses what?
Peripheral rash (Maybe strawberry tongue) caused by SPE’s
What is STSS due to?
Production of Spe’s that act as superantigens
What happens if GAS is in the blood?
Bacteremia and toxigenic disease
Non-suppurative/post infection sequelae to GAS pharyngitis?
Acute rheumatic fever: Due to autoimmune
Why does acute rheumatic fever occur?
How long does it take to develop?
What percent of kids get it?
M protein mimics cardiac myosin
3 weeks
3%
Clinical diagnosis of ARF is based on what?
Jones criteria
ARF typically follows what type of GAS infection?
Pharyngeal
What is the Jones criteria requirements for GAS?
Evidence of previous GAS infection
2 major or 1 major + 2 minor
Major manifestations of ARF? 5
- Joints
- Heart inflammed
- Nodules subcutaneous
- Erythema marginatum
- Sydenham’s Chorea
Minor manifestations of ARF? 4
- Previous ARF
- Fever
- Joints
- Acute phase reaction
Laboratory obtained evidnece of previous GAS infection?
Anti-streptolysin O test
Besides ARF, what else is a non-suppurative post infection sequlae of GAS?
Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated WIth Strep Infections (PANDAS)
What causes PANDAS?
Cross reactivity between GAS antigens and neuro tissue
GAS may be responsible for what neuro disorders?
- OCD
2. Tourettes
Lab diagnosis of GAS? (7)
- Rapid diagnostic test (Ab’s to GAS carb)
- Culture throat swab
- Beta-hemolytic
- Gram positive
- Catalase negative
- Bacitracin sensitive
- Positive PYR test
Treatment of all GAS children should be what?
What about adults?
Antibiotics
Not so much since usually due to virus
Main drugs for GAS sore throat? (2)
- Penicillin
2. Erythromycin for kids with allergies
Group C and G strep is what type of hemolytic?
Gram positive?
Beta-hemolytic
Gram positive
Habitat of Group C and G strep?
- Mucosal surfaces like nasopharynx
Transmission of Group C and G?
Droplets or direct contact