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CNS Infections I Flashcards

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clinical features of CNS infection

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Fever, headache, altered mental status, or focal neurologic deficits

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what are the routes of infections for CNS infections

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  • Hematogenous dissemination
  • direct injury
  • neural tissue (rare)
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what is trojan horse

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it is a method of microbes to spread through the blood where they infect WBCs then the WBC squeeze through the barrier to get into the cell

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what is encephalitis and myelitis

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encephalitis - inflammation of brain parenchyma

myelitis - infection of spinal cord

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what are abscesses

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localized infection in the brain or spinal cord

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universal epidemiological considerations

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age, season, geography, medical condition/underlying disease

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how do you diagnose CNS infection

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lumbar puncture and neuroimaging like CT or MRI (done before lumbar puncture)

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what are some risks to doing a lumbar puncture

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  • headaches
  • infection
  • temporary pain or numbness to legs or lower back pain
  • risk of bleeding into spinal canal
  • ICP could be due to cerebral mass lesion and lumbar puncture –> brain herniation
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normal pressure in the CSF

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70-180mm H2O

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how is a lumbar puncture performed

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CSF is drawn from between two vertebrae with patient in the lateral decubitus position

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appearance of normal and abnormal CSF

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normal - clear, colorless

abnormal - cloudy/turbid

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what are routine tests for CSF

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WBC count with differential, RBC count, [Glucose], [protein], gram stain, bacteria culture

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normal CSF value for WBC, RBC, glucose, protein

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WBC - 0-5/mm3 for children and adults then 32/mm3 for neonates
RBC - none
glucose - 40-70mg/dL
protein: newborn is 150mg/dL and then from 6 months on it is 18-58mg/dL

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typical findings in meningitis for bacteria: pressure, WBC count, cell differential, protein, glucose

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pressure elevated
WBC:  greater than 1000/mm3
mainly neutrophils
protein 100-500mg/dL
glucose 0-10mg/dL
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typical findings in meningitis for viral: pressure, WBC count, cell differential, protein, glucose

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normal pressure
WBC:  less than 100/mm3
mainly lymphocytes
protein 50-100mg/dL
glucose 40-70mg/dL
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typical findings in meningitis for fungal: pressure, WBC count, cell differential, protein, glucose

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variable pressure
variable WBC
lymphocytes (and PMNs)
protein 50-100mg/dL
glucose less than 40mg/dL
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typical findings in meningitis for tuberculosis: pressure, WBC count, cell differential, protein, glucose

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variable pressure
variable WBC
lymphocytes
protein 10-500mg/dL
glucose 20-40mg/dL
18
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clinical features of acute meningitis

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  • Onset: hours-several days
  • Life-threatening
  • Meningism: Fever, Headache, Nuchal rigidity, Nausea & Vomiting, Photophobia
  • Altered mental status
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features of aseptic meningitis

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– Increased lymphocytes
– Self limiting
– Viral or non infectious (Absence of cultivable bacteria or fungi)

20
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features of chronic meningitis

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–rare
– Slow onset (period of weeks)
– ↓ Fever, lethargy
– TB, Fungi & (Protozoa)

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tests for meningism

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  • Inability to flex neck (chin to chest)
  • Inability to oppose nose with knee
  • Tripod sign: Inability to sit up without using hands
  • Kernig’s sign: inability to fully straighten leg when in laying position and leg is pulled up
  • Brudzinski’s sign: child is flat on back and when neck pulled up, knees come up too
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bacterial causes of meningitis in neonates and infants

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neonates: S. agalactiae (group B strep) and E. coli, L. monocytogenes
infants: S. pneumonia (N. meningitides and H. influenza)

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bacterial causes of meningitis in adolescents and adults

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adolescents: S. pneumonia (N. meningitides and H. influenza)
adults: N. meningitides, S. pneumonia

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bacterial causes of meningitis in adults greater than 50 years old

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S. pneumonia (N. meningitides, L. monocytogenes and gram negs)

25
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most frequently observed in children and adults with meningitis

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Strep pneumonia

26
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where is strep pneumonia found in the human body

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throat and nasopharynx

27
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strep pneumonia is associated with what conditions

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previous pneumonia infections, otitis media, mastoiditis, sinusitus, endocarditis

28
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basilar skull fracture and CSF leak is associated with what bacteria in association with bacterial meningitis

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Strep pneumonia

29
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what type of bacteria is strep pneumonia? where does it get its virulence?

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gram positive diplococci

virulence from capsule, pneumolysin, IgA protease

30
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clinical features of strep pnuemonia

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rapid 1-2 days

impaired consciousness common

31
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neisseria meningitides is most common in who

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children and young adults

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biological features of neisseria meningitides

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  • non motile gram neg diplococci (kidney bean shaped)
  • 6 serotypes cause epidemics - A, B, C, W, X, Y
  • higher in military recruit camps and schools
  • fastidious and like high CO2 and must be grown on chocolate agar or martin-thayer agar
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where does neisseria meningitides gets virulence factor from

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capsule (serotype A, B, C, W-135, X, Y)
IgA protease
pili
LOS (lipooligosaccharide)

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clinical features of neisseria meningitides

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quick onset
acute photophobia
skin petechiae → ecchymoses/diffuse petechial rash - DIC

35
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what test can be done on neisseria meningitides but is not 100% reliable

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Tumbler test – put a glass firmly up to the rash and if you can see the rash clearly through the glass then the test is positive – seek help

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prevention of neisseria meningitides

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vaccination against serotype A, C, Y, and W135 which protects those 11-12 with a booster at age 16 but no protection against being a carrier

37
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names of the neisseria meningitides vaccination

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–US: meningococcal polysaccharide vaccine (MPSV4- Menomune®)
– meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MCV4-Menactra® & Menveo®)

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