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What are the causative organisms for Community-Acquired Pneumonia?

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Rhinoviruses, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Legionella species, Histoplasma capsulatum, Pneumocystis jirovecii.

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What form of Community-Acquired Pneumonia is Rhinoviruses?

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Virus

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What are the most common modes of transmission for Community-Acquired Pneumonia (Rhinoviruses)?

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Droplet contact or endogenous transfer

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What was the virulence factors for Community-Acquired Pneumonia (Rhinoviruses)?

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How do you culture/diagnose for Community-Acquired Pneumonia (Rhinoviruses)?

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Failure to find bacteria or fungi

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How do you prevent Community-Acquired Pneumonia (Rhinoviruses)?

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Hygiene

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How do you treat Community-Acquired Pneumonia (Rhinoviruses)?

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None

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What are the distinctive features of Community-Acquired Pneumonia (Rhinoviruses)?

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Usually mild

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What are the epidemiological features of Community-Acquired Pneumonia (Rhinoviruses)?

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9% of CAP cases

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What form of Community-Acquired Pneumonia is Streptococcus pneumoniae?

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Bacterial, gram-positive

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What are the most common modes of transmission for Community-Acquired Pneumonia (Streptococcus pneumoniae)?

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Droplet contact or endogenous transfer

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What are the virulence factor for Community-Acquired Pneumonia (Streptococcus pneumoniae)?

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Capsule

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How do you culture/diagnose Community-Acquired Pneumonia (Streptococcus pneumoniae)?

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Gram stain often diagnostic, alpha-hemolytic on blood agar

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How do you prevent Community-Acquired Pneumonia (Streptococcus pneumoniae)?

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PCV-13 or PPSV23 vaccine

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How do you treat Community-Acquired Pneumonia (Streptococcus pneumoniae)?

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Doxycycline, ceftriaxone, with or without vancomycin, much resistance

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What are the distinctive features of Community-Acquired Pneumonia (Streptococcus pneumoniae)?

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Patient usually severely ill

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What are the epidemiological features of Community-Acquired Pneumonia (Streptococcus pneumoniae)?

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5% of CAP cases; Drug-resistant strains in CDC Serious Threat category

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What form of Community-Acquired Pneumonia is Mycoplasma pneumoniae?

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Bacteria

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What are the most common modes of transmission for Community-Acquired Pneumonia (Mycoplasma pneumoniae)?

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Droplet contact

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What are the virulence factors for Community-Acquired Pneumonia (Mycoplasma pneumoniae)?

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How do you culture/diagnose Community-Acquired Pneumonia (Mycoplasma pneumoniae)?

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Rule out other etiologic agents; serology; PCR

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How do you prevent Community-Acquired Pneumonia (Mycoplasma pneumoniae)?

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No vaccine, no permanent immunity

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How do you treat Community-Acquired Pneumonia (Mycoplasma pneumoniae)?

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What are distinctive features of Community-Acquired Pneumonia (Mycoplasma pneumoniae)?

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Usually mild; “walking pneumonia”

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What are the epidemiological features of Community-Acquired Pneumonia (Mycoplasma pneumoniae)?
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What form of Community-Acquired Pneumonia is Legionella species?
Bacterial, gram-negative
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What are the most common modes of transmission for Community-Acquired Pneumonia (Legionella species)?
Vehicle (water droplets)
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What are the virulence factors for Community-Acquired Pneumonia (Legionella species)?
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How do you culture/diagnose Community-Acquired Pneumonia (Legionella species)?
Urine antigen test; culture requires selective charcoal yeast extract agar
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How do you prevent Community-Acquired Pneumonia (Legionella species)?
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How do you treat Community-Acquired Pneumonia (Legionella species)?
Fluoroquinolone, azithromycin, clarithrromycin
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What are the distinctive features for Community-Acquired Pneumonia (Legionella species)?
Mild pneumonias in healthy people; can be severe in elderly or immunocompromised
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What are the epidemiological features of Community-Acquired Pneumonia (Legionella species)?
United States: on the rise; 6,000 to 8,000 cases annually
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What form of Community-Acquired Pneumonia is Histoplasma capsulatum?
Fungi
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What are the most common modes of transmission for Community-Acquired Pneumonia (Histoplasma capsulatum)?
Vehicle--inhalation of fungal spores in contaminated soil
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What are the virulence factors for Community-Acquired Pneumonia (Histoplasma capsulatum)?
Survival in phagocytes
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How do you culture/diagnose Community-Acquired Pneumonia (Histoplasma capsulatum)?
Rapid antigen tests, microscopy
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How do you prevent Community-Acquired Pneumonia (Histoplasma capsulatum)?
Avoid soil contaminated with bird and bat droppings
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How do you treat Community-Acquired Pneumonia (Histoplasma capsulatum)?
Itrraconazole
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What are the distinctive features of Community-Acquired Pneumonia (Histoplasma capsulatum)?
Many infections asymptomatic
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What are the epidemiological features of Community-Acquired Pneumonia (Histoplasma capsulatum)?
In United States: 250,000 infected per year; 5% to 10% have symptoms
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What form of Community-Acquired Pneumonia is Pneumocystis jiroveci?
Fungus
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What are the most common modes of transmission for Community-Acquired Pneumonia (Pneumocystis jirovecii)?
Vehicle--inhalation of fungal spores
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What are the virulence factors for Community-Acquired Pneumonia (Pneumocystis jirovecii)?
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How do you culture/diagnose Community-Acquired Pneumonia (Pneumocystis jirovecii)?
Microscopy
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How do you prevent Community-Acquired Pneumonia (Pneumocystis jirovecii)?
Antibiotics given to AIDS patients to prevent this
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How do you treat Community-Acquired Pneumonia (Pneumocystis jirovecii)?
Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole
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What are the distinctive features of Community-Acquired Pneumonia (Pneumocystis jirovecii)?
Vast majority occur in AIDS patients
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What are the epidemiological features of Community-Acquired Pneumonia (Pneumocystis jirovecii)?
Almost exclusively in severely immunocompromised patients

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