Infection in the immuno compromised

Question 1

What are qualitative defects?

Answer 1

LEss killing ability/less chemotaxis

Question 2

What are quantitative defects?

Answer 2

less in number eg neutropenia

Question 3

What organisms are the problem in neutropenic patients?

Answer 3

gram positive cocci

gram negative bacilli

Question 4

Broad spectrum treatment if get a disease from being neutropenic?

Answer 4

Aminoglycoside plus an anti pseudomonal penicillin

Question 5

If T cell down what organisms cause problem?

Answer 5

Loads viruses, listeria, mycobacteria

Question 6

What immune stuff does your spleen make?

Answer 6

Source of complement and antibodies producing B cells.

Thus splenectomy not ideal