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PBL: Respiratory Cultures Flashcards

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List the anatomical areas of the respiratory tract

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  • Upper: Nasal, sinus, nasopharnyx, oropharynx, epiglottis, larynx
  • Lower: Trachea, bronchi, alveoli (last 2 are in the lungs)
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Which anatomic regions of the respiratory region are sterile?

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Lower: trachea, bronchi, alveoli (last 2 are in the lungs)

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List the organisms most commonly found as “normal flora” in upper respiratory tract specimens

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  • Streptococcus Viridans
  • S. pneumoniae
  • S. pyogenes
  • Corynebacterium spp
  • Neisseria spp
  • CoNS
  • Micrococcus spp
  • Rothia spp
  • Haemophilus spp
  • Aggregatibacter aphrophilus
  • Moraxella spp
  • Anaerobes (Veillonella spp, Fusobacterium spp, Prevotella spp, Porphymonas spp, Parvimonas micra)
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List the common general symptoms of pneumonia

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  • Fever, chills
  • Malaise
  • Dyspnea
  • Thick, purulent sputum
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What is pneumonia?

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Inflammation of the lungs detected via physical examination of CXR

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What are the characteristic signs of pneumonia?

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Inflammation → fluid buildup in alveolar sacs

  • Physical examination: decreased or abnormal breath sounds (crackles)
  • CXR infiltrates: fluid buildup in alveolar sacs
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Relationship of positive blood cultures and pneumonia

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S. pneumoniae infection occurs w/ 30% positive blood cultures?

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Discuss the vaccines which are available for the prevention of respiratory infections

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  • Pneumococal conjugate vaccine (PCV)

- Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23)

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List the most common bacterial pathogen in HIV patients

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M. avium

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List the most common bacterial pathogen(s) in cystic fibrosis patients

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  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa (most often isolated)

- Burkholderia cepacia

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List the most common bacterial pathogen that causes “walking pneumonia” in young adults

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Mycoplasma pneumoniae

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What are the 3 most common upper respiratory tract pathogens?

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  • Cryptococcus neoformans
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae
  • Moraxella catarrhalis
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List the most common bacterial pathogen(s) in the throat (pharyngitis)

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  • Streptococcus pyogenes (Group A/Beta hemolytic)
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae
  • Neisseria spp (N. gonorrhoeae and N. meningitidis)
  • Haemophilus influenzae
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List the most common anaerobic pathogen(s) causing aspiration pneumonia

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  • Fusobacterium spp (GNR)
  • Prevotella spp (GNR)
  • Porphymonas spp (GNR)
  • Veillonella (GNC)
  • Peptostreptococcus anaerobius (GPC)
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List the common bacterial pathogen(s) that are community acquired

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  • Streptococcus pneumoniae (most common cause of bacterial pneumonia)
  • Haemophilus influenzae
  • Legionella pneumophilia
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List the most common bacterial pathogen that are nosocomial acquired

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Klebsiella pneumoniae

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Prevents engulfment and drying out

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Polysaccharide capsule

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Which organisms have a polysaccharide capsule?

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  • H. influenzae
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae
  • Neisseria meningitidis
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa
  • Bordetella pertussis
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae
  • Cryptococcus spp
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Which organisms are intracellular?

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  • Mycobacteirum tuberculosis

- Chlamydophila pneumoniae

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Which organisms should be considered agents of bioterrorism if isolated from respiratory culture?

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  • Bacillus anthracis
  • Yersinia pestis (plague)
  • Francisella tularensis
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis (mult-drug resistant)
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Which specimens should avoid exposure to usual flora of the upper respiratory tract (*should be sterile)

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  • Transtracheal
  • Lung biopsy
  • FIne needle aspirate
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Strep screens

- Specimen type

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  • Throat swab of tonsillar areas

- Posterior pharynx

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Strep screens

- Media to set up

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Routine lower respiratory specimens

- Specimen type

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  • Expectorated and induced sputum
  • Endotracheal aspirate
  • BAL
  • Bronchial washings
  • Bronch brushes
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Routine lower respiratory specimens | - Media to set up
- BAP - CHOC - MAC - CNA - Direct smear
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Sterile respiratory specimens | - Specimen type
- Transtracheal aspirates | - Lung aspirates
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Sterile respiratory specimens | - Media to set up
- ABAP - PEA - BAP - CHOC - MAC - CNA - Direct smear
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Legionella cultures | - Specimen type
- Biopsy/autopsy tissues - Pleural fluids - Transtracheal aspirations - Sputum or other respiratory specimens - Blood
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Legionella cultures | - Media to set up
- Buffered charcoal yeast extract agar (BCYE) - Buffered charcoal yeast extract agar w/ cephalothin, colistin, vancomycin, cycloheximide (BCYE selective) - 5% SBAP
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Bordetella pertussis cultures | - Specimen type
Swab of posterior nasopharynx | - NOTE: no cotton swabs!
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Bordetella pertussis cultures | - Media to set up
- BAP - Regan-Lowe - Charcoal agar (Bordet-Gengou) - Possible Gram stain or use of FA reagents
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C. diphtheriae cultures | - Specimen type for respiratory infections
Throat and nose, preferably posterior nasopharynx specimens
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C. diphtheriae cultures | - Specimen type for cutaneous infections
Culture skin area as well as nose and throat
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C. diphtheriae cultures | - Media to set up
- BAP - CHOC - Tinsdale (black colonies) - Gram stain - Catalase - CHOs - Nitrate broth - Urea agar
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Actinomyces | - Specimen type
Various (slow grower → 2 weeks)
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Actinomyces | - Media to set up
ABAP
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Cystic fibrosis patient w/ B. cepacia | - Specimen type
Sputum
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Cystic fibrosis patient w/ B. cepacia | - Media to set up
- PC (used specifically for B. cepacia) - MSA (some strains can oxidize mannitol) - BAP - CHOC - MAC - CNA - Direct Gram stain by request
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MRSA | - Specimen type
Nasal swab
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MRSA | - Media to set up
- Oxacillin screening plates (Growth vs. No growth) - MSA - CHROM agar (MRSA selective)
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Significance of Rapid Ag testing in diagnosis of strep throat
POC test that uses enzyme immunoassays or latex agglutination to identify group A strep Ags - HIGH specificity - LOW sensitivity
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Discuss the reasoning for quantitation of organisms in respiratory tract specimens
- Quantitation of fresh sputum is indicative of probable pathogens based on how much bacteria is found - Pathogens are usually found in higher quantities than oropharyngeal flora - Proper collection and quantitation of culture is very helpful in providing information that would aid in the physician helping the patient, such as recognizing superinfections, or preforming antimicrobial susceptibility testing
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What indicates a good collection of a respiratory specimen?
- Dust macrophages - Ciliated epithelium - --- If found in URT, indicates contamination - WBCs (indicates infection)
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Evaluation of Gram-stained direct smears of sputum | - Bartlett's method
Assign + and - values; +2 if > 25 WBC; +1 if 10-25 WBCs; +1 if mucus seen; -2 if > 25 epis; -1 if 10-25 epis
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Evaluation of Gram-stained direct smears of sputum | - Bartlett's criteria for acceptability
Any positive score (sum of + and - values assigned)
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Evaluation of Gram-stained direct smears of sputum | - Murray and Washington's method
Average number of epi/LPF
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Evaluation of Gram-stained direct smears of sputum | - Murray and Washington's criteria for acceptability
< 10 EPI/LPF
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List the bacteria that cause aspiration pneumonia
Mouth flora
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Epiglottis is caused by...
Haemophilus influenzae
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Ear/sinus infections is caused by...
Moraxella catarrhalis

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