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General Infection Types (Pneumonia & Legionella)
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- 1Upper RT Infection- LocationsNasal cavity, pharynx & tonsils
- 2Upper RT Infection- AgentViruses- so no antibiotics
- 3Lower RT Infection- LocationBronchi and lungs
- 4Lower RT Infection- AgentsTend to be bacterial
- 5Pneumonia- CharacteristicsAlveoli become fluid filled
- 6Pneumonia- AcquisitionDifferent settings- Community & Nosocomial (Hospital Acquired) caused by 2 different bugs
- 7Atypical Pneumonia- DifficultySymptoms aren't typical so hard to diagnose
- 8Atypical Pneumonia- AgentsVary greatly, so antibiotics vary greatly
- 9Legionella pneumophillia- Gram StainingGram -ve rod
- 10Legionella pneumophillia- MortalityHigher mortality than other strains
- 11Legionella pneumophillia- VaccineRelated to its ability to divide in macrophages
- 12Legionella pneumophillia- Macrophage InvasionAfter phagocytosis, it compartmentalises arund mitochondria and ER vesibles (Forming an LCV)
- 13Legionella pneumophillia- Immune AvoidanceCan avoid the innate immunity, but is detected by the t-lyphocytes of the adaptive
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- Medical Microbiology (Respiratory Tract Infections) Flashcards on General Infection Types (Pneumonia & Legionella), created by gina_evans0312 on 13/03/2014.
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- gina_evans0312 · Mar 2014
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