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Inflammatory Cascade: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Continued Innate Immunity
 • Phagocytosis: (main mechanism) neutrophils and macrophages engulf
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... engulf foreign pathogens ... System: opsonize pathogen
Typical Clinical Presentations of Septic Arthritis by Pathogen and Joint Involvement

#Diagnosis #Septic #Arthritis #Differential #History #Presentation
Typical Clinical ... Septic Arthritis by Pathogen ... #Presentation #Pathogen
Acute Otitis Externa (Swimmer’s Ear): Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Pathogens = Pseudomonas aeruginosa (most common opportunistic), Staphylococcus,
Pathogenesis and clinical ... findings Pathogens ... auditory canal -> Pathogen
Pathogenesis of meningitis 

Risk factors for pathogen entry include immunocompromised state (HIV positive, cancer, chemotherapy patients,
Risk factors for pathogen ... Following pathogen ... complications and clinical ... which damages pathogens
Septic Arthritis - Pathogens and Clinical Clues

Staphylococcus aureus 
Streptococcal spp. 
Neisseria gonorrhoeae 
Aerobic/Anaerobic 
Gram-negative bacteria 
Brucellosis
Septic Arthritis - Pathogens ... and Clinical Clues ... Septic #Arthritis #Pathogens
Humoral Immunity - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Antigens (Ag) are produced from pathogens (bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites)
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... produced from pathogens ... Opsonization: Abs coat pathogens ... Neutralization: Abs bind to pathogen
Invasive Fungal Infection (IFI)

Invasive fungal infections are severe infections in which fungal pathogens invade normally sterile
in which fungal pathogens ... Common Pathogens ... antibiotic exposure Clinical ... immunity, and pathogen
Nocardiosis - Nocardia spp
Pathogen: Filamentous gram-positive branching rod, grows in acid fast staining and anaerobic conditions
Clinical
Nocardia spp Pathogen ... anaerobic conditions Clinical
Triatomine bugs (aka reduviid bugs, “kissing” bugs)

Pathogen: Trypanosoma cruzi causing Chagas disease

Bobbi Pritt, MD @ParasiteGal

#Triatomine #bugs
kissing” bugs) Pathogen ... kissing #microscopy #clinical
Recommendations for Collection of Specimens for Culture from Diabetic Foot Wounds;  Culture specimens should be
accurately identifies pathogens ... diabetes #footwound #clinical