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Immunocompromised host facts

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How might you get a granulocyte defect?   Through chemotherapy, or congenitally  
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What are the pathogens that could result from a PMN deficiency?   E. Coli, Pseudomonas, Klebsiella, Staph Aureus, Aspergillosis  
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What are the consequences of PMN defect?   1) Translocation of gut flora 2)Bacteria from colon enter bloodstream (gram negative enterics, anaerobes) 3)Bacteria from mouth enter bloodstream (Strep Viridans)  
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What are the causes of T cell mediated defect?   STeroids, Chemo, AIDS  
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What might you get from T cell mediated defects?   AIDS like - PCP, mycobacterial, toxo, herpes, fungus,  
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Which are the three groups of fungi that effect human health?   Candida, Aspergillus, Dimorphic/geographic fungi  
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What microbes may exploit an absent spleen?   Pneumococcus, N. Menngitidis, Klebsiella, H. Influenza, Varicella  
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A surgery/catheter/radiation may put you at risk for what?   Local flora becoming invasive.  
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After a bone marrow transplant, you are at risk for what?   Pneumonia, Viral(HSV, CMV, Adenovirus, VZV), Fungal (Candida, Aspergillus), Gram +ve, -ve, Neutropenia, graft veruses host acute/chronic  
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Diabetes puts you at risk for what?   Diabetic foot  
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Pregnancy may put you at risk for what?   Listeriosis, Hep E, TB,  
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Dialysis puts you at risk for what?   Hep B and C,  
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Alcohol puts you at risk for what?   Pneumonia  
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Cigarettes put you at risk for?   Pneumonia, bronchitis, cancer, death, bad skin, bad breath, secondary cancer  
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Inhaled and IV drugs puts you at risk for?   Pneumonia, endocarditis, hepatitis, HIV  
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