Infection

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Contents 1 More Specific Terms 2 Introduction 3 History 4 Management 5 More General Terms 6 Additional Terms 7 References

More Specific Terms

• bacterial infection
• cardiac device infection
• catheter-related infection
• central nervous system (CNS) infection
• coinfection; superinfection
• deep neck infection
• ear infection
• eye infection (ocular infection)
• gastrointestinal infection
• healthcare-associated infection
• infected prosthesis
• infection in pregnant patients
• infections in the elderly
• infectious arthritis (septic arthritis)
• intra-abdominal infection
• lower respiratory tract infection (LRI)
• mycosis; fungal infection
• opportunistic infection
• oral cavity infection
• parasitic infection
• prostatitis
• sepsis
• septic bursitis
• sexually-transmitted disease (STD, venereal disease)
• skin infection
• soft tissue infection
• throat infection; pharyngeal infection; laryngeal infection
• upper respiratory tract infection (URI, common cold)
• urinary tract infection (UTI)
• urogenital infection
• viral infection
• wound infection
• zoonosis

Introduction

• The presence of bacteria or other microorganisms in sufficient quantity to damage tissue or impair healing.

• Special considerations:

• geriatric patients
• pregnant patients
• immunocompromised patients

History

• travel

• eastern USA

• Lyme disease
• Legionella

• southwestern USA

• coccidioidomycosis
• Hantavirus

• midwestern USA

• Histoplasmosis
• ehrlichiosis

• international travel

• malaria
• hepatitis A
• Giardia
• Escherichia coli
• Salmonella

• exposure to animals

• parrots; exotic birds

• Psittacosis

• cats

• Pasteurella multocida
• Coxiella burnetti
• Toxoplasma gondii
• Borrelia burgdorferi
• Bartonella henselae

• dogs

• Pasteurella multocida
• Brucella canis
• Blastomyces dermatitidis

• rats & other rodents

• Borrelia
• Leptospira
• Hantavirus

• sheep, cattle & goats

• Coxiella burnetti
• Brucella

• gerbils & hamsters

• Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus

• turtles & iguanas

• Salmonella

• chickens & chicken coops

• Histoplasma capsulatum

• insect bites

• ticks

• Rickettsiae
• Borrelia burgdorferi
• babesiosis
• ehrlichiosis

• mosquitoes

• arbovirus encephalitis
• malaria

• food ingestion

• shellfish

• Vibrio
• hepatitis A

• hamburgers, other foods

• Escherichia coli O157:H7

• pharmacologic agents

• antibiotics

• Clostridium difficile

• IV drug use

• endocarditis
• disc-space disease
• HIV

• leisure activities

• whirlpools/hot tubs

• Legionella
• Pseudomonas

• gardening & peat moss exposure

• Sporothrix schenckii

• hunting

• Francisella tularensis
• Yersinia pestis
• Borrelia burgdorferi

• lifestyle

• homeless or incarceration

• tuberculosis
• Streptococcus pneumoniae
• Bartonella

• sexual promiscuity

• HIV

• dental procedures

Management

• common errors
• failure to obtain complete immunization history
• antibiotic ineffective for etiologic agent
• undrained pus, especially abdomen or pelvis
• antibiotic therapy is too brief for infection

• endocarditis
• osteomyelitis
• lung abscess
• tuberculosis
• fungal infection

• patient non compliance
• colonization of foreign body

• intravenous catheter
• prosthetic joint
• heart valve

• inappropriate drug dosage or drug delivery
• failure to recognize immunodeficiency
• incorrect diagnosis

More General Terms

• disease

Additional Terms

• factors predisposing to infection
• infection control
• infectious disease (ID)

References

1. Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 11, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 1998
2. Infectious Diseases (General): NIH Institute and Center Resources [1]
3. Infections [2]
4. National Guideline Clearinghouse Infectious disease. Laboratory medicine practice guidelines: evidence-based practice for point-of-care testing. ngc-guideline: [3]

infection (infectious disease)