Hospital-acquired pneumonia

Cystic fibrosis is a severe, but rare genetic condition. It usually surfaces at a young age and affects lungs and the digestive system in which mucus builds up. The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation reported roughly 70,000 cases worldwide. Patients with this condition are predisposed to infections by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. This bacteria causes infections in the lungs as it favors conditions with large amounts of mucus, typical for cystic fibrosis patients. The bacteria adapts and grows in this unique…

“superbugs” often kills influenza patients because the flu virus alters the antibacterial response of white blood cells, causing them to damage the patient's' lungs instead of destroying the bacterium. Many influenza patients develop severe pneumonia as a result of secondary infections with “superbugs”. Over half of these patients die, even when treated with antibiotics that are usually capable of clearing…

Asthma is a disease that affects lungs airways. A person with asthma always has inflamed airways. When something triggers symptoms, airways become more swollen and muscles around the airways tighten. This swelling and tightening causes troubles with breathing, and can trigger shortness of breath, coughing, wheezing, or chest tightness. For many people who suffer from asthma, symptoms occur when they do physical activity. Some healthy people develop asthma only when they exercise. This is…

A 22 months old girl, known case of P22 phox-deficient CGD, admitted to our center with a history of prolonged productive cough unresponsive to outpatient treatments. In her past history, she had an older sibling, who was a known case of CGD, but she had received the routine vaccination, including BCG and had developed BCG-adenitis at the age of 8 months old for which Investigations were negative for mycobacterium tuberculosis and she was prescribed prophylactic dose of…

Faecalibacterium prausnitzii (formerly known as Fusobacterium prausnitzii), present in Clostridium cluster IV, is the most abundant bacterium in healthy gut microbiota representing more than 5% of bacterial population[40]. They are widely spread in the gastrointestinal tract of humans and some other species such as pigs, mice and calves and are functionally highly active organisms. F. prausnitzii is an extremely oxygen sensitive(EOS) bacterium and is difficult to cultivate even in anaerobic…

CC Cough. Body aches. S The patient is a 39-year-old female who has been sick for the past one week. She states it started last Wednesday with a cough. She is coughing quite consistently, it is productive to her throat, but she does not spit it out. She also states she started having body aches, which began on Saturday. She has been moving a lot of boxes, as she and her husband are moving to North Carolina at the end of this month. She states, however that the body aches are different than…

younger children which includes five injections and is highly recommended when you are an infant. Vaccinations come with simple side effects such as the following: crankiness, fatigue, and headaches. Complications may occur afterwards including: pneumonia, nose bleeds, bleeding in the brain, and ear infections. Unimmunized children are not allowed to attend school and are isolated from everyone for about fourteen days (Medline Plus,…

common diagnostic specimen to detect pneumonia, there are still many other respiratory specimens that could be utilised (van’t Wout, 1989), such as a pleural fluid culture. Pleural fluid is taken from a space between two layers of the lung, referred to as the pleural. This fluid is removed via a procedure called thoracentesis. This technique is applied to understand the reason for fluid build-up within the chest cavity, thus, can aid in the diagnosis of pneumonia. Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL)…

“What is asthma?” You may be wondering. Well, asthma is a condition affecting your respiratory system, which makes breathing difficult. This condition is common, since the estimated amount of people having it is 300 million. Though it is common, that doesn't mean that it isn't harmful. There are different types of asthma, depending on the seriousness. However, the treatments and diagnosis is the same. What causes Asthma? Asthma triggers. Exposure to allergens can trigger the signs of asthma.…

Measles does not cause pneumonia, but it is a result of bacteria infecting the lungs. Pneumonia as a result of measles is the most common cause of death in relation to measles, especially in children. Pneumonia can be treated with antibiotics. Brain swelling is also serious, and can cause mental disability. Even more rare complications include hepatitis, appendicitis…