Legionella+Mycoplasma+Atypical Pneumonia

LEGIONELLA MYCOPLASMA ATYPICAL PNEUMONIA Dr Kamran Afzal Classified Microbiologist

TAXONOMY ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Legionella pneumophila ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

EPIDEMIOLOGY ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

HABITAT ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

LEGIONNAIRES’ DISEASE ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

COLONY APPEARANCE ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

BIOCHEMICAL REACTIONS ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

TREATMENT ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Differentiation of Species ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

MORPHOLOGY ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

“ Fried Egg” Colonies of Mycoplasma M. pneumoniae colonies have a granular appearance

Can be part of normal flora ,[object Object]

Mycoplasma are cell wall deficient ,[object Object]

PATHOGENESIS ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Culturing Mycoplasma ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

TREATMENT AND PREVENTION ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

DEFINITION ,[object Object],[object Object]

GROSS MANIFESTATIONS LOBAR PNEUMONIA BRONCHOPNEUMONIA INTERSTITIAL

ATYPICAL PNEUMONIA ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Not prominent Prominent (myalgia, fatigue, N/V, diarrhea) Extra-pulmonary symptoms Purulent Scanty Sputum Productive cough Dry cough Cough Abrupt Gradual Onset S. pneumoniae , H. influenzae , K. pneumoniae , mixed aerobic and anaerobic oral flora M. pneumoniae , L. pneumophilia, C. pneumophilla, viruses, protozoa and fungi Etiology TYPICAL PNEUMONIA ATYPICAL PNEUMONIA

ROUTES OF INFECTION ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

INVESTIGATIONS ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Serology ,[object Object],[object Object]

Specific Serological Tests ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Histopathology ,[object Object],[object Object]

[object Object],[object Object],Radiology

COMPLICATIONS ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Legionella+Mycoplasma+Atypical Pneumonia

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