Bacterial lung infection in elderly

    • [DOC File]Infections in the Elderly - POGOe

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      Bacteria, infected macrophages & neutrophils, early in the infection in the lung tissues. Infected macrophages will die and release M/O. Form a CASEOUS center (“cottage cheese”) Do not multiply but lie dormant for years. Live bacteria within the center surrounded by tightly packed WBCs trying to “wall-off” M/O

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    • [DOC File]DISEASES of the RESPIRATORY TRACT

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      Patients with cavitary lung disease, frequently due to prior Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection, are at increased risk for another type of infection, an aspergilloma or fungus ball caused by Aspergillus spp. This fungus grows in the form of a "ball" in the preformed lung cavity.

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    • [DOC File]American Lung Association Asthma Clinical Research Centers ...

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      Chronic lung infection with P. aeruginosa leads to cardiopulmonary failure and is a major cause of death in cystic fibrosis patients. The inflammatory response in the lungs of cystic fibrosis patients chronically infected with P. aeruginosa may be due in part to the massive induction of bacterial genes encoding lipoproteins which act as ...

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    • Chest infections can be lethal for the elderly | TheHealthSite.com

      Lung exam revealed bronchial breath sounds and rales in the right mid-lung field. The following X-ray was obtained: ... ( Urinary tract infection Elderly Man With Fever and Cough. ... In a patient with a presumable bacterial infection, the most likely cause of fever is the release of pro-inflammatory cytokines by activated phagocytic cells and ...

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    • [DOC File]Introduction to Respiratory Diseases

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      However, bronchitis may be serious in those with chronic lung or heart disease. Pneumonia may develop and become a critical complication (Berkow, 1987). Acute infectious bronchitis is most common in winter and can be part of and may develop after a cold or viral infection of the throat, nasopharynx or tracheobronchial tree (ibid.).

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    • [DOC File]Pathophysiology of pneumonia

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      Pneumonia refers to infection of the pulmonary parenchyma; what is “parenchyma?” It is the term for the basic tissue that makes up the functional part of an organ; so the pulmonary parenchyma is made up of the: a) alveoli; b) alveolar walls (interstitial tissues including pulmonary capillaries); and c) airways; recall that airways function to bring air into (and out of the lung) and ...

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    • Ohio University

      Meyer, KC. The Role of Immunity and Inflammation in Lung Senescence and Susceptibility to Infection in the Elderly. Semin Respir Crit Care Med 2010; 31:561-574. Linton, PJ, Dorshkind, K. Age-related changes in lymphocyte development and …

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