Transcript Influenza
Upper Respiratory Tract Infections
and Influenza
Upper Respiratory Tract
Infections
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Common cold
Pharyngitis
Acute laryngitis
Acute
laryngothracheobron
chitis
Otitis externa
Otitis media
Mastoiditis
Acute sinusitis
Common cold
• Generally mild, self-limiting
• Many viruses can cause similar clinical
picture
• 2-4 times/year in adults 6-8 years in children.
• September to August
• Transmitted with respiratory secretions.
Common Cold: etiology
Virus
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Antigenic type
Rhinovirus
Coronavirus
Parainfluenza virus
RSV
Influenza virus
Adenovirus
Undefined viruses
Group A beta-hemolytic strep.
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Common Cold
• Clinical: nasal congestion, sneezing, sore
throat, decreased taste
• Complications: acute sinusitis and acute
otitis media
Common Cold: Treatment
• NO ANTIBIOTICS.
• Drops and sprays with 0.25-0.5% phenilephin
or 1% ephedrine
• Antitussives, antipyretics
• Bed rest
• High dose vitamin C?
Acute Pharyngitis
• Majority (40%) due to viruses
• Group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus 15-30%
• May associate:
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Common cold
Influenza
Herpetic
Infectious mononucleosis
Vincent’s angina
Peritonsillar abscess
Dyphteria
Acute Pharyngitis
• The majority (75%) are given
antibiotics
– To prevent rheumatic fever
– Patient’s expectations!
Acute Pharyngitis: diagnosis
• Yielding GABHS in throat swab culture
is diagnostic in 90-95%
• Acute infection-carrier?
• Clinical features and rapid antigen
tests are helpful
Acute pharyngitid: Dx
• Clinical features:
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Tonsillary exudate
Painfull anterior cervical lymphadenopathy
Absence of cough
Fever
*any 3, sensitivity and specificity around 75%
CDC Position Paper, 2001
Acute Pharyngitis: Throat culture
Exam.: GABHS
Exam.: EBV
EBV
Acute Pharyngitis: Tx
• In GABHS, it decreases complications,
decreases the course of the disease by
1-2 days
Acute pharyngitis: Tx
1. Look for 4 criteria:
a. fever
b. tonsillary exudate,
c. No cough
d. Painful anterior cervical LAP.
2. 0-1 criterion: no lab study, no antibiotics tx.
CDC Position Paper, 2001.
Acute Pharyngitis: Tx
3. If >2 criteria: you may,
a. For those with 2,3, or 4 criteria, study rapid
antigen test, and if positive give antibiotics
b. For those with 2 or 3, study rapid antigen test,
and if positive or with 4 criteria
c. No further test is needed, for those with For
those 3, or 4 criteria give antibiotics
CDC Clinical Practice Guideline, 2001.
Acute Pharyngitis
• First choice
– Benzathin penicillin: 1.2 MU, IM, single dose
– Penicillin V: 500 mg, 2-3 times in a day, for 10 days
• Penicillin allergy
– Erythromycine
Acute Rhinosinusitis
• Frequently antibiotics are given (85-98%).
• Almost always follows an upper RTI
(inflammation in mucosa and obstruction of
ostia of sinuses)
• Acute sinusitis lasts <4 weeks
Viscosity and content of secretions
Normal
Mucus content
Normal
Mucus absorbtion
Normal
Mucus secretion
Normal
OSTIUM OPEN
Mucociliary activity
Normal
Systemic Host Defense
Normal
Acute sinusitis: Etiology
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S. pneumoniae
H. influenzae
Anaerobs
S. aureus
S. pyogenes
M. catarrhalis
Gram-negative bacteria
Viruses
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Viral-Bacterial Rhinosinusitis
• Diagnosis: Sinus sampling
• Clinical clues for bacterial sinusitis:
– Purulant nasal discharge, unilateral maxillary or
fascial pain
– Unilateral sinus tenderness
– Deterioration of symptoms after initial
improvement
Plain x-ray
• Full opacity or air-fluid level
specificity 85% (76-91%)
• Mucosal thickening specificity 4050%.
Treatment
1. If not complicated, no need for X-ray. Consider
clinical clues
2. If symptoms are mild to moderate, antibiotics are
not given
3. Severe or persisting moderate symptoms are
treated with antibiotics
CDC Clinical Practice Guideline, 2001.
Tx
• Amoxicillin 500 mg x 3 (10-14
days)
• Amox/clav. 500/125 mg X 3 (1014 days)
• Amp/sul. 375-750 mg x 2 (10-14
day)
• Cefuroxim axetil 250 mg X 2 (1014 day)
• Clarithromycine 500mg X 2 (10-14
days)
• Azithromycine 500 mg (5 days)
• Levofloxacin 500mg (10-14 days
Acute Otitis Media
• <15 y, a frequent cause of
admission to doctor
• <3 y, most frequent
– 2/3 children >1, 1/3
children >3 times
• Hearing loss,
cholesteatoma, chronic
perforation
Acute Otitis Media: Etiology
S. pneumoniae
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H. influenzae
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GABHS
Moraxella
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Unknown
Acute Otitis Media
Clinical features and diagnosis
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Ear pain, discharge, hearing loss.
Fever, irritability
Erythema on tympanic membrane
Fluid accumulation in middle ear
Tympanic f. sampling in selected cases
– Severe disease
– Unresponse to antibiotics within 48-72 h.
– Immunsuppressives
Acute Otitis Media: Tx
• Amoxicillin
• Beta-laktamase inhibitors
– SAM, CAM
• 2nd gen. Cephalosporins
– Cefuroxim, cefaclor, cefprozil, loracarbef
• Macrolides
– Clarithromycine, azithromycine
• Antihistamines
Influenza
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Ryan JR. Pandemic influenza
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Influenza
• A highly contagious respiratory infection caused by
Influenza A and B
• Symptoms:
– High fever, cough, myalgias, fatigue, headache, sore throat
and nasal congestion
• May last 1-2 week
• Affects individuals, families, populations, and
economy of the countries
• May cause significant mortality in vulnerable patients
Nicholson et al. Lancet 2003; 362: 1733–45.
• Incubation period 1-2 days
• A sudden beginning
• May cause a mild hyperemia in throat.
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• Improvement: 2-5 days (>1 week in some)
• In some, fatigue, tiredness may last for weeks
Differential Dx
• Common cold
Influenza & Common Cold
Symptom
Influenza
Common Cold
Fever
Generally high, 3-4 days
unusual
Headache
Yes
Unusual
Generalized pain
Usually, generally severe
Mild
Fatigue, tiredness
May last 2-3 weeks
Moderate
Severe tiredness
Early and severe
Never
Nasal congestion/ sore throat
Sometimes
Common
Sneezing
Sometimes
Usual
Chest discomfort
General, may be severe
Mild-to-moderate
Cough
Cough without sputum
Very rarely
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Common cold etiology
• 6 virus family
– Orthomyxoviridae (Influenza virus)
– Paramyxoviridae (Parainfluenza, RSV)
– Picornaviridae (Rhinovirus-89 tip,
Coxsackievirus, Echovirus, Poliovirus)
– Coronaviridae (Coronavirus)
– Adenoviridae (Adenovirus)
– Herpetoviridae (HSV, EBV)
Complications
• Pneumonia: most frequent
• Generally seen in those with underlying disorders
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Cardiovascular
Pulmonary
Renal dis.
DM
Immunosuppressives
Those in long term care
>50 y.
Pneumonia
• Primary (influenza pneumonia)
– A gradual increase in signs and symptoms (high
fever, dispnea, cyanosis)
• Secondary (bacterial)
– Deterioration after a temporary improvement
– ¼ of death due to influenza
– Pnomococci, staph.
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Myositis, rhabdomyolysis
• Myalgias are frequent
• True myositis is rare
• Tenderness and edema
• CNS complications: encephalitis, transverse
myelitis, aseptic meningitis, Guillain-Barré
syndrome…
• Myocarditis, pericarditis
İnfluenza Çok Bulaşıcıdır
transmission
Cough, sneezing
Hand contact, utensils,
Influenza period
December to April
Every season in tropics
Diagnosis
• During Outbreak
• Without outbreak
During outbreak
• Clinical findings
fever, cough, fatigue
No sneezing
In a study of 3744 adults,
Considering fever and cough within 48 hours,
80%
Arch Intern Med 2000;160:3243
Without Outbreak
• Clinical findings are not diagnostic!
In a study of 497 elderly patients with upper
resp. tract infection:
43% yielded the etiology
rhinovirus (52%), coronavirus (26%),
Influenza A and B (10%)
BMJ 1997;315:1060
Without Outbreak
• Serology
• Rapid tests (IF, ELISA, PCR)
• Virus culture
• Research, epidemiology…
Influenza
Neuraminidase
Hemaglutinin
RNA
M2 protein
(type A )
Hemaglutinin binds to sialic acid
Antigenic shift
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Paracethamol
Non-steroids
(No aspirin-Reye’s syndrome)
Antitussives
Specific antivirals
– Adamantans (amantadin, rimantadin-resistance)
– Neuraminidase inh. (oseltamivir, zanamivir)
Specific Antivirals
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Effective against Influenza A and B
Decreases hospital stay
Decreases severity and complication rate
Decreases mortality
Arch Intern Med 2003;163:1667
Antivir Ther 2007;12:501
Clin Infect Dis 2007;45:1568
J Am Geriatr Soc 2002;50:608
Indications
• Influenza pneumonia
• Influenza pneumonia with bacterial penumonia
• Those with high risk to complications
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Those living in care centers
Pulmonary dis.
Cardiovascular dis.
Cancer
Chronic renal failure
DM
Immunosuppressed
Neurologic dis.
MMWR Recomm Reb 2008;57:1
• Within 48 h: more effective
• 3rd trimester pregnancy
• 2nd timester (plus risk factors)
Obstet Gynecol 2006;107:1315
Control
• Mask
• HAND WASHING
2009H1N1-Swine flu
• 2 swine -1 bird-1 human
• Can be transmitted from human-to-human
• Symptoms
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fever
Cough
Sore throat
Nasal congestion/rhinitis
Headache
Chills
Myalgias
Nausea/vomiting
• Contamination
– 1 day before overt disease and following 5/7 days
• Tx
– Like seasonal flu.