Streptococcus Pneumoniae
Über den Vortrag
Der Vortrag „Streptococcus Pneumoniae“ von Vincent Racaniello, PhD ist Bestandteil des Kurses „Pediatric Infectious Diseases - Additional Lectures (Rush PA - Pediatrics I)“.
Quiz zum Vortrag
Which of the following is TRUE about pneumococcal vaccines?
- The pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine should be administered to adults previously unimmunized for S. pneumoniae.
- There is one vaccine that can be given to all age groups to protect them from pneumococcal pneumonia.
- There are more than four types of vaccines against streptococcal pneumonia available throughout the world.
- The vaccines available today protect against all known strains of S. pneumoniae.
- A child inoculated with a pneumococcal vaccine will need to receive a booster as an adult to remain protected.
Which of the following is the bacterial pathogen most commonly found in cases of community-acquired pneumonia?
- Streptococcus pneumoniae
- Group A streptococci
- Group B streptococci
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Staphylococcus epidermidis
Which of the following pathological features caused by smoking puts smokers at increased risk for pneumococcal lung infections?
- Decreased ciliary elevator activity
- Increased respiratory secretions
- Decreased phagocyte activation
- Increased incidence of colonization
- Decreased CRP
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Dozent des Vortrages Streptococcus Pneumoniae
Vincent Racaniello, PhD
Dr. Vincent Racaniello is a Higgins Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at Columbia University, in New York, USA.
He obtained his PhD at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, in New York City, in 1979 and joined the faculty of Columbia University in 1982.
Because of his achievements, he has received several awards, including the Irma T. Hirschl, Searle Scholars Program, Eli Lilly, and NIH Merit Awards. Dr. Racaniello is interested in using new media for medical education; he writes on his virology blog and hosts and produces several podcasts.
Within Lecturio, Dr. Racaniello teaches courses on Microbiology.
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Faltan aspectos microbiologicos como factores de virulencia y patogenia, pruebas de laboratorio, y enfermedades que produce.
