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18 - Community and Hospital Acquired Infections Flashcards

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What is the definition of a notifiable disease?

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A disease that by law should be reported to government authorities.

Allows PHE to monitor the disease and warn of early outbreaks

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How is the severity of Pneumonia scored?

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CURB65

Determines treatment!

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What antibiotics are given for community acquired pneumonia?

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CURB 1: PO amoxicillin

CURB 2: PO amoxicillin + PO doxycycline OR IV amoxicillin + IV clarithromycin

CURB 3-5: IV co-amoxiclav + PO clarithromycin

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What are some features of early and late meningitis?

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What are some causative organisms of meningitis?

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Bacteria: N.Meningitidis, S.Pneumoniae, H.Influenzae, Listeria Monocytogenes, E.Coli

Virus: HSV, VZV, HIV, enterovirus

Fungi: cryptococcus

Cancer

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What investigations should be done if meningitis is suspected?

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- Blood cultures before antibiotics

- LP within one hour (do CT head first if suspect shift of brain compartments)

  • Throat swabs
  • EDTA bloods for meningococcal PCR
  • FBC, U+Es, glucose, LFT, Clotting, Lactate, HIV serology
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What should you record in a LP for suspected meningitis and what tests should you send off for?

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  • Opening pressure
  • Appearance e.g bloody, pus, clear, cloudy
  • Send blood serum for glucose at same time

- Tests: glucose, protein

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How can you tell the difference between bacterial, viral and TB meningitis based on the CSF from LP:

  • Appearance
  • Predominant cells
  • Cell count
  • Glucose
  • Protein
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Who and what prophylaxis should be given when a patient has meningitis?

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Needs to be isolated for first 24 hours and give Ciprofloxacin to household members and anyone who has kissed patient’s mouth

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How is bacterial meningitis managed?

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  • ISOLATE AND INFORM PUBLIC HEALTH
  • Keep euvolemic, give oxygen, glycaemic control

Meningitic:

  • Take blood cultures
  • Perform LP within 1 hour if no signs of increased ICP
  • IV abx (Ceftriaxone)
  • Dexamethasone IV

Septicaemic:

  • Same as above but leave LP unil stable and get ICU help
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What antibiotic therapy is given for meningitis:

  • Younger than 60
  • Older than 60
  • Pregnant or Immunocompromised
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  • Younger than 60: IV Ceftriaxone. If allergic use Meropenem

- Older than 60: IV Ceftriaxone PLUS IV Amoxicillin to cover for listeria. If allergic use Meropenem

- Pregnant or Immunocompromsied: same as above

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How does the treatment for meningitis change if it is likely to be bacterial?

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Add IV dexamethasone!!!!!!!

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What are some signs of increased ICP/brain shift in meningitis?

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  • Papilloedema
  • Uncontrolled seizures
  • Focal neurology
  • GCS<12

NEED TO DO CT HEAD BEFORE LP!!!!!

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What are some complications with delayed treatment of meningitis?

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  • Deafness
  • Seizures
  • Permanent neurological brain damage
  • Shock
  • Death
  • Learning disabilities
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How does encephalitis present?

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Prodome of infection (raised temp, lymphadenopathy, cold sores, conjuncitivitis) then:

  • Odd behaviour or confusion
  • Focal neruology
  • Headache
  • Reduce GCS
  • Seizures
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What are some of the causative organisms of encephalitis?

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COXSAXIE MOST COMMON

Viral: HSV1/2, arboviruses, CMB, EBV, VZV, HIV, Measles, Mumps

Non-Viral: bacterial meningitis, TB, malaria, literia

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What investigations should you do if you suspect encephalitis?

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- Bloods: cultures, viral PCR, malaria film, glucose

- LP: send for gram stain, culture, protein, glucose, PCR for HSV/VSV/Enteroviruses/Adenoviruses

- Contrast enhanced CT: do before LP. Bilateral temporal lobe involvment is likely to be HSV

EEG: rule out status epilepticus

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What is the treatment for encephalitis?

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  • Start aciclovir within 30 mins of arrival due to HSV

- Supportive therapy in HDU

- Symptomatic treatment e.g phenytoin for seizures

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How is C.Diff infection managed before antibiotics are given?

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- Send stool sample for C.Difficile toxin ASAP

- Isolate patient

- Review drugs: stop ABX, PPIs, Steroids, Laxatives, Opioids, Loperamide

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What antibiotics are given for a C.Diff infection?

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Vancomycin PO for 10 days

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What are some markers of severe C.Diff infection?

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  • Temp>38.3
  • Low albumin <25
  • WBC rising >15
  • Elevated creatinine
  • Signs of severe colitis on endoscopy or radiologically
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What empirical antibiotics are given for peritonitis/billiary sepsis?

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Mild to Moderate (not severe sepsis or shock)

  • Coamoxiclav IV
  • Use meropenem IV if penicillin allergy

Admitted to ITU so severe:

  • Piperacillin/Tazobactam IV
  • Use meropenem IV if penicillin allergy
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What antibiotics are given for the following parasitic causes of gastroenteritis:

  • Cryptosporidiosis
  • Giardiasis
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Cryptosporidiosis: watery diarrhoea with no specific treatment, give supportive therapy, inform PHE

Giardiasis: PO metronidazole

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What antibiotics should be given in an entamoeba histoloytica infection?

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PO Metronidazole

25
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If a patient has sepsis of unknown origin, what is the empirical antibiotic used?

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IV Meropenem

26
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If a patient has sepsis of unknown origin with hepatic cirrhosis, what is the empirical antibiotic used?

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IV Co-Amoxiclav

(meropenem like normal sepsis pathway if penicillin allergic)

27
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What investigations should be done for acute spontaneous bacterial peritonitis?

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- Blood cultures x 2 from separate dsites

- Ascitic fluid x 2, one anaerobic, one aerobic

28
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What is the empirical antibiotics for SBP?

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IV co-amoxiclav

(IV ciprofloxacin if penicillin allergy)

29
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What prophylaxis is given in cirrhotic ascites to prevent SBP and what is the criteria to give this prophylaxis?

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Oral Co-trimoxazole or Oral Ciprofloxacin

30
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What antibiotics should you give for variceal bleeding in cirrhosis?

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IV Co-amoxiclav

(IV ciprofloxacin if penicillin allergy)

31
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What is the management for gastroenteritis due to bacterial and viral cause?

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  • Send stool for culture
  • Manage fluids and electrolytes
  • Isolate
  • Avoid antimotility agents
  • Supportive therapy (self limiting so no abx)
  • Consider informing PHE if thing due to food source
32
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What antibiotics are given for cystitis?

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Women: Nitrofurantoin 3 days (or trimethoprim for 3 days if eGFR<45)

Pregnant Women or Complicated: Nitrofurantoin 7 days (or trimethoprim but only if not in first semester)

Men: Nitrofurantoin 7 days (or trimethoprim) and referral to urology

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What antibiotics are given for pyelonephritis?

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Women and Men

  • Oral co-amoxiclav for 10 days (or ciprofloxacin)
  • IV if too unwell

Pregnant Women

  • Oral cefalexin (or ciprofloxacin)
  • IV cefuroxime if too unwell
34
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What antibiotics are given for cellulitis?

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Mild moderate: Flucloxacillin PO (or Doxycycline PO if allergic)

Severe: Flucloxacillin IV 7 days (or Vancomycin IV if allergic)

35
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What antibiotics are given for diabetic foot infection?

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Mild: Flucloxacillin PO 14 days (or Doxycycline if allergic)

Moderate: Flucloxacillin PO PLUS Ciprofloxacin PO PLUS Metronidazole PO for 14 days

Severe: Piperacillin/Tazobactam IV PLUS Vancomycin IV

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How do you define the severity of a diabetic foot infection?

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Mild: 2 signs of inflammation with cellulitis <2cm around the ulcer, infection limited to skin and superficial tissues, no systemic illness

Moderate: 2 signs of inflammation with cellulitis >2cm, spread beyond superficial fascia, involvement of muscle tendon, joint or bone

Severe: Foot infection with systemic toxicity (rigors, tachycardia, hypotension)

37
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What antibiotics are given for necrotising fascitis?

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URGENT SURGICAL REFERRAL FOR DEBRIDEMENT!!!!!

Contact microbiology

38
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What are the antibiotics given for osteomyelitis?

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If acutely unwell:

  • IV flucloxacillin
    (IV vancomycin if allergy)
  • Always consider MRSA
39
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What antibiotics are given for spondlodiscitis?

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Only given immediately if patient septic, otherwise consult with spinal surgeon:

  • Flucloxacillin IV (Vancomycin IV if allergic)
40
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What is the pathophysiology of spondylodiscitis?

41
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What antibiotics are given in infective endocarditis?

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Colloect three sets of blood cultures from separate sites!!!

4 weeks for native valves, 6 weeks for prosthetics!

42
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What antibiotics do not work on MRSA?

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  • Cephalosporins
  • Penicillins
43
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How is MRSA treated?

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- Decolonisation: use nasal mupirocin and 2% chlorhexidine for 5 days

- Infection: oral vancomycin

44
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What is ESBL and how do you treat them?

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Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamases. Usually released by gram -ve bacteria like E.Coli and Klebsiella.

Resistant to all beta-lactams apart from Carbapenems so use broad spectrum Meropenem

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How do you treat a line/catheter infection?

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  • Remove and replace infected line
  • If fever take blood cultures
  • If pus swab for cultures
  • Flucloxacillin PO (or doxycycline) fo 5 days, 14 days if S.Aureus
46
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What antibiotics are given for HAP?

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Mild/Moderate: Co-amoxiclav PO (or doxycyline if allergic)

Severe: Co-amoxiclav IV (or meropenem if allergic)

47
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What antibiotics are given for a LRTI that is not pneumonia?

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- Non purulent sputum: supportive measures

- Purulent sputum: amoxicillin PO (or doxycycline)

- Purulent sputum with severe disease: co-amoxiclav PO (or doxycycline)

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What are the different ways that infections are spread?

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  • Contiguous (direct spread)
  • Haematogenous
  • Inocculation
  • Ingestion
  • Inhalation
  • Vector
  • Vertical
  • Sexual
50
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What are the management principles of infections?

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  • Supportive
  • Specific
  • Infection control
51
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What is the issue with S.Aureus when it infects heart valves?

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It uses fibronectins to attach and forms a biofilm which is difficult for antibiotics to penetrate and is destructive

52
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If S.Epidermidis is grown in a blood culture what is the most likely diagnosis?

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Likely due to contamination from the skin!

53
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What are some diseases that Group A Strep causes?

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  • Endocarditis
  • GN
  • Necrotising fascitis
  • Pharyngitis
  • Scarlet Fever
54
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What are some risk factors for C.Diff infection?

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  • Abx use
  • Older age
  • Hospital stay

Risk of toxic megacolon and bowel perforation

55
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What are CRO organisms?

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Carbapenem resistant organisms

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