abx

Question 1

infection types that has MSSA

Answer 1

SSTI, bacteremia, infective endocarditis, prosthetic device infections, osteomyelitis, septic arthritis, pneumonia

Question 2

abx covering MSSA

Answer 2

penicillins, a/c, p/t, vancomycin, linezolid, clindamycin, carbapenems, co-trimoxazole, tigecycline

Question 3

infections relating to MRSA

Answer 3

more associated with nosocomial infections and in patients with healthcare associated risk factors for drug resistant organisms

Question 4

abx covering MRSA

Answer 4

vanomycin, linezolid, tigecycline, clindamycin, co-trimoxazole

Question 5

infections relating to strep ABCG

Answer 5

SSTI, bacteremia, septic arthritis

Question 6

abx covering strep ABCG

Answer 6

penicillin, a/c, p/t, vancomycin, clindamycin, carbapenems, ceftriaxone, cefepime, tigecycline

Question 7

infections relating to strep pneumo

Answer 7

CAP, otitis media, bacterial meningitis, sinusitis, bacteremia

Question 8

abx covering strep pneumo

Answer 8

high dose amoxicillin or penicillin G, a/c, p/t, vancomycin, clindamycin, carbapenems, levofloxacin, moxifloxacin, tigecycline, linezolid

Question 9

infections relating to enterococcus

Answer 9

UTI, intra abdominal infections, meningitis, bacteremia, infective endocarditis

Question 10

abx covering enterococcus

Answer 10

a/c, p/t, vancomycin, linezolid, carbapenem (except ertapenem), tigecycline

for UTI: nitrofurantoin, fosfomycin, clindamycin

Question 11

infections relating to h. influenzae

Answer 11

CAP, sinusitis, otitis media, meningitis

Question 12

abx covering h. influenzae

Answer 12

a/c, p/t, cephalosporins, carbapenems, FQ, AG, macrolides, tetracyclines, tigecycline

Question 13

infections relating to e. coli, klebsiella, proteus

Answer 13

UTI, intraabdominal, traveller’s diarrhea, DM foot, bacteremia

Question 14

abx covering e. coli/ klebsiella/ proteus

Answer 14

a/c, p/t, cephalosporins, carbapenems, FQ, AG, tigecycline

Question 15

infections relating to ESBL producing e. coli/ klebsiella/ proteus

Answer 15

more nosocomial onset of infections like UTI, intraabdominal, traveller’s diarrhea, DM foot, bacteremia

Question 16

abx covering ESBL

Answer 16

carbapenems, AG, tigecycline

for cystitis: nitrofurantoin, fosfomycin

Question 17

infections relating to enterobacter

Answer 17

nosocomial infections including pneumonia, device-related infections, surgical site infections, UTI, bacteremia

Question 18

abx covering enterobacter

Answer 18

carbapenems, AG, cefepime, tigecycline

cystitis: nitrofurantoin, fosfomycin

Question 19

infections relating to pseudomonas

Answer 19

nosocomial infections relating to pneumonia, device-related infections, surgical site infections, SSTI (incl DM foot), bacteremia, otitis, UTI

Question 20

abx covering pseudomonas

Answer 20

p/t, AG, tetracyclines, tigecycline, carbapenems (except ertapenem), ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin, ceftazadime, cefepime

Question 21

what are the atypical spp.

Answer 21

chlamydia, legionella, mycoplasma

Question 22

abx covering atypicals

Answer 22

macrolides, tigecycline, tetracyclines, levofloxacin, moxifloxacin

Question 23

what are the anaerobes spp. and identify gram pos or gram neg

Answer 23

peptostrep (gram pos)
c. difficile (gram pos)
bacteroides (gram neg)

Question 24

abx covering anaerobes

Answer 24

metronidazole for all three
clindamycin for peptostrep and bacteroides
linezolid and vancomycin PO for peptostrep and c. difficile
carbapenems for bacteroides
a/c, p/t for bacteroides

Question 25

infections relating to anaerobes

Answer 25

bacteroides
(usually part of polymicrobial infections from colonic source)
- intraabdominal, gynecological, abscess, bacteremia

c. difficile
- CDAD, pseudomembranous colitis