Antibiotic and Bacteria Classifications

Question 1

What group of antibiotics is vancomycin from?

Answer 1

glycopeptides

Question 2

What antibiotics can be used in legionella pneumonia?

Answer 2

macrolides

Question 3

Name 2 coliforms which are part of the normal gut flora?

Answer 3

E. coli and Klebsiella

Question 4

Name 2 groups of gram negative organisms?

Answer 4

Neisseria and coliforms

Question 5

Name 3 groups of gram positive organisms?

Answer 5

Streptococci
Staphylcocci
Clostridium

Question 6

What staphylococci species appears golden on blood agar?

Answer 6

Staph Aureus

Question 7

What group of antibiotics is gentamicin from?

Answer 7

aminoglycosides

Question 8

What antibiotic is used to treat coliform infections?

Answer 8

gentamicin

Question 9

3 groups of antibiotic that target protein synthesis?

Answer 9

aminoglycosides, tetracyclines, macrolides

Question 10

Gonorrhoea is caused by?

Answer 10

neisseria gonorrhoea

Question 11

Gram positive organisms stain?

Answer 11

purple

Question 12

Gram negative organisms stain?

Answer 12

pink

Question 13

How do groups of streptococci appear?

Answer 13

in chains (strep sounds like strip a strip is a line like a chain)

Question 14

What species of staph is coagulase positive?

Answer 14

staph A

Question 15

How do groups of staphylcocci appear?

Answer 15

in clusters (staph sounds like staff, staff cluster in staff rooms)

Question 16

Which organisms can be classed according to haemolysis?

Answer 16

streptococci

Question 17

3 groups of antibiotic that target the cell wall?

Answer 17

penicillins
cephalosporins
glycopeptides

Question 18

Alpha haemolysis is what colour?

Answer 18

green

Question 19

Name 2 alpha haemolytic strep?

Answer 19

strep pneumonia and strep viridans

Question 20

3 groups of antibiotic that affect nucleic acids?

Answer 20

metranidazole
trimethoprim
fluoroquinolones

Question 21

2 groups of beta lactam antibiotic?

Answer 21

penicillins

cephalosporins

Question 22

Gamma haemolytic/ non haemolytic strep?

Answer 22

enterococci

Question 23

What organisms do glycopeptides work on?

Answer 23

gram positive

Question 24

When do you take vancomycin orally?

Answer 24

C diff infection

Question 25

Anaerobic bacilli?

Answer 25

clostridium

Question 26

Antibiotic that can be used against protozoa?

Answer 26

metranidazole

Question 27

Gram negative cocci in pairs?

Answer 27

neisseria (this is going to be in references to meningitis or a STI)

Question 28

2 groups of antibiotic that affect folic acid synthesis?

Answer 28

trimethoprim and sulphonamides

Question 29

What are the 4 C antibiotics?

Answer 29

co-amoxiclav, cephalosporins (ceftriaxone), clindamycin, ciprofloxacin

Question 30

alpha haemolytic strep?

Answer 30

strep pneumonia

strep viridans

Question 31

beta haemolytic strep?

Answer 31

Group A - strep pyogenes
Group B (neonatal meningitis)
Group C, G etc

Question 32

non haemolytic strep?

Answer 32

enterococci

Question 33

Name 2 human pathogens that are spirochete shaped?

Answer 33

borrelia and treponema