Antibiotic Resistance

Question 1

What does MRSA stand for?

Answer 1

Meticillin resistant staphylococcus aureus

Question 2

What is the first line treatment for MRSA?

Answer 2

IV vancomycin or teicoplanin

Question 3

How is MRSA reduced in hospitals?

Answer 3

Using antibiotic prophylaxis in colonised patients before surgery

Question 4

What are enterococcus?

Answer 4

Gram positive organisms in the gut

Question 5

Which patients are most likely to get a glycopeptide resistant enterococcus infection?

Answer 5

Patients with frequent antibiotic use in vulnerable patient groups.

Question 6

What is the treatment for a glycopeptide resistant enterococcus infection?

Answer 6

Treatment options are very limited and have toxicity

Question 7

What are the symptoms of a clostridium dificile infection?

Answer 7

Symptoms range from mild diarrhoea to severe illness with ulceration and bleeding from the colon

Question 8

What is the major risk factor for clostridium dificile?

Answer 8

Antibiotics

Question 9

What is the treatment for clostridium dificile?

Answer 9

Stop the precipitating antibiotic, ensure adequate hydration, assess nutritional status, for mild cases use oral metronidazole for severe cases use oral vancomycin