Antimicrobial Pharmacology

Question 1

Staphylococcus are commensals where?

Answer 1

Skin

Question 2

Staphylococcus is what type of bacteria?

Answer 2

Gram positive cocci

Question 3

Clostridia is what type of bacteria?

Answer 3

Gram positive rod

Question 4

Infected prosthesis, heart valvles, hip replacements are usually infected with what metal and plastic loving bacteria?

Answer 4

Staph aureus

Question 5

Neisseria is what type of bacteria?

Answer 5

Gram negative cocci

Question 6

E.coli, Pseudomonas, Salmonella and Haemophilus are what type of bacteria?

Answer 6

Gram negative rods

Question 7

What bacteria causes tonsillitis?

Answer 7

S pyogenes (group A strep)

Question 8

What does the C.difficile toxin do?

Answer 8

Irritates colonic mucosa causing diarrhoea.

Question 9

What does the C.difficile toxin do?

Answer 9

Irritates colonic mucosa causing diarrhoea.

Question 10

Two types of Neisseria

Answer 10

N meningitidis

N gonorrhoea

Question 11

What bacteria is the commonest cause of travellers diarrhoea?

Answer 11

E.coli

Question 12

What bacteria is most associated with forming abscesses?

Answer 12

S aureus

Question 13

Why is pseudomonas hard to treat?

Answer 13

Very antibiotic resistant

Question 14

When dealing with faecal related infections thing of what bacteria?

Answer 14

Gram negatives and anaerobic bacteria

Question 15

Polymorphs aka

Answer 15

Neutrophils

Question 16

High levels of neutrophils in a white blood cell test indicates what type of infection?

Answer 16

Bacterial infection

Question 17

Whats the stereotypical history of pneumonia?

Answer 17

Normal community acquired
COAD
Bronchiectasis
Aspiration
At risk

Question 18

What are the likely organisms causing pneumonia?

Answer 18

Strep. pneumoniae

Atypicals (dry cough with lots of shadowing on x-ray)
    Haemophilus
    Pseudomonas
    Legionella
    Microplasma
    Coxiella
    Chlamydia
Anaerobes
    TB

Question 19

What are the likely organisms causing UTI?

Answer 19

Gm-negatives e.g Catheter - staphs, candida

Question 20

What are the likely organisms causing abdominal infections?

Answer 20

Gram negatives and anaerobes

Question 21

Bronchiecstasis

Answer 21

Bronchiectasis is a long-term condition where the airways of the lungs become abnormally widened, leading to a build-up of excess mucus that can make the lungs more vulnerable to infection.

Question 22

What is aspiration pneumonia?

Answer 22

Aspiration pneumonia occurs when food, saliva, liquids, or vomit is breathed into the lungs. Infection of the lungs and airway.