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antimicrobial therapy (quiz 1, exam 1) Flashcards

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8 things to consider before giving drugs

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  1. pathogen
  2. site of infection
  3. characteristics of antimicrobials
  4. route of administration
  5. duration of therapy
  6. combinations
  7. monitoring of antimicrobial therapy
  8. antimicrobial resistance testing
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pathogen: if the pathogen is known, a drug that is __ is chosen

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highly selective for that bug

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pathogen: if the bug causing the illness is not know, then __ choice is made

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an empirical treatment: choose a drug active against the most likely bug in the specific clinical setting

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pathogen: also consider __ in the specific community or hospital

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patterns of drug resistance

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pathogen: broad spectrum drug treatment is used in cases of

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  • more severe illness and uncertainty about the bug

- in immunocompromised febrile pts

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pathogen: once the bug and its drug sensitivities are known, __

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empirical is scaled down to definitive regimen

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aerobic gram positive bacteria

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  1. Streptococcus
  2. Enterococcus
  3. Staphylococcus
  4. Cornybacterium
  5. Listeria
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aerobic gram negative bacteria

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  1. E. coli (enterobacteriaceae)
  2. Klebsiella (enterobacteriaceae)
  3. Enterobacter (enterobacteriaceae)
  4. Citrobacter (enterobacteriaceae)
  5. Proteus (enterobacteriaceae)
  6. Serratia (enterobacteriaceae)
  7. Salmonella (enterobacteriaceae)
  8. Shigella (enterobacteriaceae)
  9. Morganella (enterobacteriaceae)
  10. Providencia (enterobacteriaceae)
  11. Pseudomonas
  12. Heliobacter
  13. Haemophilus
  14. Legionella
  15. Moraxella
  16. Neisseria
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anaerobic gram positive bacteria

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  1. Peptococcus
  2. Peptostreptococcus
  3. Clostrida
  4. Propionibacterium acnes
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anaerobic gram negative bacteria

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  1. Bacteroides

2. Fusobacterium

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atypicals

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  1. Chlamydia
  2. Chlamydophila
  3. Rickettsiae
  4. Mycoplasma
  5. Spirochetes (Syphilus, Lyme disease)
  6. Mycobacterium
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Streptococcus

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aerobic gram positive bacteria

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Enterococcus

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aerobic gram positive bacteria

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Staphylococcus

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aerobic gram positive bacteria

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Cornybacterium

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aerobic gram positive bacteria

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Listeria

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aerobic gram positive bacteria

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E. coli

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(enterobacteriaceae) aerobic gram negative bacteria

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Klebsiella

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(enterobacteriaceae) aerobic gram negative bacteria

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Enterobacter

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(enterobacteriaceae) aerobic gram negative bacteria

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Citrobacter

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(enterobacteriaceae) aerobic gram negative bacteria

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Proteus

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(enterobacteriaceae) aerobic gram negative bacteria

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Serratia

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(enterobacteriaceae) aerobic gram negative bacteria

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Salmonella

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(enterobacteriaceae) aerobic gram negative bacteria

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Shigella

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(enterobacteriaceae) aerobic gram negative bacteria

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Morganella

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(enterobacteriaceae) aerobic gram negative bacteria

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Providencia

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(enterobacteriaceae) aerobic gram negative bacteria

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Pseudomonas

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aerobic gram negative bacteria

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Heliobacter

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aerobic gram negative bacteria

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Haemophilus

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aerobic gram negative bacteria

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Legionella

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aerobic gram negative bacteria

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Moraxella

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aerobic gram negative bacteria

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Neisseria

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aerobic gram negative bacteria

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Peptococcus

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anaerobic gram positive bacteria

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Peptostreptococcus

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anaerobic gram positive bacteria

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Clostridia

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anaerobic gram positive bacteria

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Propionibacterium acnes

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anaerobic gram positive bacteria

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Bacteroides

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anaerobic gram negative bacteria

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Fusobacterium

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anaerobic gram negative bacteria

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Chlamydia

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Chlamydophila

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Rickettsiae

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Mycoplasma

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Spirochetes

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(Syphilus, Lyme disease) atypicals

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Mycobacterium

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