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Bacteria 1 Flashcards

1
Q

What is Methicillin?

A

The first semisynthetic penicillinase-resistant penicillin

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2
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What are the ESKAPE organisms ?

A

Enterococci spp
Staphylococcus aureus
Klebsiella pneumoniae
Acinetobacter baumannii
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Enterobacter spp

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3
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What are the enterococci that are intrinsically resistant to vancomycin (not teicoplanin)?
and why?

A

Enterococcus casseliflavus
Enterococcus gallinarum

Because of chromosomal vanC gene (non-transferable)

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What are the usual sources of enterococcus bacteraemia?

A

UTI
intraabdominal infection
Biliary infection, endocarditis

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