Bacteria Flashcards
what type of media does legionella grow on
buffered charcoal yeast extract (BCYE) agar
neisseria gonorrhea media
chocolate agar
h flu media
chocolate agar
bordatella pertussis media
Regan Lowe and Bordet-Gengou media
leptospirosis media
Fletcher’s media
campylobacter media
Campy agar in microaerophilic atmospheres,
francisella tularensis media
buffered charcoal yeast extract (BCYE) agar or chocolate agar
organisms that need to be handled in hood in lab for safety
Neisseria meningitidis, Brucella species, Francisella tularensis, Yersinia pestis, Bacillus anthracis, Burkholdheria pseudomallei and Burkholdheria mallei, cocci
scedosporium association
near drowning or drowning
Gram negatives that ceftaroline is active against
E coli
Klebsiella
H flu
M. catarrhalis
Which GP Anaerobes is Vanc active against-4
Clostridia
Propionibacteria
Peptostreptococci
Actinomyces
VISA mechanism
thickened cell wall and small vancomycin binding sites resulting in vanc trapped with reduced cellular target
VRE mechanism
replacement of D-ALA-D-ALA with D-ALA-D-Lactate termini resulting in decreased vancomycin binding affinity
what is the target AUC/MIC Vanc
400 to 600
Vancomycin Adverse Reactions- 3
Nephrotoxicity
Ototoxicity
Histamine Release Syndrome