Bacteria types/Antibiotics

Question 1

what colour are gram +ves

Answer 1

purple on gram stain

Question 2

what colour are gram -ves

Answer 2

pink on gram stain

Question 3

gram +ve cocci (3)

Answer 3

streptococcus
staphylococcus
enterococcus

Question 4

gram +ve bacilli

Answer 4

mycobacteria
bacillus
listeria
nocardia

Question 5

2 common gram +ve anaerobes

Answer 5

clostridium

lactobacillus

Question 6

gram -ve bacteria

Answer 6

e.coli 
neisseria  meningitidis
Neisseria gonorrhoea
H.influenzae
klebsiella
pseudomonas aerguinosa
moraxella catarrhalis

Question 7

common atypical bacteria which cause pneumonia

Answer 7

chlamydia pscitti
legionella
mycoplasma pneumonia
coxiella burneti

Question 8

what is MRSA

Answer 8

staph aureus which is resistant to beta lactase

penicillin
cephalosporin
carbapenems

Question 9

which antibiotics are sensitive to MRSA

Answer 9

doxycycline
clindamycin
vancomycin
teicoplanin
linezolid

Question 10

what are ESBLs

Answer 10

other bacterias that are resistant to betalactams

have an enzyme which breaks down the beta lactam ring

Question 11

which antibiotics can be used to treat ESBLs

Answer 11

carbapenems

Question 12

which antibiotics cover gram -ves

Answer 12

co-amoxiclav
gentamicin
ciprofloxacin
doxycycline

Question 13

which antibiotics cover gram, +ves

Answer 13

amoxicillin 
co-amoxiclav
clarithromycin 
clindamycin 
doxycycline 
vancomycin

Question 14

which antibiotics cover anaerobes

Answer 14

co-amoxiclav
clindamycin
metronidazole
doxycycline

Question 15

which antibiotics cover atypical bacteria

Answer 15

clarithromycin
ciprofloxacin
doxycycline

Question 16

what is the purpose of giving ‘amox, met and gent’ triple therapy in unknown sepsis

Answer 16

amoxicillin - for gram +ve cover
gentamicin - for gram -ve cover
metronidazole - for anaerobes cover