Bacteria Unit 3 Flashcards
Staphylococcus aureus MSSA
Gram+ cocci.
Beta Lactamase.
Effective antibiotics: All EXCEPT peni, amox/amp, amino, cipro, levo, moxi, nitro, metro
Staphylococcus epidermidis (SSNA, CNS)
Gram+ cocci.
Not listed on chart.
Streptococcus pyogenes
Gram+ cocci.
Effective Antibiotics: All EXCEPT amino, cipro, nitro, metro
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Gram+ cocci.
Effective antibiotics: All EXCEPT amino, cipro, nitro, metro
“Viridans” Streptococci
Gram+ cocci.
Effective antibiotics: All EXCEPT amino, cipro, nitro, metro
Enterococccus
Gram+ cocci.
Effective antibiotics: peni, amox/ampi, amox/clav, pip/tazo, vanco,
Vanc Resistant Enterococcus (VRE)
Gram+ cocci.
Effective antibiotics: none
Clostridium difficile
Gram+ rod.
Anaerobe
Effective Antibiotics: vanco, metro
Clostridium tetani
Gram+ rod. Strict anaerobe. Not listed on chart.
Clostridium botulinum
Gram+ rod. Anaerobic. Not listed on chart.
Clostridium perfringens
Gram+ rod.
Anaerobic.
Gangrene.
Effective antibiotics: clinda
Escherichia coli
Gram- rod.
Effective antibiotics: amox/ampi, amox/clav,
pip/tazo, (all cephalosporins) cephal/cefaz, cefuro, ceftri, ceftaz, cefe, (all carbapenems) ertapenem, imip/dori/mero, tetra, amino, (fluoroquinolones) cipro, levo, moxi, nitro
Pseudomonas
Gram - rod.
Contains AmpC.
Effective antibiotics: pip/tazo, ceftaz, cefe, imip/dori/mero, amino, cipro, levo
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Gram- (diplo) cocci.
Effective antibiotics: ceftri, macro, tetra
Bacteroides fragilis
Gram- rod.
Anaerobe.
Effective antibiotics: amox/clav, pop/tazo, ertapenem, imip/dore/mero, tetra, clinda, metro