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Bacterial Infections II Flashcards

1
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Actinomyces
Clostridia
Peptostreptococcus
Propionibacterium
Are all considered gram +/-

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Gram +

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Bacteroides
Fusobacterium
Prevotella
Porphyromonas
Are all considered gram +/-

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Gram -

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_____ are common in head and neck infections

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Actinomyces (Actinomycosis)

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____ and ____ are common in intra-abdominal infections

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Actinomyces (Actinomycosis)
Peptostreptococcus

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_____ are common in aspiration pneumonia

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Actinomyces (Actinomycosis)

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_____ are common in oral infections

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Peptostreptococcus

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_____ are common in foreign body infections

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Propionibacterium

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-Abscess formation with tissue necrosis

-Suppurative/purulent

-Foul odor of pus or infected tissue

Site of infection typically near where anaerobic flora reside
Mouth, jaw and neck (from dental roots)
Abdomen/pelvis (from GI tract)
Lungs (from aspiration)

Often polymicrobial

A

Gram + and - anaerobic infection

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9
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Gram + anaerobic infections that show air fluid levels within circumscribed infiltrate = _____

What is the dx?

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lung abscess

aspiration pneumonia

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How do you diagnosis a gram + anaerobic infection?

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clinical suspicion

gram stain

culture

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What is the treatment for Gram + Anaerobic Infections?

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drainage and debridement

abx based on the site

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What abx do you give for Gram + Anaerobic Infections around the oral/throat/neck?

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clindamycin
Augmentin
Unasyn

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What abx do you give for Gram + Anaerobic Infections around the GI/Pelvic/abscess? Give both oral and IV therapy

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Oral therapy: moxifloxacin

IV therapy:
Mod/Severe Infection
ertapenem or ceftriaxone + metronidazole (cover for B. frag, Gram -)

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What abx do you give for a severe Gram + Anaerobic Infections?

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Imipenem

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what abx do you give for a Gram + Anaerobic Infections for a lung abscess?

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Beta-lactam plus a beta-lactam inhibitor
ampicillin-sulbactam (Unasyn)

Carbapenem (imipenem or meropenem)

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what abx do you give for a Gram + Anaerobic Infections for a lung abscess that is allergic to beta-lactams?

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Clindamycin

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what abx do you give for a Gram + Anaerobic Infections for aspiration in the outpatient setting?

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Augmentin or doxycycline

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what abx do you give for a Gram + Anaerobic Infections for aspiration in the inpatient setting?

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Beta-lactam plus a beta-lactam inhibitor
ampicillin-sulbactam (Unasyn)

metronidazole plus either Amoxil or pen G

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What abx do you give prophylaxically for abscess prevention or patients with joint implants?

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PCN or amoxicillin

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What abx do you give for dental and minor procedures for Endocarditis prophylaxis?

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Amoxicillin

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What do you give prophylaxis for colorectal surgery?

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Metronidazole (Flagyl) PLUS 2 or 3 gen cephalosporin or Cipro

Carbapenems

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22
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What bacteria is the most common species for clostridial soft tissue infections?

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C. perfringens

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23
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_____ infections produce cellulitis, myositis, and clostridial myonecrosis (gas gangrene)?

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C. perfringens

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What bacterial infection causes Pain, edema, erythema, tissue crepitus (gas formation), foul smelling
Progress to shock, renal failure, possibly death

A

C. perfringens

Gastroenteritis

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Where is C. perfringens typically found?

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throughout the environment, usually in the soil

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26
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_____ are rapid producers and may be positive in 6 hrs

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Clostridia

27
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Describe the Clostridial Soft Tissue Infection Treatment.

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Drainage and debridement

Pip/taz plus clindamycin to cover strep and clostridium; then change to PCN plus clindamycin if only the later

hyperbaric therapy

28
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Where are C. perfringens typically found?

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Found in feces, soil, air, water

29
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C. perfringens produces an _____ that can become ingested

A

enterotoxin

30
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Mild gastroenteritis
Watery diarrhea
Vomiting and fever unusual
Self limiting (24hrs)
Above s/s are associated with ______

A

C. perfringens

31
Q

Produces spores
Found in soil
Transmitted after injury via wound or burns
IVDU (intravenous drug use)
Above characteristics are associated with _____

A

C. tetani (Tetanus)

32
Q

Spore enters wound and travels to peripheral nerve endings
Causes muscle stimulation
Tonic spasticity
Generalized or local
Once bound, cannot be neutralized
^ is the pathophys associated with ______

A

Tetanus

33
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What is the incubation period of tetanus?

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5-30 days

34
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What is the clinicial presentation of tetanus?

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Jaw stiffness
difficulty swallowing
stiff neck, arms and legs
HA
Tonic muscle spasms
Trismus
Respiratory failure due to spasm of diaphragm/
laryngeal spasm

35
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What is trismus?

A

Difficulty of opening jaw

36
Q

How do you diagnosis tetanus?

A

clinical suspension

Cultures are NOT sensitive

37
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What is the treatment for tetanus?

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Hospitalization
Supportive care
Respiratory care
Drugs for muscle spasms
Wound debridement
Tetanus immune globulin (HTIG) IM within 24 hrs of presentation
Full series of tetanus vaccine
PCN or metronidazole

38
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What are some common sources of Botulism?

A

Contaminated Food
Home-canned foods - most common
All types of commercial foods
Direct injection (needles) or through wound

39
Q

there are ____ different subtypes of botulism

What is the CDC classification?

A

8

CDC A

40
Q

Respiratory failure
Due to diaphragmatic paralysis
Dry mouth, slurred speech, dysphagia
Blurred vision, drooping eyelids

^ s/s of _____

A

botulism

41
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What is the timeframe associated with botulism? Which s/s show up first?

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18-36 hrs after toxin ingestion

N/V/abdominal cramps precede neurologic symptoms

42
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Where do you culture botulism if the source was ingested? Injected?

A

stool- if ingested

wound- if injected

43
Q

What is the treatment for botulism?

A

hospitalization
supportive care: respiratory, NG tube
Antitoxin
if wound: PCN G or metronidazole

44
Q

Clostridioides and referred to as ______

A

Pseudomembranous Colitis

45
Q

C. Difficile diseases occur due to ????

A

overgrowth of organism in the colon

Most common - after antibiotic use that alters normal GI flora
Immunocompromised person who encounters organism

46
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Diarrhea, frequent, watery and sometimes bloody (very smelly)

Abdominal cramping, tenderness and bloating
N/V is rare

Typically begins 5-10 days after abx use, can take up to 2 months

what type of infection?

A

C. difficile - Antibiotic Associated Colitis

47
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What steps do you take to correctly dx C. difficile?

A

Stool sample for C. diff toxin
Fecal leukocytes present
Sigmoidoscopy
imaging: may show ileus or distended colon

48
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When would you order a sigmoidoscopy when dx C. diff? What would it reveal?

A

If culture is negative or nondiagnostic and high suspicion of disease

Reveals the presence of pseudomembranes

49
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What do you treat mild-moderate C diff with?

A

Fidaxomicin 200 mg PO BID
Vancomycin 125 mg PO QID

50
Q

What do you treat severe C diff with?

A

Vancomycin 125-500 mg PO QID
Can also do by enema (rare)
Fidaxomicin 200 mg PO BID
May add metronidazole to the above Ab

51
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What do you treat recurrent C diff with?

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Fidaxomicin or vancomycin 500 mg PO q6hrs

52
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What do you treat resistant C diff with?

A

fecal transplant

53
Q

Of the gram - anaerobes what two are normal in oral and large bowel flora?

A

Prevotella and Fusobacterium

54
Q

______ are prevalent in intra-abdominal infections

A

Bacteroides fragilis

55
Q

Gram + and - can lead to _____ however shock is usually absent

A

bacteremia

56
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Gram - anaerobic infection on the oral/throat/neck region, what abx?

A

clindamycin or metronidazole

57
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Gram - anaerobic infection on the GI/pelvic abscess, what abx?

A

Extended spectrum PCNs
pip/taz (Zosyn) or
carbapenems or
metronidazole (Flagyl) plus cephalosporin (ex. cefepime)

58
Q

____ is the most common cause of vaginal discharge

A

bacterial vaginosis

59
Q

Gardnerella - most prevalent
Prevotella, Peptostreptococcus, Bacteroides
Mycoplasma hominis and Ureaplasma urealyticum (not anaerobes)
are all considered _______

A

polymicrobial anaerobes

60
Q

What is a risk factor of bacterial vaginosis?

A

sexual activity

61
Q

Presence of clue cells and positive whiff test indicate ____

A

bacterial vaginosis

62
Q

Thin, off-white to grayish vaginal discharge
Vaginal odor: “fishy smell”
Characteristic vaginal discharge
Elevated pH of vaginal discharge
Presence of clue cells on microscopy
Positive “whiff test”

^ all indicate _____

A

bacterial vaginosis

63
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What is a positive whiff test?

A
64
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What is the treatment for bacterial vaginosis?

A

metronidazole (Flagyl)
oral or vaginal

clindamycin (Cleocin)
oral or vaginal

tinidazole
oral

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