Block 1 Flashcards
What is the normal range of WBC?
4.5 to 11 * 10^9/L
What levels of procalcitonin indicate bacterial infection?
0.5 to 2 = possibility, cant rule out infection
≥2 = bacterial infection
Empiric vs definitive
Educated guess
Empiric
Empiric vs definitive
Drug is aimed for specific “bug”
Definitive
Empiric vs definitive
Uses population data
Empiric
G+, cocci, catalase negative shape?
Chains
G+, cocci, catalase positive shape?
Clusters
G+, cocci, catalase +, coagulase +
S. aureus
G+, cocci, catalase +, coagulase -
S. epidermidis
S. saprophyticus
S. haemolyticus
G+, catalase -, alpha hemolysis
S. pneumoniae
S. mutans, S. sanguis
S. constellatus, S. intermedius, S. anginosus
G+, catalase -, beta hemolysis
S. constellatus, S. intermedius, S. anginosus
S. pyogenes (group A)
S. agalactiae (group B)
G+, catalase -, gamma hemolysis
Enterococci (E. faecalis, etc)
S. gallolyticus (group D)
G-, rods, lactose -, oxidase +
P. aeruginosa, C. jejuni, and Vibrio spp.
G-, rods, lactose -, oxidase -
Proteus, Shigella, and Salmonella
G-, rods, lactose +, oxidase -
Klebsiella
E. coli
Enterobacter
G+ or G-
Klebsiella
G-
G+ or G-
E. coli
G-
G+ or G-
Enterobacter
G-
G+ or G-
Shigella
G-
G+ or G-
Salmonella
G-
G+ or G-
Proteus
G-
G+ or G-
C. jejuni
G-
G+ or G-
P. aeruginosa
G-
G+ or G-
Vibrio spp.
G-
G+ or G-
Corynebacterium
G+
G+ or G-
L. monocytogenes
G+
G+ or G-
B. cereus
G+
G+ or G-
Propionibacterium
G+
G+ or G-
G. vaginalis
G+
G+ or G-
Lactobacillus
G+
G+ or G-
Clostridium
G+
G+ or G-
Erysipelotrix
G+
G+ or G-
Enterococci
G+
G+ or G-
S. gallolyticus
G+
G+ or G-
S. constellatus
G+
G+ or G-
S. pyogenes
G+