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Concepts in Infection Flashcards

1
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4 bugs that don’t gram stain

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mycobacterium tuberculosis,
chlaymdiia,
treponema pallidum (syphillis),
mycoplasma

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Gram positive - what causes it to be purple on gram staining?

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thick peptidoglycan layer traps it

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Gram negative - what causes it to be pink?

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thin peptidoglycan layer s crystal violet is easily rinsed away leaving behind red dye

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What is on outside of gram negative organisms? What is it’s significance?

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Outer membrane has lipopolysacchardies which are highly charged and contribute to pathogenicity of gram -ves, is an endotoxin

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5
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unpasteurised milk associated bugs (4)

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brucella,
listeria,
Salmonella,
E.coli

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Coliforms are gram -ve rods. List 5 coliforms

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e.coli, 
klebsiella, 
proteus, 
enterobacter, 
serrate
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7
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E.coli can cause what in neonates? (2)

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HUS,

neonatal meningitis,

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8
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ciprofloxacin side effects (4)

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c.difficile,
lowers seizure threshold so for people,
AA ruptures,
tendonitis

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Antibiotics that may be active against gram negatives (6)

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beta lactates, 
aminoglycosides, 
macrolides, 
tetracyclines, 
chloramphenicol, 
co-trimoxazole
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Atypical pneumonias - why are they called atypical?

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present atypically to pneumococcus

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11
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Mycoplasma peaks every how many years

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4 years

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12
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bronchiectasis associated with what bacterial lung infection

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pseudomonas

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13
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COPD

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morexella

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14
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coxiella associated with what job

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farmers

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15
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psittacosis associated with what

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parrots,

parakeets

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16
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mild to - moderate CAP bugs

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pneumococcus,

haemophilus influenzae

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17
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what type of bug is haemophilus influenzae and what antibiotic

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gram negative coccobacillus - amoxicillin or doxy

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18
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What was associated with haemophilus influenza type b

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hearing loss,

vaccine changeds

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19
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List 4 atypical pneuomonias

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mycoplasma pneumonia,
acute coxiella brunette,
chlamydophila psittaci,
legionella

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20
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Atypical pneumonias respond to what (4)

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doxycycline, (but not legionella!!),
clarithromycin,
quinolone,
amoxicillin doesn’t work!!

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21
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First choice for legionella

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quinolone e.g. levofloxacin

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22
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Legionella associated with what

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lukewarm water,
showers,
air conditioning,
taps

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23
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Legionella is more common in those with what (7)

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smokers, 
males, 
COPD, 
immunosuppressed, 
malignancy, 
diabetes, 
dialysis
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24
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Gram negatives associated with sepsis (6)

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e.coli, 
Klebsiella, 
Enterobacter, 
Pseudomonas aeruginosa, 
Neisseria meningitidis, 
Neisseria gonorrhoea
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25
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Gram +ve bacilli to know (4)

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corynebacterium (diphtheria),
clostridium,
listeria,
bacillus

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26
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corynebacterium disease

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diphtheria - can cause prosthetic infection

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27
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clostridium diseases

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tetanus,
colitis,
perfringens - skin/soft tissue

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28
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Bacillus cereus

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gastroenteritis

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29
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listeria diseases

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gastroenteritis, 
septicaemia, 
meningitis,
 encephalitis,
 pneumonia, 
neonatal, 
endocarditis
(risks = soft cheeses, unpasteurized milk, meats)
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30
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IV antibiotics preferable for sepsis most of the time. When are oral antibiotics good for sepsis?

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c.diff

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31
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Strep in sepsis causes

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strep pneumonia,
strep viridians,
group A strep,
group B strep neonates

32
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beta haemolytic

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clear zone - complete haemolysis

33
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gamma haemolytic

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nothing - no haemolysis

34
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strep pyogenes haemolyiss

35
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strep pneuomniae haemolysis

36
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strep viridians haemolysis

37
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strep gallolyticus infections (2)

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endocarditis,

gi associations

38
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strep pneumonia treatment

A

penicillin
but if recent travel
add vancomycin!

39
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syphillis treatment

A

penicillin

40
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enterococcus

A

e. faecalis most common,

e. faecium

41
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enterocossu

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UTI,

endocarditis

42
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enterococcus treatment

A

amoxicillin,
(amoxicillin),
vancomycin if amoxicillin resistant

43
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staph aureus in sepsis

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no longer penicillin sensitive,

fluclox IV or vancomycin IV in allergy or MRSA

44
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staph epidermis

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not as virulent as staph aureus, many fluclox resistant

45
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staph aureus causing sepsis tends to come from what two systems

A

endocarditis,

pneumonia,

46
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gram +ve bacilli in bloods - what risk factors should we check?

A 
intra-abdo infection, 
skin and soft tissue, 
prosthetic, 
meningitis/encephalitis/immunosuppressed, 
PWID/animal skins (anthrax)
47
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Which organism is not a typical organism in the major criteria for diagnosing endocarditis?

A

Escherichia species

48
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intra-abdo sepsis bugs (3)

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coliforms,
enterococci,
anaerobes

49
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initial treatment in intra-abdo sepsis

A

IV amoxicillin+ gentamicin + metronidazole

50
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step down therapy after sepsis caused by intra-abdominal infection

A

oral cotrimoxazole and metronidazole

51
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intra abdo sepsis treatment if penicillin allergy

A

vancomycin + gentamicin + metronidazole

52
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cholangitis/cholecystitis common bug

A

enterococcus faecalis

53
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diabetic bugs acute & chronic

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acute: staph aureus,
chronic:
staph aureus,
coliforms,
anaerobes

54
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cellulitis bugs

A

staph aureus,

group a strep (pyogenes)

55
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bacillus cereus differs in presentation to the other bacterial causes of gastroenteritis how

A

vomiting more than diarrhoea

56
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4cs

A

clindamycin,
co-amoxiclav,
ciprofloxacin/quinolones,
cephalosporins

57
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treatment for c.difficile

A

oral vancomycin ! normally doesn’t penetrate gut well so don’t do IV

58
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risk factors for c.diff (6)

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recent hospital stay, 
recent antibiotic use, 
use of pips, 
increasing age, 
recent surgery,
immunosuppression
59
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petting zoo (!!) & bbq (not so much), bloody diarrhoea, fever, aki - bug ?

60
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complication of giving antibiotics in e coli with AKI

61
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spirochetes (2)

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lyme and syphilis

62
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campylobacter presentation

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usually watery diarrhoea, sometimes bit bloody but bloody normally e.coli!

63
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C.diff what 3 tests should you think of

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stool toxin & culture,
WCC,
creatinine

64
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C.diff within how many weeks of risk factors

65
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C.diff does alcohol gel do enough

A

No doesn’t kill spores

66
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C.diff infection control procedures

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isolation room,
own commode,
proper hand washing

67
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Test for legionella

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urinary antigen,

sputum PCR

68
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Test for coxiella burnetti/chlamydophilia psittaci

69
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Mycoplasma test

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PCR on viral swab

70
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Presentation suggestive of CAP more than Covid (4)

A

unilateral changes,
neutrophilic,
lack of lymphopenia,
productive cough

71
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CAP treatment and step down for strep pneumonia

A

IX vo-amoxiclav and oral doxy,

step down to oral amoxicillin

72
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Cellulitis

A

consider tine pedis,
fluclox if mild, doxy if allergic,
sepsis fluclox or vancomycin IV,
septic shock or NEC fluxloc + clindamycin + gentamicin if allergic just clindamycin and gentamicin

73
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When should you suspect HAP vs CAP?

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If in hospital >48 hours

74
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Pseudomonas causes (3)

A

Pneumonia in people with bronchiectasis,
UTI,
Otitis externa

75
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Brucella associated with

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Sheep, goats, cattle, unpasteurised milk

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