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Cystic Fibrosis & Resistance Flashcards

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What is Cystic Fibrosis?

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A genetic disease caused by ~300 mutations with cause the CFTR gene to be faulty.

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What are some symptoms of CF?

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Cough
Chest infections
Steatorrhoea
Poor weight gain

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At what age is there is the highest S.aureus infection risk in CF?

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<2 years old

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Which antibiotic is used as prophylaxis at diagnosis?

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Flucloxacillin

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By what age do most CF patients have their first pseudomonas colonisation?

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8 years old

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What is pseudomonal colonisation associated with?

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Delayed growth and mortality

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What are the characteristics of pseudomonas bacteria?

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Opportunistic
Narocomial
Gram negative
Single polar flagellum

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How big are pseudomonal bacterial?

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0.5 - 3.0µm

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What kind of pigment do pseudomonal bacterial produce?

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A green looking pigment - pyocyanin

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Where are pseudomonal bacteria found?

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Water, soil, plants, humans and animal surfaces

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Can pseudomonal bacteria be present in the human flora?

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Yes, generally in low numbers

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What can be used to mark pseudomonal bacteria?

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Positive oxidase reactions

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Are pseudomonal bacteria aerobes or anaerobes?

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They are obligate aerobes but can grow anaerobically in the presence of NO3

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What are pseudomonas bacteria’s virulence factors?

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  • Invasive
  • Toxigenic
  • Minimal nutritional requirements
  • Produce proteases to assist adhesion and invasion
  • Produce alginates to aid in biofilm formation
  • Can resist body temp, high salt concentrations, weak antiseptics and many antibiotics
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What are biofilms?

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Mechanisms of survival rather than causes of disease and they can form in environmental sources or invasive medical devices

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How are pseudomonas bacterial identified?

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  • bacterial culture
  • urine analysis
  • FBC
  • corneal scrapings
  • fluorescence under UV
  • distinctive odour
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Give examples of diseases caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

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  • respiratory tract infections
  • bacteraemia
  • keratitis
  • genito-urinary tract infections
  • wound infection
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What is the pathophysiology of pseudomonas?

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Colonises in the lower RT and grows to cover the epithelium through biofilm proliferations, scarring and access formations.
(different strains have different susceptibility)

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How long can early intervention eradicate pseudomonas for?

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2 years - this is done through oral or inhaled antibiotics which reduce the risk of recolonisation and pulmonary exacerbation

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What are some advantages of inhaled antibiotics?

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  • discrete and portable
  • no loss of efficacy
  • easy to use for all ages
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Give 2 examples of dry powder inhaled antibiotics?

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  • tobramycin
  • amikacin
    (aminoglycosides)
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Give 2 examples of ultrasonic nebuliser antibiotics.

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  • Colistin

- Tobramycin

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Which 2 oral antibiotics are used for pseudomonal infection?

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  • Ciprofloxacin

- Azithromycin

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What does ciprofloxacin do to hepatic metabolism?

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Increases it in CF patients

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What is the usual dose of ciprofloxacin for children?
10-20mg/kg - this can be increased to 30mg\kg
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What does azithromycin do to biofilms?
Interferes with biofilm adhesion to the epithelium - modifies structure and growth
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What dose of azithromycin improves FEV1?
100mg/kg
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Definition of infective exacerbation (according to CF trust clinical standards)
- reduction in FEV to <50% - acute changes on X-ray - increased breathlessness or decreased tolerance to exercise
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What actions would be taken in CF diagnosis in hospital?
- sputum sample - IV access - admission - Empirical antibiotics
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Give 2 examples of empirical antibiotics
- Ceftazidime: 3rd gen cephalosporin with a large MIC range | - Tobramycin: aminoglycoside with favourable nephrotoxicity
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What are cephalosporins?
Beta lactam antibiotics which work in a similar to way to pencillin by blocking cell wall synthesis.
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What particular drug class is resistant to beta-lactamases
3rd generation cephalosporins
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Which bacteria produce "Extended spectrum beta lactase"?
E.coli and Enterbacter cloacae - the genes for resistance are transferred by plasmid DNA transfer
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At what level are aminoglycosides nephrotoxic?
2mg/L
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At what level are aminoglycosides ototoxic?
8-12mg/L
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What is IVAB therapy?
Given to CF patients experiencing frequent exacerbations. 3 month cycles of 2 weeks treatment and 3 monthly sputum samples. This reduces hospital admission and suppresses the development of infection.
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What is MRSA?
A gram negative coccoid bacterium resistant to all beta lactam antibiotics.
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Which antibiotics is MRSA resistance to?
- penicillins - cephalosporins - carbapenems some are resistant to: macrocodes, quinolone and clindamycins.
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What percentage of the population is colonised with S.aureus?
~30% - most are asymptomatic
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What are the usual sites of S.aureus infection?
Anterior nares, axilla and perineum
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How can S.aureus infection be reduced?
- screening at risk patients, - isolating patients with MRSA - decontaminating with skin wash, nasal ointment and mouthwash for 5
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What symptoms with patients with a S.aureus infection have?
- high temp - high white cell count - inflammation at infection site
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What is the 1st line treatment for S aureus ?
IV vancomycin or teicoplanin for systemic infections
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What is the 2nd line treatment for S aureus?
Linezolid, daptomycin and tigecycline
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What are multi-resistant coliforms?
Gram negative bacilli found in the gut such as E.coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae and enterobacter.
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Where are enterococci found?
In the gut
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What kind of patients are easily colonised by enterococci?
Patients who take antibiotics frequently - infections are i/v line associated.
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How can CDI be acquired?
cross infection or toxigenic strain
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What are the symptoms of CDI?
- mild diarrhoea - ulceration - bleeding from the colon
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What is mild CDI treated with?
Metronidazole
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What is severe CDI treated with?
Vancomycin
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Which antibiotics should be avoided in CDI?
Fluoroquinolone, cephalosporins and clindamycin

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