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What is the most common cause(s) of bacterial meningitis

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  • streptococcus pneumoniae

- Neisseria meningitides

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What is the most common cause(s) of Acute sinusitis?

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  • streptococcus pneumonia

- haemophilus influenzae

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What is the most common cause(s) of Pharyngitis?

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  • streptococcus pyogenes
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What is the most common cause(s) of Community Acquired Pneumonia?

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  • streptococcus pneumonia
  • mycoplasma spp.
  • H. influenzae
  • Staphylococcus aureus
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What is the most common cause(s) of Endocarditis?

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  • streptococcus viridans
  • coagulase negative Staphylococcus spp.
  • staphylococcus aureus
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What is the most common cause(s) of Cholangitis?

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  • enterobacteriaceae

- anaerobes

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What is the most common cause(s) of UTI/pyelonephritis?

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  • Escherichia coli,

- enterobacteriaceae

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What is the most common cause(s) of osteomyelitis?

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  • staphylococcus aureus
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What is the most common cause(s) of Cellulitis?

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  • staphylococcus aureus

- streptococcus spp.

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Drug of choice for endocarditis and other severe infections cause by enterococcus (gram +)?

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PCN G or ampicillin with gentamycin or streptomycin

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Drug of choice for uncomplicated UTI caused by enterococcus (gram+) bacteria?

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amoxicillin

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Is Enterococcus gram pos or neg?

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gram + cocci

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Drug of choice for penicillinase producing Staphylococcus aureus or epidermidis?

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  • a penicillinase resistant PCN’s
  • Nafcillin
  • Oxacillin
  • Dicloxacillin
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Drug of choice for methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus or epidermidis?

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vancomycin or daptomycin

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Drug of choice for streptococcus pyogenes group A, C and G?

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PCN G with clindamycin PCN

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Drug of choice for streptococcus group B?

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PCN G or ampicillin

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Drug of choice for streptococcus viridans?

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PCN G or ampicillin

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Drug of choice for streptococcus bovis?

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PCN G or ampicillin

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Drug of choice for anaerobic streptococcus?

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cephalosporin

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Drug of choice for non-resistant streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus)?

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  • PCN G
  • PCN V
  • amoxicillin (if susceptable)
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Drug of choice for resistant streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus)?

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  • cephalosporin

- ampicillin

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Drug of choice for Neisseria gonorrhoeae (gonococcus)?

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ceftriaxone

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Drug of choice for Neisseria meningitides (meningitides)?

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third generation cephalosporin

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Drug of choice for Bacillus antracis (anthrax)?

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ciprofloxacin

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Drug of choice for Clostridium perfringens?
- PCN G | - clindamycin
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Drug of choice for Clostridium tetani?
Metronidazole
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Drug(s) of choice for Escherichia coli?
- cefotaxime (3rd gen) - ceftazidime (3rd gen) - cefepime (4th gen) - ceftriaxone (3rd gen)
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Drug(s) of choice for enterobacter?
imipenem meropenem cefepime
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Drug of choice for klebsiella pneumoniae?
- cefotaxime - ceftriaxone - cefepime - ceftazidime
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Drug of choice for Proteus mirabilis?
ampicillin
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Drug of choice for salmonella typhi?
- ceftriaxone | - fluoroquinolone
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Drug of choice for salmonella other than typhi?
- ceftriaxone - cefotaxime - fluoroquinolone
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Drug of choice for serratia?
- imipenem | - meropenem
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Drug of choice for shigella?
a fluroquinolone
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Drug of choice for acinetobacter?
- imipenem | - meropenem
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Drug of choice for Bordetella pertussis (whooping cough)
- azithromycin - clarithromycin - erythromycin
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Drug of choice for meningitis, epiglottitis, arthritis and other serious infection caused by haemophilus influenzae?
- cefotaxime | - ceftriaxone
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Drug of choice for helicobacter pylori?
clarithromycin plus amoxicillin plus esomeprazole (PPI)
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Drug of choice for Legionella spp?
- azithromycin | - clarithromycin
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Drug of choice for UTI cause by pseudomonas aeruginosa?
- ciprofloxacin
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Drug(s) of choice for general gram (-) bacteria?
piperacillin/tazobactam (Zosyn) with or w/o one of the following: - tobramycin - gentamicin - amikacin
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Drug of choice for vibrio cholerae (cholera)?
a tetracycline
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Drug of choice for Yersinia Pestis (plague)?
streptomycin with gentamycin
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Drug(s) of choice for mycoplasma pneumoniae?
- erythromycin - clarithromycin - azithromycin - tetracycline
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Drug of choice for ureaplasma urealyticum?
azithromycin
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Drug of choice for borrelia burgdorferi (Lyme disease)?
- doxycycline - amoxicillin - cefuroxime
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Drug of choice for Treponema pallidum (syphilis)?
PCN G
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What are the 4 B-lactam antibiotics?
- PCNs - cephalosporins - carbapenems - aztreonam
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Is Streptococcus gram positive or negative?
gram positive
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Neisseria gonorrhea is also known as what?
gonoccus
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Is Neisseria gonorrhea gram positive or negative?
gram negative cocci
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Is Neisseria meningitides gram positive or negative?
gram negative cocci
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Neisseria meningitides is also known as what?
meningococcus
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Bacillus anthracis is also known as?
anthrax
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Is Bacillus anthracis gram positive or negative?
gram positive bacilli
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Is clostridium difficile gram positive or negative?
gram positive bacilli
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Is clostridium perfringens gram positive or negative?
gram positive bacilli
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Is clostridium tetani gram positive or negative?
gram positive bacilli
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Is Corynebacterium diphtheriae gram positive or negative?
gram positive bacilli
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Is escherichia coli gram positive or negative?
enteric gram negative bacilli
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Is klebsiella pneumoniae gram positive or negative?
enteric gram negative bacilli
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Is enterobacter gram positive or negative?
enteric gram negative bacilli
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Is proteus mirabilis gram positive or negative?
enteric gram negative bacilli
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Is salmonella gram positive or negative?
enteric gram negative bacilli

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