GI stewardship Flashcards
1
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What are the strict anarobes present in large bowel?
A
clostridium, **bacteroides ** and anaerobic cocci
2
Q
Normal Flora of the mouth, jejunm, colon
A
- strep viridans, neisseria, anaerobes, candida, some staphylocococci
- large numbers of coliforms, anaerobes and enterococcus faecalis
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3
Q
generally, what is used to treat gram positive + negative and anaerobes?
A
negatives - gentamicin
positives - amoxicillin
anaerobes - metronidazole
4
Q
class of drugs that increase C Diff risk of infection
A
- clindamycin
- co-amoxiclav
- cephalosporins
- quinolones
- NOTE PPI also
5
Q
Treatment for CDIFF
A
Vancomycin (ORAL), fidaxomicin, faecal transplant
