IC17 (CDI & Meningitis) Flashcards by Ziqi Wong | Brainscape

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Drugs with protective effects against CDI

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Doxycycline/ tigecycline

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Agents a/w CDI

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Clindamycin, 3rd & 4th cephalosporin & FQs

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Key investigation for meningitis

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Lumbar puncture (obtain CSF)

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Predominant WBC in bacterial meningitis

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Neutrophils

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Characteristic for Neisseria meningitidis

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Aerobic gram neg diplococci

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Characteristic for Neisseria meningitidis

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Aerobic gram neg diplococcus

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Characteristic for Listeria monocytogenes

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Gram-positive, intracellular rod

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Common pathogens for 2-50y/o for meningitis

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N. meningitidis, S. pneumoniae

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