ID Flashcards
HACEK organisms cause…
Name them
Subacute endocarditis
Haemophilus, Acinetobacillus, Cardiobacterium, Eikenella, Kingella
ESCAPPM organisms are…
Name them
Extended beta-lactamase activity
Enterobacter, Serratia, Citrobacter, Acinetobacter, Proteus, Providencia, Morganella
What to use for ESCAPPM organisms
Carbapenem, Aminoglycoside
Clinicla features meningitis
Headache, fever, neck stiffness, photophobia, confusion
Spreading, non-blanching petechial rash in Meningococcal
Kernig’s sign
when hip is flexed, inability to extend knee
Brudzinski’s sign
When lifting head of patient lying flat, knees rise involuntarily
DDx meningitis
malaria, encephalitis, septicaemia, sub-arachnoid, dengue, tetanus
2 Commonest cause meningitis adults
Neisseria, Streptococcus
Most common cause meningitis non-vaccinated kids
HIB
Common causes vaccinated kids <3 of meningitis
Strep Agalacticae, E.Coli
Immunocompromised meningitis causes
Listeria, Cryptococcus
Rx cryptococcus
amphotericin B and fluconazole
Viral meningitis causes
Enteroviruses (echo and cocksackie), herpes, varicella, measles, mumps, arboviruses
Ix meningitis
Blood culture, Gram stain/NAT of skin swabs if present. CSF gram stain and NAT
LP if CT shows no evidence increased ICP
Viral vs bacterial meningitis CSF
Both have high protein. Bacterial has low glucose and polymorphonucleocytes dominating. Viral has mononuclear cells and normal glucose
empirical meningitis Rx
Dexamethasone + ceftriaxone
Benzylpen to cover listeria, consider vanc if strep pneumo
Neisseria meningiditis Rx
Benzylpenicillin
Meningitis prophylaxis pregnant women
Ceftriaxone
Meningitis prophylaxis adults
cipro
Meningitis prophylaxis kids
rifampcin
What drugs don’t penetrate CSF
aminoglycosides, early gen cephalosporins, clindamycin, erythromycin
Neisseria culture media
chocolate
Meningococcal rash means…
septicaemia caused by neisseria
Why is meningococcal dangerous
50% mortality, multi organ fail, DIC (endotoxin)
What is DIC?
Activation of coagulation mechanism results in small clots forming everywhere (affecting organs) and uses up clotting factors so bleeding occurs in skin
CAP common causes
Strep pneumo, Mycoplasma, chlamydophila, legionella (HIB only in kids/COPD)
Clinical features pneumonia
pleuritic chest pain, sudden onset, productive cough, fever, headache, dyspnoea
Ix pneumonia
CXR, FBC, UEC, LFT, O2 sats
Sputum gram stain and culture (before Abx)
Blood culture
Mycoplasma serology
Nose and throat swab NAT
Bronchoalveolar lavage consider in severly ill
Assessing pneumonia severity
PSI (assess for admission)
CORB- confusion, O230, BP2= admit
SMART-CRP for ICU
empirical Abx for moderate CAP
Benzylpen/amoxil (strep, HIB) + Azithro/Doxy (atypical)
In tropical regions empiral Abx moderate CAP
Ceftriaxone + gent
Outpatient Abx pneumonia
Amoxycillin
Severe CAP Abx
Ceftriaxone + Azithromycin
Aspiration pneumonia Rx
Benzylpen + Metronidazole
Nosocomial pneumonia organisms
MRSA, pseudomonas, strenotrophomonas maltophila
Rx Nosocomial pneumonia
Gent + benzylpen
Pneumocystis Abx
Trimethoprim, sulfamethoxazole
3 infections for the returned traveller
Malaria, Dengue, Enteric fever
pneumonia, meningitis, gastro
Mosquito for malaria
anopheles
Key features of dengue
short incubation (4-7 days), maculopapular rash, thrmobocytopenia, leukopenia
Places for malaria
West Africa, nigeria, solomon islands, papua new guinea