ID questions-Ashley -Table 1 Flashcards
What medication do you never give for pulmonary infections?
Daptomycin- the surfactant deactivates it. Otherwise, a great gram + coverage
What ABX do you not want to use for pylonephritis, but has great coverage for cystitis?
Nitrofurantoin, It doesn’t penetrate the renal peranychema well.
What abx do you not want to use in sterile site infections?
Bacteroistatic abx need a host’s functioning immune system , so don’t use tetracyclines, macrolides(-mycin, clindamycin), or linezolid
what is considered a fever?
100.4 or higher
What are considered sterile sites?
blood, joints, CSF, intra-abdominal cavity outside lumen of guts, urine
There are two types of dosing regimens for maximizing pharmacologic therapies…what where they?
Concentration dependent(FQs, aminoglycosides(-micin) vs. time above MIC dependent(beta-lactams)
What FQ doesn’t cover pseudomonas?
Moxifloxacin
What is justin’s first line for pylonephritis?
Ceftriaxone (rocephin)- he also assumes that you would always tx inpt
When should you use carbapenems as DOC?
ESBL infections in any sterile site and fever of unknown origin
When should you treat asymptomatic bacteruria?
if pt is pregnant, neutropenic, or has an upcoming urologic surgical procedure
How can you r/o drug fever out of your ddx?
calculate pulse rate that should correspond to fever. ex.Fever of 103F, ((3-1)x10) +100=120bpm is normal response. if pulse rate is at that rate than know it’s not drug fever.
What are the anti-pseudomonal agents?
3°G Cef taz idime (taz taz taz taz)
4°G Cefepime, Antipseudomonal penicillins(pipercillin/tazo and ticarcillin/clav)
Aminoglycosides (synergy with beta-lactams)
Aztreonam (pseudomonal sepsis)
Fluoroquinolones: Ciproflocacin, levofloxacin Carbapenems: imipenem/cilistatin and meropenem
What is justin’s first line for acute cystitis?
Cefurozime(BID x 5 days), but nitrox5, bactrimx3D, and ciprox3 days are all options too.
What is SIRS criteria?
Systemic inflammatory response syndrome: temp>38 or 20, HR>90bpm, WBC>12k or 10%bands
3 or more organisms indicate what in a urine culture?
contamination, don’t treat foo!
What makes an infection “healthcare associated”?
hospitalized 2 or more days in past 90days, lives in nursing home or extended care facility, home infucion therapy, dyalysis, home wound care, immunosupressive dz and/or therapy, urologic instrument placement
What bug is a catalase negative staphylococci?
Staph. epidermidis- colonized our skin, non-pathogenic
What bugs are catalase positive? and the significance?
SPACE organisms: Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas, aspergillus, candida, enterobacter. Catalase positive bacteria/fungi can produce enzymes that produce O2 gasses that are damaging= more virulence
What bug is coagulase +? and the significance?
Staph aureus, catalase+ also. Coagulase positive means that the bacteria can form a clot in blood stream that can be a hiding vessel for the pathogen=more virulence
What only beta lactam covers MRSA?
Ceftaroline=5th gen cephalosporin, Vancomycin is drug of choice
Are there community acquired versions of MRSA?
Yes, and they are more susceptible to clindamycin and doxycycline.
What is group A strep?
Streptococcus pyogenes, it is catalase negative, beta-hemolytic, - it is a common human pathogen - especially cellulitis
What are the DOC for non-purulent skin and soft tissue infections?
1st generation cephalosporins(cefazolin, cefalexin), these include coverage for GAS and MSSA
Do you treat DM cellulitis the same as a DM foot ulcer?
NOOOOOOO! Justin emphasized this a lot at the conclusion of SSTI lecture. cellulitis is still staph or strep. DM foot ulcers are often
How long should you wait for improvement of a SSTI before switching to another drug regimen?
24-48hrs even up to 72 hours for poor healers. Cidal agents will make these lesions appear worse initially d/t lysis of the strep/staph bacteria.
What are obese ppl difficult to treat with for cellulitis?
Venous insufficiency and venous stasis
Pt comes in who has had a cough for 2 weeks. You diagnose them with bronchitis and treat with what?
Supportive care! bronchitis can last up to 3 weeks and is viral in most cases.
For this class do you ever cover for MRSA in CAP?
Not for this test. In reality there are post viral pneumonia infections that can cause staph aureus colonization, but we wont be addressing that here.
What organism is responsible for 2/3rds of deaths d/t CAP?
Strep pneumoniae, always cover for in in your treatment!
What is the neutrophil cut off for a left shift?
anything >70%
While treating a CAP pt with potential atypical pathogens, what do you want to add to your strep meds such as cefurozime or augmentin(amoc/clav)?
Azithromycin, amox/clav and cefuroxime do not cover.
What fluroquinolone is not considered to be have respiratory coverage and is therefore and exception to other the other FQ that are used as monotherapy in treating pna?
Ciprofloxacin doesn’t cover s.pneumo good anymore. don’t use in pna. can use levofloxacin and moxifloxacin though.
Why do you switch to using ceftriaxone for treating inpatient CAP versus in outpatient you used cefuroxime?
Ceftriaxone is available IV and PO so good for inpt and stepdowns. Cefuroxime is only PO.
How long does it take for your pna pt’s CXR looks better?
4 weeks for 80% of patients even though they may be feeling better within 3-5 days
You’re pt is on IV tx for pna, when can you step this pt down to po?
-fever and wbc normalized/ hemodynamically stable/ pulse ox>90%/ tolerating po diet/ functioning GI/
If it is day 3 and your UNM pt qualifies for HCAP,HAP, VAP what are you treating with?
Zosyn(pipe/tazo) and vancomycin- there are “early onset
What is the basic recipe for treating HCAP, HAP, VAP?
Beta lactam backbone cefepime, meropenem, zosyn) PLUS MRSA coverage(vancomycin(cidal) or linezolid(static))- ppl double covered for pseudomonas in other regions, only do it pt is neutropenic or “knocking on deaths door stop” in NM.
What antibiotics cover B.Frag
Ampicillin/sulbactam, pipercillin/tazo, all carbapenems
We know some dosing for HCAP/HAP/VAP treatments: cefepime?, meropenem? pipercillin/tazobactam, vancomycin
Meropenem 1g IV Q8H, cefepime 1-2g IVQ8-12H, pipercillin/tazo 4.5g IVQ6H, Vancomycin 15mg/KgIVQ12H——-assuming good renal and hepatic function