Infection sem 2

Question 1

Neisseria meningitides

Answer 1

ceftriaxone

Question 2

Escherichia coli

Answer 2

trimethoprim or nitrofurantoin

Question 3

Staphylococcus aureus

Answer 3

flucloxacillin (if cellulitis and not MRSA), MRSA = vancomycin

Question 4

Staphylococcus epidermidis

Answer 4

flucloxacillin (if cellulitis)

Question 5

Streptococcus pyogenes

Answer 5

Penicillin V (Clarythromycin if resistant)

Question 6

Clostridium/Clostrodiodes difficile

Answer 6

metronidazole if mild

vancomycin if severe

Question 7

Streptococcus pneumoniae

Answer 7

mild = amoxicillin
moderate = amoxicillin and doxycycline
severe = co-amoxiclav and doxycycline

Question 8

viridian’s streptococci (commonly pyogenes)

Answer 8

surgical antibiotic prophylaxis

Question 9

haemophillus influenza

Answer 9

amoxicillin

Question 10

salmonella typhi

Answer 10

ceftriaxone

Question 11

legionella pneumophila

Answer 11

clarythromycin

Question 12

epstein barr virus

Answer 12

supportive acyvlovir

Question 13

varicella zoster

Answer 13

acyclovir and a viral replication inhibitor

Question 14

Hepatitis B

Answer 14

vaccine but no cure

Question 15

Hepatitis C

Answer 15

cure but no vaccine

Question 16

HIV

Answer 16

HAART

• 2xnucleoside inhibitors
• plus 1xnon-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor
• or 1x protease inhibitor
• or 1x integrase inhibitor

Question 17

adenovirus

Answer 17

supportive

Question 18

norovirus

Answer 18

supportive

Question 19

plasmodium falciparum

Answer 19

quinine, doxycycline

Question 20

candida albicans

Answer 20

topical Nystatin or clotrimazole

IV fluconizole

Question 21

aspergillous

Answer 21

amphotericin B

Question 22

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Answer 22

RIPE
R - rifampicin
I - isoniazid
P - pyrazinamide
E - ethambutol