Infections 1 Flashcards
Which have a thin peptidoglycan layer
Gram positive or Negative
Gram negative
Targeting all type of infection
Broad Spectrum or Narrow Spectrum
Broad Spectrum
Targeting a specific bacteria
Broad Spectrum or Narrow Spectrum
Narrow Spectrum
kill bacteria
Bactericidal or Bacteriostatic
Bactericidal
inhibit growth of susceptible bacteria
Bactericidal or Bacteriostatic
Bacteriostatic
Which come first?
Send Culture to Lab or Obtain Culture
Obtain Culture
tells you bacteria type
Sensitivity or Gram Stain
Gram Stain
which antibiotic will work
Sensitivity or Gram Stain
Sensitivity
Amikacin. *S<=2 what does the = mean
Maximum or minimum Inhibitory Concentration
Minimum
Steps in order Give Broad Spectrum Antibiotics Give Narrow Spectrum Antibiotics Draw STAT blood cultures Review Culture Results (Sensitivity)
Draw STAT blood cultures
Give Broad Spectrum Antibiotics
Review Culture Results (Sensitivity)
Give Narrow Spectrum Antibiotics
Individual Criteria for drug Selection?
Host Factors Geography Site of Infection Prophylaxis None All
ALL
Host Factors?
Age Immune Status Renal Dysfunction/Hepatic Dysfunction Allergies Pregnancy/Lactation History of antibiotic usage None All
All
In the community which antibotic is given ?
S. Pneumonie, Ps. aeruginosa, M. Pneumonie, S. Aureus
S. Pneumonie
M. Pneumonie
In a hospital with a patient on a venilator associated pneumonie which antibiotic is given?
S. Pneumonie, Ps. aeruginosa, M. Pneumonie, S. Aureus
Ps. aeruginosa
S. Aureus
Geography
Local Community Resistance Patterns
Recent Travel
Recent hospitalization
None or All
All