Infectious Disease Flashcards
lymphadenopathy after fish tank exposure?
mycobacterium marinum
stepped on nail through tennis shoe?
psuedomonas
diarrhea after eating shellfish?
vibrio
what is associated with proteus UTI?
kidney stones
what do you treat pneumococcal meningitis with?
ceftriaxone (and/or vancomycin)
what do you treat meningococcal meningitis with?
penicillin or ceftriaxone
what prophylaxis do you use for meningococcal meningitis?
rifampin
what do you treat gram negative meningitis with?
ceftriaxone or cefotaxime
what meningitis is associated with 6th nerve palsy?
TB
what meningitis is associated with 7th nerve palsy?
lyme
how do you test for cryptococcal meningitis?
india ink or antigen testing
who should you think about cryptococcal meningitis in?
immunocompromised (aids, cancer)
why do you not treat e.coli H0157 diarrhea?
increases HUS risk
multiple brain abscesses?
think toxoplasmosis
brain lesion and pork exposure?
cysticercosis
other than skin flora, what other bacteria should you think about with IV drug use and osteomyelitis?
pseudomonas
antibiotic for bite wound?
augmentin (cephalosporin or bactrim+clinda if allergic)
which antibiotics are bacteriostatic?
clindamycin, tetracycline, and erythromycin
which antibiotic is drug of choice for periodontal infection?
penicillins
if MSSA, which penicillins should you use?
naficillin or oxacillin
which drugs are anti-pseudomonal penicillins?
pip-tazo (zosyn) or tic-clav (timentin)
quinolones (-floxacins) and erythromycin can increase what other drug levels?
theophylline, cyclosporine, and warfarin
can you use rifampin alone to treat an infection?
no (builds resistance)
what CMV infections in AIDS patients is ganciclovir used for?
chorioretinitis and colitis (only a suppressive effect - does not cure)
side effect of ganciclovir?
leukopenia
side effects of amphotericin B?
hypokalemia, hypomagnesemia, renal tubular acidosis
side effects of ketoconazole?
gynecomastia, hepatitis, decrease in adrogen production
what do you treat schistosomiasis with?
praziquantel (also good for tapeworms)
what antibiotics are absolutely contraindicated in pregnant women?
tetracycline, quinolones
