Infectious Diseases 1 - Bacteria Flashcards
1
Q
gram positive colour vs gram negative colour
A
gram positive purple
gram neg reddish
2
Q
3 gram positive cocci
A
staph
strep
enterococcus
3
Q
5 gram positive rods
A
corneybacteria mycobacteria listeria bacillus nocardia
4
Q
4 gram positive anaerobes
A
clostridium
lactobacillus
actinomyces
propionibacterium
5
Q
commonest gram negs (most bacteria are)
A
neisseria mening / gonorr h influenzae e coli klebsiella pseudomonas moraxella
6
Q
what is MRSA resistant to?
A
beta lactams - penicillins, cephalosporins, carbapanems
7
Q
when should you think of MRSA risk?
A
frequent health care or care home users
8
Q
how do you eradicate MRSA carriers?
A
chlorhexidine body wash and antibacterial nasal cream
9
Q
typical ESBLs
A
e coli or klebsiella
usually UTIs
usually respond to meropenem
