Infectious diseases Flashcards
Which pneumonia is associated with erythema multiforme?
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Treatment for invasive diarrhoea
Ciprofloxacin
First line treatment for UTI in pregnant women
Nitrofurantoin (avoid if near term)
Second line treatment for UTI in pregnant women
Amoxicillin or cefalexin
Treatment of UTI in men
7 days trimethoprim or nitrofurantoin
Management of cellulitis
Flucloxacillin
If pen allergic: clarithromycin, erythromycin or doxycycline
Pen allergic + pregnant: erythromycin
Causes of genital warts
HPV 6 and 11
Causes of cervical cancer
HPV 16, 18 and 33
Treatment of genital warts
Topical podophyllum
Cryotherapy
Imiquimod 2nd line
What causes a chancroid?
Haemophilus ducreyi
What does haemophilius ducreyi cause?
Chancroid
Chancroid features
Painful genital ulcers with unilateral, painful inguinal lymph node enlargement
First line antibiotic for uncomplicated pneumonia
First line if pen allergic
amoxicillin
Pen allergic: doxycycline, clarithromycin
What should you add if you suspect pneumonia is secondary to influenza?
Flucloxacillin
First line antibiotic for atypical pneumonia
Clarithromycin
First line antibiotic for hospital acquired pneumonia
within 5 days: co-amoxiclav or cefuroxime
more than 5 days: piperacillin with tazobactam
First line antibiotics for acute pyelonephritis
Broad spectrum cephalosporin (ceftriaxone)
or quinolone (ciprofloxacin)
First line antibiotics for acute prostatitis
quinolone (ciprofloxacin)
or trimethoprim
First line antibiotic for impetigo
Topical hydrogen peroxide
Oral fluclox or erythromycin if widespread
First line antibiotic for cellulitis near the eyes or nose
First line if pen allergic
Co-amoxiclav
Pen allergic: clarithromycin + metronidazole
First line antibiotic for erysipelas
First line if pen allergic
Flucloxacillin
Pen allergic: clari, erythromycin or doxycycline
First line antibiotic for animal or human bite
First line if pen allergic
Co-amoxiclav
Pen allergic: doxy + metronidazole
First line antibiotic for mastitis during breast feeding
Flucloxacillin
First line antibiotic for sinusitis
First line if pen allergic
Phenoxymethylpenicillin
Pen allergic: doxy or clari
First line antibiotic for otitis media
first line if pen allergic
Amoxicillin
Pen allergic: erythromycin
First line antibiotic for otitis externa
First line if pen allergic
Flucloxacillin
Pen allergic: erythromycin
First line antibiotic for periapical or periodontal abscess
Amoxicillin
First line antibiotic for gingivitis
Metronidazole
First line antibiotic for gonorrhoea
IM ceftriaxone
First line antibiotic for chlamydia
Doxycycline or azithromyin
First line antibiotic for pelvic inflammatory disease
Oral ofloxacin + oral metronidazole
OR
IM ceftriaxone + oral doxycycline + oral metronidazole
First line antibiotic for syphilis
Benzathine benzylpenicillin
or doxycycline
or erythromycin
First line antibiotic for bacterial vaginosis
oral or topical metronidazole
or topical clindamycin
Antibiotic for clostridium difficile
metronidazole
2nd/subsequent infecitons: vancomycin
First line antibiotic for campylobacter enteritis
Clarithromycin
First line antibiotic for salmonella (non-typhoid)
Ciprofloxacin
First line antibiotic for shigellosis
Ciprofloxacin
Splenectomy - vaccination
2 weeks prior to op - Hib, meningitis A and C
annual influenza
pneumococcal every 5 years
Splenectomy - antibiotic prophylaxis
Penicillin V
usually for life
at least 2 years
Post-splenectomy changes
Platelets rise first
Blood film changes with Howell-Jolly bodies, target cells
Risk of post-splenectomy sepsis
Complications of splenectomy
Haemorrhage
Pancreatic fistula
Thrombocytosis
Encapsulated bacterial infection
Which bacteria are post-splenectomy patients particularly prone to?
Strep pneumoniae
Haemophilius influenzae
Nisseria meningitidis
Most common cause of travellers diarrhoea
Escherichia coli
Common causes of acute food poisoning
Staphylococcus aureus
Bacillus cereus
Clostridium perfrigens
Typical history from giardiasis
Prolonged non-bloody diarrhoea
Typically history from cholera
Profuse, watery diarrhoea
Severe dehydration and weight loss
Typical history from shigella
Bloody diarrhoea
Vomiting, abdo pain
Typical history from staphylococcus aureus gastroenteritis
Severe vomiting
Short incubation period
Typical history from campylobacter
Flu like prodrome
Crampy abdo pain, fever
Diarrhoea may be bloody
May mimic appendicitis
Typical history from bacillus cereus gastroenteritis
Vomiting within 6 hours due to rice
OR diarrhoea after 6 hours
Typical history from amoebiasis gastroenteritis
Gradual onset bloody diarrhoea
Abdo pain
May last several weeks
Transmission risk of Hep B from a needle stick injury
20-30%
Transmission risk of Hep C from a needle stick injury
0.5-2%
Transmission risk of HIV from a needle stick injury
0.3%
Post exposure prophylaxis for Hep A
Human Normal Immunoglobulin
Or Hep A vaccine
Post exposure prophylaxis for Hep B
Booster vaccine if known responder
If non-responder then hep B immunoglobulin and vaccine
Post exposure prophylaxis for hep C
Monthly PCR
If seroconversation then interferon +/- ribavirin
Post exposure prophylaxis for HIV
High risk: oral antiretrovirals for 4 weeks
Post exposure prophylaxis for varicella zoster
VZIG
If IgG negative and pregnant or immunosuppressed
Live attenuated vaccines
BCG
MMR
Oral polio
Yellow fever
Oral typhoid
Intranasal influenza
Inactivated preparations of vaccines
Rabies
Hepatitis A
Intramuscular influenza
Inactivated toxin vaccines
Tetanus
Diphtheria
Pertussis
Hepatitis E during pregnancy
20% mortality
Where is hepatitis E often transmitted from?
Shellfish
Pork
What cancers are linked to HPV?
Cervical cancers - >99%
Anal cancers - 85%
Vulval and vaginal cancers - 50%
Mouth and throat cancers - 20-30%
Which HPV vaccine is used and what does it protect against?
Gardasil
HPV 6, 11, 16 and 18
When is HPV vaccine given?
12 and 13 year old boys and girls in year 8
How many doses is the HPV vaccine?
2
What is the standard fridge temperature for storing vaccines?
+2 to +8 degrees C
Classical features of pneumocystis jiroveci
Pneumonia in HIV patients
Few chest signs
Exertional dyspnoea
Classical features of legionella pneumophilia
Spread by air conditioning
Dry cough
Lymphopenia
Deranged LFTs
Hyponatraemia
Classical features of mycoplasma pneumoniae
Flu like symptoms precede dry cough
Haemolytic anaemia
Erythema multiforme
Which organism causes pneumonia after influenza?
Staphylococcus aureus
Most common cause of community acquired pneumonia
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Most common cause of bronchiolitis
respiratory syncytial virus
Who should be screened for MRSA?
All admissions except termination of pregnancy, ophthalmic surgery, mental health
How should a patient be screened for MRSA?
Nasal swab and skin lesions
How to treat MRSA once found
Nose - mupirocin 2% TDS for 5 days
Skin - chlorhexidine OD for 5 days
Antibiotics commonly used to treat MRSA
Vancomycin
Teicoplanin
Linezolid
Which antibiotic to use for cellulitis in a pregnant woman allergic to penicillin?
Erythromycin
Should patients with asthma get the pneumococcal vaccine?
Only if need regular or long term prednisolone
Antibiotic for cellulitis if allergic to penicillin
Clarithromycin
Antibiotic for animal bites
Co-amoxiclav
Antibiotic for animal bite if penicillin allergic
Doxycycline + metronidazole
Presentation of Kaposi’s sarcoma
Purple papules or plaques that may ulcerate
Respiratory involvement causing massive haemoptysis and pleural effusion
Cause of Kaposi’s sarcoma
Human herpes virus 8
Cause of croup
Parainfluenza virus
Features of Orf
Affects hands and arms
Small, raised red-blue papules
May increase to 2-3cm and become flat-topped and haemorrhagic
Empirical therapy for meningitis age <3 months
IV cefotaxime + amoxicllin
Empircal therapy for meningitis age 3 months - 50 years
IV cefotaxime
Empircal therapy for meningitis >50 years
IV cefotaxime + amoxicillin
Antibiotic choice for meningococcal meningitis
IV benzyl penicillin or cefotaxime
Antibiotic choice for pneumococcal meningitis
IV cefotaxime
Antibiotic choice for meningitis caused by haemophilus influenzae
IV cefotaxime
Antibiotic choice for meningitis caused by listera
IV amoxicillin + gentamicin
Prophylactic antibiotic choice for close contacts of patients with meningitis
Oral ciprofloxacin (one dose)
When are close contacts of patients with meningitis at highest risk?
first 7 days
Risk persists for 4 weeks
Which antibiotic to give to treat UTI in a pregnant women at or near term?
Cefalexin or amoxicillin for 7 days
Risk of giving nitrofurantoin to a pregnant women at term
May induce haemolysis in the newborn
Vaccinations for patients with CKD including dialysis
Pneumococcus
Influenza
Hepatitis B
Classical features in Behcet’s disease
Oral ulcers
Genital ulcers
Uveitis
When to send a urine culture in UTI for non-pregnant women?
age >65
visible or non-visible haematuria
Age of first influenza vaccine
2-3 years
How many doses of tetanus are in the routine schedule?
5
What is a tetanus prone wound?
Puncture type injuries in contaminated environment e.g. gardening
Wounds with foreign bodies
Compound fractures
Wounds or burns with systemic sepsis
Tetanus prevention when patient has had full course of tetanus vaccines with last dose <10 years ago
No vaccine or immunoglobulin regardless of wound severity
Tetanus prevention when a patient has had a full course of tetanus vaccines with last dose >10 years ago
Tetanus prone wound = reinforcing dose of vaccine
High risk wounds = reinforcing dose of vaccine + tetanus immunogloublin
Tetanus prevention when vaccination history is unknown or incomplete
Reinforcing dose of vaccine regardless of wound severity
Tetanus prone and high risk wounds = reinforcing dose of vaccine + tetanus immunoglobulin
Which patient groups should have the pneumococcal vaccine every 5 years?
Splenectomy
CKD
Malignancies associated with EBV
Burkitt’s lymphoma
Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma
HIV associated CNS lymphoma
What aged children get the influenza vaccine?
2 to 10 years