infectious diseases 🦠 Flashcards
name some gram positive cocci organisms
streptococcus
staphylococcus
enterococcus
name some gram positive bacilli organisms
ABCD
anthrax
bacillus
clostridium
diphtheria
name some gram negative cocci organisms
neisseria meningitis
neisseria gonorrhoea
name some gram negative bacilli organisms
escherichia
campylobacter
what antibiotics break down cell wall
PENNY VAN CEPH
evil warlord blows up peptidoglycan walls with his beta-lactam
penicillins
vancomycins
cephalosporins
what antibiotics inhibit cell synthesis
MC FAT
macrolides
chloramphenicol
fusidic acid
aminogylcosides
tetracyclines
what antibiotics disrupt nucleic acid
ANTHONY QUINN - a spy who steals information needed for factory function (DNA)
ANTi-folate - trimethoprimn
(fluoro) Quinolones - floxacin
tx of c.diff
PO vancomycin
IV metronidazole
what organism causes malaria
anopheles gambiae
What abx would you use to treat osteomyelitis
cl IN damycin
goes IN to bones and deep tissues
Malaria presentation
Hx of travel
Pallor, fatigue or anaemia
Splenomegaly
Jaundice
Ix for malaria
Gold standard blood film
most common organism that causes septic arthritis in young sexually active patients
neisseria gonorrhoeae
clinical features of septic arthritis
acute/subacute onset
joint feels hot, painful and swollen
usually one joint affected
movement is restricted
fever and malaise
management of septic arthritis
aspiration for small joints
arthroscopy and arthrotomy for large joints
symptoms of gonorrhoea
in men: discharge, dysuria, tender inguinal nodes
in women: discharge, dysuria and abnormal bleeding
management of gonorrhoea
ceftriaxone
untreated gonorrhoea can lead to
infertlity in women and men
increased risk of HIV/AIDS
infection that spreads to joints and other areas of the body
what is Pott’s disease of the spine
extrapulmonary manifestation of tuberculosis
risk factors for Potts disease of the spine
prolonged exposure to poor living conditions
immunocomopromised
clinical features of Pott’s disease of the spine
localised back pain
neurological deficits
radiographic findings indicative of vertebral body involvement
a biopsy demonstrating granuloma formation is highly suggestive
CSF findings for bacterial meningitis
“cloudy and turbid” appearance
low glucose
CSF findings for viral meningitis
normal appearance
normal glucose
