Infectious Diseases I: Background Flashcards
1
Q
Gram + stain
A
dark purple of bluish
2
Q
Gram - stain
A
Pink or reddish
3
Q
Gram + cocci in clsuters
A
Staphylococcus
4
Q
Gram + cocci in pairs and chains
A
Strep pneumoniae (pairs)
Strep
Enterococcus
5
Q
Gram - cocci
A
Neisseria
6
Q
Gram - rods
A
E. Coli Klebsiella Enterobacter Proteus Pseudomonas H. influenzae
7
Q
Define “breakpoints”
A
The usual drug conc that inhibits growth of a bacteria
determined by Clinical & Lab Standards institute
8
Q
Susceptible means….
A
The MIC = to the breakpoint
9
Q
Antibiogram
A
provides susceptibility patterns at a certain institution over a certain period of time
10
Q
Common resistant pathogens
A
S. aureus (MRSA) Entercoccus (VRE) E. Coli (ESBL, CRE) K. pneumoniae (ESBL,CRE) Pseudomonas
11
Q
primary resistance mechanism of B-lactams
A
enzyme inactivation
Beta-lactamase
12
Q
Cell wall inhibitors
A
Beta lactams Monobactams (aztreonam) Vanco dalbavancin telavancin oritavancin
13
Q
Protein synthesis inhibitors
A
AG's macrolides tetracyclines clindamycin Linezolid, tedizolid Quinupristin/dalfopristin
14
Q
Cell membrane inhibitors
A
Polymyxin
daptomycin
telavancin
oritavancin
15
Q
DNA/RNA inhibitors
A
quinolones
metronidazole
rifampin
