Infectious Diseases II: Background

Question 1

Common pathogens for CNS infections [4]

Answer 1

Strep pneumo
N. meningitidis
H. influenzae
Listeria

Question 2

Common pathogens for upper resp tract infections [4]

Answer 2

Strept pyogenes
Strept pneumo
H. influenzae
Moraxella catarrhalis

Question 3

Common pathogens for endocarditis [4]

Answer 3

S. aureus (includ MRSA)
S. epidermidis
streptococcus
Entercocci

Question 4

Common pathogens for skin and soft tissue infections [4]

Answer 4

S. aurues
S. pyogenes
Staph epidermidis
aerobic and anaerrobic gram - rods

Question 5

Common pathogens for for bone and joint infections [5]

Answer 5

S. aurues 
s. epidermidis
streptococci
N. gonorrhea
gram - rods

Question 6

Common pathogens for UTIs [5]

Answer 6

E. coli
Proteus
Klebsiella
enterococci
streptococci

Question 7

Common pathogens for community acquired LRTIs

Answer 7

s. pneumonia
H. influenzae
Legionella, Mycoplasma (atypicals)

Question 8

Common pathogens for for hospital acquired LRTIs

Answer 8

S. aureus (MRSA)
pseudomonas
Enteric gram - rods
S. penumoniae

Question 9

Which inflammatory marker is more specific to bacterial infections?

Answer 9

Procalcitonin

other markers: CRP, ESR