IntrotoInfectiousDisease Flashcards
What type of antibiotics are stimulated by host flora?
Cross-protective
Can normal flora become pathogenic?
yes
Infection has organism presence, organ damage, and inflammation. How is that different from colonization?
Colonization just has organism present
What do increased bands in circulation indicate??
Left shift, leukemia
T/F, lymphocytes make antibodies
TRUE
What is the difference btwn the cell wall in gram + vs - ?
+ = rigid thick, peptidoglycan, crosslinked
- = think layer, 1/ 2glycan chains, protected by protein outer layer
What is the minimum inhibitory concentration and what are the 3 breakpoints?
Lowest concentration of antibiotic that inhibits visible growth of bacteria
Susceptible, intermediate, and resistant
What are the aerobic gram + cocci?
Staph aureus, staph epidermidis, staph saprophyticus, entero faecalis, entero faecium, entero durans, B hemolytic, viridas strp A hemolytic, strep pneumoniae
What are the B hemolytic gram + cocci?
Strep pyogenes ( group A), strep agalactiae (group B), strep bovis (nonenterococci, group D)
What are the viridan A hemolytics?
Strep sangius, salvarius, mitis, and mutans
What are the 3 staphylococcal resistant drugs
Penicillin, methicillin, methicillin- susceptible isolates
Where does staph colonize?
Skin and nose
Which strep colonizes on the skin?
Group A- strep pyogenes
Which strep colonizes on the mouth?
Viridans, anaerobes
Which strep colonizes on the nasopharynx?
Group A- strep pyogenes
Which strep colonizes on the lower GI?
Group D strep bovis, viridans, anaerobes
Which strep colonizes on the female GU?
Group B strep agalactiae
Which strep causes cellulitis?
Group A s. pyogenes