Lecture 31 - Surgical Infections

Question 1

What type of antibiotic is Cephalexin?

Answer 1

First generation cephalosporin

Question 2

What can cause a resistant bacteria to develop?

Answer 2

Use of certain AB’s

Amoxicillin + Cephalosporin + Clavamox

Question 3

What was the possible source of odor from the wound?

Answer 3

Proteus

Question 4

What hints that MRSA was present before the surgery?

Answer 4

Amoxicillin previously

Chronic open wound

Question 5

What is a pre-med in MRSA cases?

Answer 5

Amikacin

Question 6

What is a good method for killing MRSA?

Answer 6

Come at it from both directions
Doxycycline - inside
Chlorhexidine - surface

Question 7

What is a common bacteria to have multidrug resistance?

Answer 7

Acinetobacter

Question 8

What is a common trend in MDR infections?

Answer 8

More and more gram negative bacterias

Question 9

What are mechanisms that a bacteria can be MDR?

Answer 9

Beta lactamase production
Extended spectrum beta lactamase production
Carbapenamase production

Question 10

What bacteria specifically has Carbapenamase production?

Answer 10

Enterobacter