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Micro n Infection Flashcards

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Gram +ve cocci?

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Staphylococcus
Streptococcus
Enterococcus

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Gram +ve aerobes

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‘Aerobic Rods and Corney Mike’s List of Basic Nokias’
- Aerobic rods
- Corneybacteria ‘corney’
- Mycobacteria ‘mike’
- Listeria ‘list of’
- Bacillus ‘basic’
- Nocardia ‘nokia’s’

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Gram +ve anaerobes?

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“Rods anaerobic CLAP”
Clostridium
Lactobacillus
Actinomyces
Propionibacterium

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Common gram -ve

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Neisseria meningitis
Neisseria gonorrhoea
Haemophilia influenza
E. coli
Klebsiella
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Moraxella catarrhalis

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Atypical (non culturable) organisms

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Chlamoydophila pneumonia
Chlamydia psittaci
Coxiella burnetti
Legionella pneumophilia
Mycoplasma pneumonia

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What is MRSA

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Methicillin resistant staph aureus

Resistant to beta lactam abx

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Treatment options for MRSA

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Doxycycline
Clindamycin
Vancomycin
Teicoplanin
Linezolid

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Most common cause of bacterial chest infection

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Strep pneumoniae (gram +ve cocci)

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2nd most common cause of bacterial chest infection

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Haemophilus influenzae (gram -ve)

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What 1st line abx covers strep?

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Amoxicillin

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What 1st line abx covers staph?

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Co-amoxiclav

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What 1st line abx covers ecoli

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Co amoxiclav

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What abx covers haemophilus

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Co amoxiclav

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What abx covers pseudomonas

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Tazocin

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What is ESBL and what treats is

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Extended spectrum beta lactamase bacteria

Meropenam abx

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What abx covers MRSA?

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Teicoplanin

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What’s usually used to cover atypical infections?

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Clarithromycin or doxycycline

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What bacteria does amoxicillin usually cover?

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Streptococcus

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What bacteria does co amoxiclav cover?

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Staphylococcus
Haemophilus
E. coli

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What bacteria does tazocin cover?

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Pseudomonas

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What is meropenam used to treat?

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ESBL- Extended spectrum beta lactamase bacteria, usually ecoli or klebsiela
Often UTIs

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What is Teicoplanin used to cover?

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MRSA

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MOA: Abx that inhibit protein synthesis in bacteria?

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Act on bacterial ribosome

Doxycycline (tetracycline)
Erythromycin
Chloramphenicol
Clindamycin
Gentamicin
Amikacin

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MOA: abx that inhibits cell wall synthesis

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Abx WITH Beta lactam ring
- penicillin
- carbapenams
- cephalosporins

Abx WITHOUT beta lactam ring
- vancomycin
- teicoplanin

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Moa of
Penicillins
Vancomycin
Teicoplanin
Gentamicin
Doxycyline
Clindamycin

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Penicillins (has beta lactam ring)
- inhibits cell wall synthesis
Vancomycin and teicoplanin(hasn’t got beta lactam ring) - but still inhibits cell wall synthesis
Gentamicin, doxy and Clindamycin- inhibit protein synthesis in ribosome

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5 antibiotics that inhibit cell wall synthesis?

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Penicillin
Carbapenams
Cephalosporins
Vancomycin
Teicoplanin

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Examples of penicillins?

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Penicillin
Amoxicillin
Co-amoxiclav
Flucloxacillin
Phenoxymethylpenicillin

Often used for skin, chest and UTIs

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Examples of cephlosporins?
What are they commonly used for?

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Cefalexin

Wide range, good for severe e.g. sepsis and meningococcal septicaemia

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Macrolide antibiotics e.gs? And use

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Azithromycin
Erythromycin
Clarithromycin

Lung infections. Good in penicillin allergy

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What abx usually used for UTIs?

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Nitrofurantoin
Trimethoprim

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Stain for ?TB

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Zeihl Neelson stain
+ve =red
-ve stays blue

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TB antibiotics

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RIPE
Rifampicin -6m
Isoniazid- 6m
Pyrazinamide- 2m
Ethambutol- 2m

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What is pyridoxine? Why is it given to people with TB?

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Vitamin B6

Given to prevent peripheral neuropathy, which can be a side effect of isoniazid

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Potential side affects of TB medications?

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Rifamipicin “red and orange pissin”
Red/orange secretions, hepatitis, flu like sx

Isoniazid “I’m so numb azid”
Peripheral neuropathy, hepatitis, agranulocytosis

Pyrazinamide
Hyperuricaemia —>gout, hepatitis

Ethambutol “eye-thambutamol”
Optic neuritis, check vision before and during

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Side effects of rifampicin?

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Rifamipicin “red and orange pissin”

Red/orange secretions, hepatitis, flu like sx

36
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Side effects of isoniazid

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Isoniazid “I’m so numb azid”
Peripheral neuropathy, hepatitis, agranulocytosis

37
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Side effects with Pyrazinamide?

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Pyrazinamide
Hyperuricaemia —>gout, hepatitis

38
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Side effects of ethambutol?

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Ethambutol “eye-thambutamol”
Optic neuritis, check vision before and during

39
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Which antibiotics inhibit cell wall synthesis but don’t have a beta lactam ring?

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Vancomycin
Teicoplanin

40
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Which antibiotics inhibit cell wall synthesis and have a beta lactam ring?

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Penicillins
Carbapenams
Cephalosporins

41
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2 most common causes of bacterial chest infections?

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Streptococcus pneumoniae (AKA pneumococcus)- 50%
Haemophilus influenzae- 20%

42
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Chest infection organisms seen in patients with a low CD4 count?

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Maroxella catarrhalis
Pneumocystis jiroveci- a yeast like fungus

43
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1st line abx for pneumonia in community?

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Amoxicillin
Could also use doxycycline or clarithromycin

44
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Most common bacteria seen in septic arthritis?

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Staph. aureus- most common
Group A strep
Neisseria gonorrhoea- more common in sexually active
Haemophilus influenza
E.coli

45
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Treatment if septic arthritis suspected?

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Aspirate joint before abx
Empirical IV abx for 4-6weeks
Flucloxacillin
If pen allergic, clindamycin

46
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Abx that inhibit folic acid mechanism

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Sulfamethoxazole
Trimethoprim
These combined- septrin (cotrimoxazole

47
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Most common cause of meningococcal septicaemia in children?

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Neisseria meningitidis- a gram negative meningococcus

48
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Suspected meningitis is community. Stiff neck, headache, photophobia, fever, altered conciousness, non-blanching rash. What to do?

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Urgent transfer to hospital
IM benzylpenicillin
<1yr 300mg
1-9yr 600mg
>10+yr 1200mg

49
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Meningitis in hospital management?

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Lumbar puncture
<3m - cefotaxime + amoxicillin (to cover listeria from mother)
> 3m - ceftriaxone
+/- Vancomycin

50
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Lumbar punctures. What you see in bacterial, viral and TB?

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Bacterial- low glucose, high protein, cloudy, high opening pressure, high neutrophils
Viral- normal glucose, mildly raised protein, clear, normal opening pressure, high lymphocytes
TB- same as bacterial but high lymphocytes. low glucose, high protein, cloudy, high opening pressure, high lymphocytes

51
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Treatment for malaria falciparum?

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Admit as can deteriorate
IV artesunate- most effective but unlicensed
IV quinine dihydrochloride
Doxycycline

52
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Side effect of doxycycline

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Sensitivity to light- can burn easily

53
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What antimalarial can cause bad dreams and even psychotic disorders?

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Mefloquine

54
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Diagnosis of neutropenic sepsis?

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Neutrophils <1
Temp >38. Or meeting other sepsis criteria

55
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Treatment of neutropenic sepsis?

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IV tazocin- broad spec abx
*after taking blood cultures. Don’t delay

56
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Most common bacterial cause of toncillitis?
And abx treatment?

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Group A strep
Pen V- phenoxymethylpenicillin

57
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Most common cause of otitis media?

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Strep pneumonia

58
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Most common cause of rhinosinusitis?

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Strep. pneumoniae

59
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4 most common causes of bacterial toncillitis?

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Group A strep- phenoxymethypenicillin tx
Strep. pneumoniae
Haemophilus influenzae
Morazella catarrhalis
Staph aureus

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Most common cause of UTI?
Plus some others

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E.coli

Klebisiella
Pseudomonas auruginosa
Staph saphrophyticus
Enterococcus
Candida albicans- fungal

61
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1st line UTI abx? and other options?

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Trimethoprim
Nitrofurantoin
Pivmecillinam

62
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1st line abx for pyelonephritis?

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7-10 days abx
Cefalexin
If cultures results available:
Co-amoxiclav, trimethoprim, ciprofloxacin (can damage tendons and lower seizure threshhold)

63
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What are some side effects with ciprofloxacin that you need to keep in mind when prescribing??

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Can damage tendons
Can lower seizure threshold

64
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What investigation do you do for ?malaria in a returning traveler?

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Three blood films over three days. Needed due to 48hour life cycle of malaria parasite
Send EDTA (FBC bottle) with marked ‘for malaria film’

65
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Most common causes of cellulitis?

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Staph aureus
Group A or C strep
Other: MRSA

66
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1st line abx in cellulitis? And alternatives?

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Flucloxacillin

Clarithromycin
Pen V- phenoxymethylpenicillin- if group A strep considered most likely
Clindalycin

67
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Man comes back from holiday with feeling rubbish with cough, diarhoea and a temperature. What’s the most likely causative organism?

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Legionella pneumophilia

68
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99yo lady with dry cough, muscle aches, feeling rubbish and temp 38.4. Covid test negative and suspect influenza. They’re a bit vulnerable being the fine age of 99 so want to treat. What do you give?

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Oseltamivir (Tamiflu)
Must be given within 48 hours.
75mg tablet twice daily for 5 days

69
Q

Name 3 macrolides?

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Erythromycin
Clarithromycin
Azithromycin

70
Q

Key adverse effects and interactions of macrolides?

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Prolongation of QT

Interactions
- statins- should be stopped when taking macrolides
- warfarin
- amiodarone

71
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Treatment for severe c.difficile infection?

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Oral vancomycin- better bioavailability in gut
IV metronidazole

C.diff is a gram +ve rod, it’s toxin can cause psuedomembranous colitis
Most commonly caused by cephlopsporin broad spectrum abx

72
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How is C.diff diagnosed?

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C.difficile toxin in stool

73
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First episode, non life threatening c diff tx?

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1st line- oral vancomycin 10 days
2nd line- oral fidaxomicin
3rd line- oral vancomycin +/- IV metronidazole

74
Q

Treatment for chronic bronchitis exacerbation?

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Amoxicillin OR tetracycline OR clarithromycin

75
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Treatment for community acquired pneumonia?

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Amoxicillin
If penicillin allergic: doxy or clarithromycin

Add flucloxacillin if staphylococci suspected e.g. in influenza

76
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Treatment for pneumonia with cause suspected to be aytypical?

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Clarithromycin

77
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Treatment for hospital acquired pneumonia?

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Within 5 days of admission- co-amoxiclav or cefurotaxime

> 5days- piperacillin c tazobactam
OR
Broad spectrum cephalosporin (e.g. ceftazidime)
OR
Quinolone e.g. ciprofloxacin

78
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Lower UTI treatment?

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Trimethoprim
Nitrofurantoin

Or can use amoxicillin or cephalosporin

79
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Treatment for acute pyelonephritis?

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Broad spectrum cephalosporin e.g.
ceftriaxone
OR quinolone e.g. ciprofloxacin

80
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Acute prostatitis treatment?

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Quinolone OR trimethoprim

81
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Beta lactam abx groups?

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Penicillins
Cephalosporins
Carbapenams

All pretty broad spectrum

82
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What abx can reduce seizure threshold in epileptic patients?

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Ciprofloxacin

83
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Which abx as an absolute contraindication with methotrexate?

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Trimethoprim

Co-tramoxisole (contains trimethoprim so shouldn’t be used either, sometimes used for HAP or PCP- an immunocompromised chest infection)

84
Q

Treatment for chronic bronchitis exacerbation?

A

Amoxicillin OR Tetracycline OR
Clarithromycin

85
Q

Treatment for community acquired pneumonia?

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Amoxicillin
If penicillin allergic: doxy or clarithromycin

Add flucloxacillin if staph ylococci suspected e.g. in influenza

86
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Treatment for pneumonia with cause suspected to be aytypical?

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Clarithromycin

87
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Treatment for hospital acquired pneumonia?

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Within 5 days of admission- co-amoxiclav or cefurotaxime

> 5days- piperacillin c tazobactam
OR
Broad spectrum cephalosporin (e.g. ceftazidime)
OR
Quinolone e.g. ciprofloxacin

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