Microbio from practicals Flashcards
Staph Aureus treatment
Flucoxacillin
Typical pneumonia treatment
Amoxicillin
Atypical pneumonia treatment
Clarithromycin
Glandular fever treatment
Paracetamol
Haemophilus influenzae treatment
Amoxicillin
Immunocompromised RTI treatment
6-trimoxazole
Agar for funghi
Sabourads
MRSA treatment
Vancomycin
Enterococcie endocarditis treatment
Benzylpenicillin
XLD agar light = which bacteria
Salmonella
XLD agar dark= which bacteria
Shigella
Gastroenteritis treatment
Supportive
C dificile treatment
Remove offending antibiotic then give vancomycin
Empirical enteric antibiotics
Coamoxiclav, cefuroxime or metronidazole
Anaerobic bacteriodes treatment
Metronidazole
E coli treatment
Amoxiciliin
Ascending cholangitis empirical treatment
coamoxiclav
Bacteria other than colonised treatment
Metronidazole
Group A strep (Strep. pyogenes) treatment
Penicillin
Infected cannula site
Flucoxacillin +- benzylpenicillin
E coli which is penicillin resistant treatment
Coamoxiclav
CNS: Gram negative cocco bacilli (Hameophilus influenzae) treatment
IV ceftriaxone or cefotaxime
CNS: Gram positive diplococci treatment
IV ceftriaxone or cefotaxime
Meningitis treatment
IV Cefotaxime (consider +dexamethasone +amoxicillin)
Immunompromised meningitis risk treatment
IV Cefotaxime and amoxicillin
Listeria meningitis treatment
IV amoxicillin, gentamycin once confirmed
Meningitis antibiotic prophylaxis
Ciprofloxacin or Rifampicin to close contacts
Herpes simplex encephalitis treatment
IV acyclovir
Empiral infective endocarditis treatment
Benzylpenicillin and gentamycin
Strep infective endocarditis treatment
Benzylpenicillin and amoxicillin
Staph infective endocarditis treatment
Flucoxacillin and gentamycin
Aspergillus infective endocarditis treatment
Milonazole
Bacterial abscess treatment
Co-amoxiclav
Amoeba abscess treatment- caused by Entamoeba histolyica
Metronidazole
What is XLD used for
differentiate aerobic simple growth requirement gram negative bacilli
Which colonies stain yellow on XLD
Most gut colonies including E Coli
Which colonies stain red on XLD
Salmonella and shigella
How can you differentiate salmonella and shigella on XLD
sALMONELLA HAS BLACK CENTRES
Name three typical lactose fermenters
Klebsiella, E.coli, enterobacteria
Which organisms are oxidase test positive
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Which organisms are oxidase test negative
Salmonella, shigella, proteus
Describe H pylori appearance
Curved, motile rod, flagella enable corkscrew motion. Urease positive in diagnosis.
What agar is used for campylo bacter
CCDA- charcoal plate
Which factors have to be added to confirm H influenza
Factors X and V
How do you treat H influenza
Amoxicillin and doxycycline
What agar is used for fastidious growth requirements
Chocolate agar
Which bacteria are optochin sensitive
S. pneumonia
Which bacteria are lung abscesses
S. milleri and S aureus
Which bacteria stain with Ziehl-Neelson stain
M. tuberculosis and M bovis
Which agar is used to detect haemolysis
Blood agar, CBA plate
Which bacteria is weakly gram positive
Acid fast bacilli, use Ziehl-Neelson or Lowenstein Jensen
What antibiotic is used to treat meningitis in the community
IV benzylpenicillin
