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microbiology Flashcards

1
Q

Bacilli are shaped like ______.

A

Rods

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2
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Cocci are shaped like _____.

A

circles

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3
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what colour do gram +ve bacteria stain

A

violet

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4
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what colour do gram -ve bacteria stain

A

red / pink

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5
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give examples of 3 gram positi ve cocci

A

staphylococcus
streptococcus
enterococcus

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6
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give 5 examples of gram positive rods

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Corny Mikes list of basic cars

Corny- corneybacteria
Mike’s - Mycobacteria
List of - listeria
Basic- Bacillus
cars- nocardia

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6
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give examples of key gram negative bacteria

A

Neisseria meningitidis
Neisseria gonorrhoea
haemophilia influenza
E.Coli
Klebsiella
Pseudomonas
Moraxella

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6
Q

give examples of gram positive anaerobes

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clostridium
lactobacillus
actinomyces
propionibacterium

( CLAP)

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7
Q

give 5 bacteria that cannot be cultured by a gram stain

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Legions of psittaci MCQs

legionella
chlamydia psittaci
mycoplasma pneumonia
chlamydophilia pneumonia
Q Fever ( coxiella)

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8
Q

what is MRSA resistant to?

A

beta lactam antibiotics -
penicillins
cephalosporins
carbapenems

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9
Q

which antibiotics can be used to treat MRSA

A

Doxycycline
clindamycin
vancomycin
teicoplanin
linezolid

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10
Q

give examples of antibiotics with a beta lactam ring

A

Penicillin
Carbapenems
cephalosporins

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11
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give examples of antibiotics without a beta lactam ring

A

Vancomycin
teicoplanin

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12
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what are the 2 components of co-trimoxazole

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sulfamethoxazole
trimethoprim

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13
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which types of antibiotics can patients with penicillin allergies cross react to

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cephalosporins and carbapenems

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14
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which antibiotic is used to cover pseudomonas

A

Piperacillin with tazobactam

15
Q

which antibiotics can be used to cover atypical bacteria

A

clarithromycin and doxycycline

16
Q

give 4 examples of Penicillins

A

amoxicillin
flucloxacillin
phenoxymethylpenicillin
co-amoxiclav

17
Q

name 4 antibiotics that can cause c.difficile infection

A

Co-amoxiclav
Clindamycin
Cephalosporins
Ciprofloxacin

18
Q

which types of pneumonia are an indication for tetracyclines?

A

Atypical pneumonias such as mycoplasma pneumonia

19
Q

in which groups of people are the prescription of tetracyclines contraindicated

A

pregnant women
breastfeeding women
children <12

20
Q

give 3 examples of macrolides

A

azithromycin
clarithromycin
erythromycin

21
Q

what cardiac side effect can macrolides cause

A

QT prolongation

22
Q

give 2 examples of quinolones

A

ciprofloxacin
levofloxacin

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