Microbiology Buzzwords

Question 1

The 4Cs

Answer 1

Cephalosporins
Co-amoxiclav
Ciprofloxacin (fluoroquinolones including levofloxacin)
Clindamycin

Question 2

Rusty sputum

Answer 2

Pneumococcus (strep pneumoniae)

Question 3

Bloody/streaky sputum

Answer 3

TB

PE

Question 4

Anchovy paste sputum

Answer 4

Ruptured amoebic abscess

Question 5

Yellow/green sputum

Answer 5

Bacterial infection

Question 6

Black sputum

Answer 6

Coal miners

Question 7

Redcurrant jelly sputum

Answer 7

Klebsiella

Question 8

Pink frothy sputum

Answer 8

Pulmonary oedema

Question 9

Bacteria associated with farm animals

Answer 9

Coxiella

Question 10

Birds (related to the parrot)

Answer 10

Psittacosis

Question 11

Virus associated with camels

Answer 11

MERS Co-V

Question 12

Change in steroid dose

HIV

Answer 12

Pneumocystis pneumonia

Question 13

Infection in asplenic people

Answer 13

Encapsulated bugs

Question 14

4 yearly peaks, is not viral but is detected on PCR

Answer 14

Mycoplasma

Question 15

Dental abscesses

Answer 15

Strep viridans

Question 16

If you find this bug you should investigate for colorectal cancer

Answer 16

Strep gallolyticus

Question 17

Aspiration pneumonia

Alcoholics

Answer 17

Klebsiella

Question 18

Unpasteurised milk products
Grows best a fridge temperature
Immunosuppressed patients, older patients and pregnant patients, alcohol excess, diabetes

Answer 18

Listeria

Question 19

Water tanks

Answer 19

Legionella

Question 20

Endocarditis is IVDU and native valves

Answer 20

Staph aureus

Question 21

Endocarditis in prosthetic valves

Answer 21

Staph epidermidis

Question 22

Farm animals
Undercooked poultry
Water
Unpasteurised milk
Bloody diarrhoea
3-10 days incubation

Answer 22

Campylobacter

Question 23

Cream cake

Answer 23

Staph aureus

Question 24

Farm animals
Undercooked poultry
Raw egg
12-48hrs

Answer 24

Salmonella

Question 25

Contaminated beef, mince meat

Answer 25

E.coli 0157

Question 26

Haemolytic uraemic syndrome

Answer 26

NO ANTIBIOTICS
E.coli 0157
Shigella

Question 27

Bloody diarrhoea

Answer 27

Campylobacter
Salmonella
Shigella
E.coli 0157
C.diff

Question 28

Treatment for C.diff

Answer 28

Less severe = metronidazole

Severe = vancomycin

Question 29

Cereal crops

Answer 29

Bacilius cereus

Question 30

Winter vomiting bug

Answer 30

Norovirus

Question 31

Kidney stones

Foul smelling urine

Answer 31

Proteus

Question 32

UTI in women of a child bearing age

Answer 32

Staph saprophyticus