Microbiology CBL Flashcards
How should blood cultures be taken when dealing with possible bacterial endocarditis (BE)?
3 sets
From peripheral veins
Prior to antibiotics
Fever and a heart murmur?
Bacterial endocarditis should always be considered
Investigations for endocarditis?
Echocardiogram
What will be seen on an echocardiogram in BE?
Fibrin and platelets attached to damaged heart valve
Bacteria adherence to lesions = vegetations
Gram positive cocci
Staphylococci (clusters like grapes)
Streptococci (chains)
Gram positive rods
Clostridia (c. diff)
Bacillus (B.cereus)
Listeria (L.monocytogenes)
Gram negative cocci
Neisseriae
Gram negative rods
E.coli
Klebsiella (K.pneumoniae)
Most common streptococcus species associated with BE?
Streptococcus viridans
Criteria used to diagnose endocarditis
Dukes criteria - sustained bacteraemia with a typical organism and an echo which is consistent with endocarditis
Streptococcal endocarditis antibiotic regimen
4 weeks benzylpenicillin with gentamicin the first two weeks (synergistic in combination but gentamicin alone would not work)
Acute cholecystitis pathogenesis
Gallbladder infections usually result from gallstone formation and impaction in cystic duct leads to - Infection Oedema Cholangitis Liver abcess formation Gangrene of gallbladder
Criteria for systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS)
Temp >38 or <36
Tachycardia >90bpm
Tachypnoea RR>20/min
WBC >12
Necrotising fascitis causing severe sepsis clues
NSAID use
Mild preceeding trauma
Sepsis
Progresses over several hours
Type 1 vs Type 2 necrotising fascitits
Type 1 - Anaerobe infection (bacteroides) and aerobes (Streptococci). More common in elderly px.
Type 2 - Group A streptococci (S. pyogenes or S. aures)
Broad spectrum antibiotics to commence in NF
flucloxacillan benzylpenicillin metronidazole gentamicin clindamycin
Surgical prophylaxis for MRSA
Vancomycin or teicoplanin (glycopeptide)
Cefuroxime
Associated with c.diff
No activity against MRSA
What to establish in a sexual hx?
Date of last sex Gender of partner Type of sex - oral, anal etc Condom? Have they had an STI test before?
HIV symptom screen
Fever, rash, headache, sore throat, swollen glands
Investigations for MSM
Genital, anal and proctoscopic exam
Excluse mouth for oral hairy leukoplakia and candida
Lymph nodes, skin rash?
NAAT for chlamydia and gonorrhoea
Why does n.gonorrhoea have multiple drug resistance determinants?
It is naturally transformable and can easily acquire plasmids and genetic material between resistant and sensitive organisms can be transferred.
Resistant to penicillin, tetracycline and quinolone (ciprofloxacin)
Risk factors for CDI
Over 65
recent hospitalisation
recent antibiotics
Most common causes of gastroenteritis
Campylobacter Salmonella E.coli Norovirus Rotavirus Giardiasis
Mx of px with diarrhoea
Fluids if urea raised (oral or IV)
Antibiotics have little use in GE and can worsen prognosis - only give if CDI
Which viruses cause a vesicular rash?
Herpes simplex virus 1/2
Varicella zoster virus (chicken pox)
Enterovirus (hand foot and mouth disease)