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1
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What are the main aerobic gram positive bacilli?

A

Corynebacterium diphtheriae
Listeria monocytogenes
Bacillus anthracis

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Clubbing: respiratory causes.

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Chronic cyanosis,
lung cancer (bronchial carcinoma and mesothelioma),
suppurative lung disease (e.g. cystic fibrosis, TB abscess),
fibrosing alveolitis.

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3
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Clubbing: GI causes

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Inflammatory bowel e.g. Crohn’s.
Cirrhosis
Malabsorption e.g. coeliac disease
GI lymphoma.

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4
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Clubbing: cardiac causes.

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Cyanotic congenital heart disease. 
Endocarditis
Atrial myxoma (a rare cardiac tumour).
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5
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Clubbing: rare causes.

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Familial

Thyroid acropachy

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6
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Unilateral clubbing causes.

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Axillary artery aneurysm

brachial arterio-venous malformation.

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7
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What are the main gram positive anaerobic bacilli?

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Clostridium species

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8
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What are the main intracellular bacteria?

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Chlamydia, Coxiella, Legionella pneumophilia

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9
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What are the main gram -ive cocci?

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Neisseria, Moraxella (pneumonia)

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10
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What are the the main anaerobic bacteria?

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Bacteroides, Helicobacter pylori.

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11
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Which are the main dsDNA viruses?

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Papovaviruses, adenoviruses, pox viruses, herpes viruses.

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12
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Which are the main ssDNA viruses?

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Parvovirus

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13
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Which are the main dsRNA viruses?

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Reoviruses inc. rotavirus

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14
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What are the main positive ssRNA viruses?

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Picornaviruses (rhinoviruses, enteroviruses inc coxsackie, hep A, echo, enterovirus EV71 and poliovirus)
Coronavirus
Togavirus

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15
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What are the main negative ssRNA viruses?

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Orthomyxo, paramyxo, arena, rhabdo and bunyavirus

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16
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Common use for amoxicillin

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Recurrent or severe pneumonia

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17
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Common uses for ampicillin

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Listeria. Also more active against gram -ive rods than amoxicillin.

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18
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Common uses for benzylpenicillin

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Meningitis

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19
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Common uses for co-amoxiclav

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Used for B-lactamase producers, but may contribute to C. diff infections.

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20
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Common uses for flucloxicillin

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Staphylococci (B-lactamase producing)

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21
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Common uses for piperacillin

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Very broad spectrum including anaerobes, Pseudomonas, staphs. Reserve for severe infections.

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22
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Uses for cephalosporins.

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Parenteral pre and post surgery.

UTI, pneumonia and otitis media but NOT FIRST LINE

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23
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Uses of gentamicin and amikacin

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For serious gram -ive infections. Amikacin has less resistance than gentamycin. Poor against streps and anaerobes, so combine with penicillin/metronidazole.

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24
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Clarithromycin and azithromycin uses.

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They are macrolides used for S. aureus, strep, mycoplasma, H pylori and chlamydia.

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25
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When is ciprofloxacin used?

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Adult cystic fibrosis, typhoid, salmonella, campylobacter, prostatitis and serious or resistant infections.

26
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Treatment for septicaemia from urinary tract sepsis

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Co-amoxiclav and gentamycin

27
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Treatment for septicaemia from intra-abdominal sepsis

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Ceftazidime (cefotaxime if meningococcal sepsis)

28
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Treatment for septicaemia from skin or bone source

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Flucloxacillin

29
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Treatment for septicaemia from unknown cause

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Co-amoxiclav, gentamicin and metronidazole.

30
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Treatment for septicaemia from unknown cause with neutropenia

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Tazocin with gentamicin

31
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Treatment of mild community acquired pneumonia

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Amoxicillin

32
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Treatment of possible atypical pneumonia

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Amoxicillin + erythromycin

33
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Treatment of severe community acquired pneumonia

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Co-amoxiclav and erythromycin

34
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Treatment of hospital acquired pneumonia

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Ceftazidine or tazocin.

35
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Treatment of meningococcal meningitis

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ceftriaxone or cefotaxime

36
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Treatment of Listeria meningitis

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ceftriaxone or cefotaxime WITH ampicillin AND gentamicin

37
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Treatment of pneumococcal meningitis

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ceftriaxone or cefotaxime

38
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Treatment of haemophilus meningitis

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ceftriaxone or cefotaxime

39
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Treatment of osteomyelitis/septic arthritis

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Flucloxacillin (also sepsis from bone cause)

40
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Treatment of simple UTI

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Trimethoprim

41
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Treatment of cellulitis

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Flucloxacillin (also sepsis from skin cause)

42
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Treatment of wound infection

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Flucloxacillin (also sepsis from skin cause)

43
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Group 1 extracellular bacteria

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Gram +ive cocci, Gram -ive cocci, Gram +ive bacilli.

44
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Group 2 extracellular bacteria

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Gram -ive bacilli

45
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Group 3 extracellular bacteria

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Non-sporing anaerobes

46
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First line treatment for group 1 extracellular bacteria; Gram +ive cocci, Gram -ive cocci, Gram +ive bacilli.

A

Benzylpenicillin

47
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First line treatment for group 1 extracellular bacteria (Gram +ive cocci, Gram -ive cocci, Gram +ive bacilli) if patient allergic to penicillins

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Erythromycin.

48
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Treatment for MRSA and MSSA

A

Vancomycin

49
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Treatment for vancomycin resistant enterococci.

A

Linelozid and daptomycin

50
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Which Gram -ive bacilli is amoxycillin also effective against (as well as group 1)

A

H. influenzae.

51
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First line treatment of susceptible group 2 bacilli (Gram -ive)

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Gentamycin, ciprofloxacin.

52
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First line treatment of resistant group 2 bacilli; Pseudomonas

53
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First line treatment of resistant group 2 bacteria; ESBL

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Fosfomycin

54
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First line treatment of group 3 bacteria: non-sporing anaerobes like bacterioides

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Metronidazole.

55
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Broad spectrum antibiotic against both groups 1 and 2

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Ceftazidine

Co-amoxiclav or augmentin.

56
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Very broad ranging antibiotics

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Tazocin and meropenem.

57
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Group 5 bacteria (intracellular)

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Chlamydia, mycoplasma, Rickettsia

58
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Treatment for group 5 bacteria

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Tetracycline, erythromycin

59
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Group 4 bacteria (intracellular)

A

Mycobacteria

60
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Treatment for mycobacteria

A

Rifampicin
Isoniazid
Pyrazinamide
Ethambutol

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