Non Fermenter Bacteria Flashcards

1
Q

What mode of nutrition do pseudomonas??

A

Saprophytic

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2
Q

What are nosocomical infections??

A

Hospital acquired infections

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3
Q

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

A

It’s mostly responsible for nosocomical infections

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4
Q

Which bacteria is associated with blood transfusion?

A

P. Florescens

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5
Q

Pyocyanin is produced by just what??

A

P. Aeruginosa

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6
Q

Temp range of pseudomonas

A

5-45°C

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7
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Which penicillin is used in treatment of pseudomonas

A

Mezlocilin, ticacilin, pipracilin

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8
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Which carbapenem is used to treat pseudomonas

A

Imipenem, meropenem

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9
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Which cephalosporin is used to treat pseudomonas

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Ceftazidime, cefepime, cefoperazome

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10
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Which monobactum is used to treat pseudomonas

A

Aztreonem

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11
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Which quinolones is used to treat pseudomonas

A

Ciprofloxacin, levofloxaxin

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12
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Which aminoglycoside is used to treat pseudomonas

A

Gentamycin, tabramycin

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13
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Which polymyxin is used to treat pseudomonas

A

Polymyxin b, colistin

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14
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Which antibiotics have many pseudomonas grown resistant to?

A

Aminoglycoside and quinolones

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15
Q

Which media brings out the pseudomonas pigment more

A

King’s media

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16
Q

In blood agar, pseudomonas

A

Forms beta haemolysis

17
Q

Other opportunistic spp. Of pseudomonas are

A

P. putida, florescens and stutzeri

18
Q

Process of infection in pseudomonas can be divided into three stages which are??

A

-Attachment or colonisation
-Local invasion
-Dissemination or systemic dx

19
Q

Ethchytema gangrenosa occurs more in pts with?

A

Neutropenia

20
Q

Treatment of acentobacter

A

-It’s resistant to a shit load of antibiotics
-Empirical treatment is by combination of cephalosporin or carbapenem with a floroquinolone or aminoglycoside
-Antibiotics succeptibility testing is carried out
-involve reference lab as appropriate

21
Q

Cephalosporin that can’t be used to treat pseudomonas

A

Ceftriaxone, cefotaxime, cefuroxime

22
Q

What causes melioidisis

A

B. Pesudomaelli

23
Q

Antibiotics used in treatment of melioidisis

A

Tetracycline, sulphonamides, chloramphenicol

24
Q

Virulence factors for burkholderia

A

Invasion, elastase, biofilm