pyogenic skin infections

Question 1

primary causes of skin and soft tissue infection

Answer 1

staph a/ strep pyogenes

Question 2

coagulase positive gm + cocci

Answer 2

staph auerus

Question 3

causes folliculitis

Answer 3

S aureus

Question 4

infection confined to epidermis

Answer 4

folliculitus

Question 5

causes furuncles

Answer 5

S aureus

Question 6

treatment for furuncles

Answer 6

small - moist head to promote drainage

large - incision and drainage

Question 7

carbuncles def:

Answer 7

multiple furuncles forming together

Question 8

furuncle def

Answer 8

boil (deep folliculitis into the dermis)

Question 9

treament for carbuncle

Answer 9

incision and drainage

Question 10

treatment for s pyogenes

Answer 10

penicillin

Question 11

def inpetigi

Answer 11

superficial pyoderma with discrete borders - mostly in kids

Question 12

casues of impetigo

Answer 12

s aureus/s pygogenes

Question 13

discrete bordered skin infection with thick, honey colored crust

Answer 13

impetigo

Question 14

treatment for impetigo

Answer 14

topical muprocin or fusidic acid. oral antibiotic if extensive

Question 15

MOA of mupirocin and fucidin

Answer 15

protein sythesis inhibitor

Question 16

fucidin combined with

Answer 16

rifampin

Question 17

causes scalded skin syndrome and bullous impetigo

Answer 17

staph A

Question 18

area to culture for scalded skin

Answer 18

nasppharyngeal culture

Question 19

localized scalded skin syndomr

Answer 19

bullous impetigo

Question 20

causes erysipelas

Answer 20

S pyogenes

Question 21

def erysipelas

Answer 21

superficial form of cellulitus

Question 22

skin infections that can spread rapidly by the hour

Answer 22

erysipelas

Question 23

poorly demarcated infection of subQ tissue

Answer 23

cellulitus

Question 24

cause of cellulitis

Answer 24

s pyogenes/S aureus

Question 25

demarcated subq infection

Answer 25

erysipelas

Question 26

catalase/coagulase positive bug

Answer 26

Staph A

Question 27

catalase +/coagulase -

Answer 27

staph (NOT A)

Question 28

catalase/coagulase -

Answer 28

strep

Question 29

can be treated w/penicillin

Answer 29

s pyogenes

Question 30

seriously painful infection that spreads along fascial planes

Answer 30

fasciitis

Question 31

most common cause of faciitis

Answer 31

s pyogenes

Question 32

treatment for faciitis

Answer 32

surgical intervention

Question 33

infection of muscle planes

Answer 33

myositis

Question 34

infection caused by c perfringens

Answer 34

myositis

Question 35

cause of mysitis

Answer 35

staph A and S pyogenes

Question 36

causes osteomyelitis

Answer 36

staph A

Question 37

associated with brodie’s abcess

Answer 37

osteomyeltis

Question 38

most common type of osteomyletis in kids

Answer 38

hematogenous

Question 39

most common type of osteomyletis in adults

Answer 39

secondary to contiguous focus of infection

Question 40

treatment of early osteomyletis

Answer 40

possible medical

Question 41

treatment of chronic osteomyeltis

Answer 41

surgical debridement

Question 42

cause of septic arthritis in sexually actibe persons

Answer 42

n gonorrhoeae

Question 43

level of skin at which systemic antibiotics are used

Answer 43

dermis and below