Random antibiotic and fungal stuff Flashcards
Antibiotic class that acts on DNA gyrase
Fluoroquinolones
think: they gyrate on the dance floor/fluor
Antibiotic class that inhibits ribosomal 30S subunit
Aminoglycosides, i.e. gentamicin
think: gentlemen lived in the 1930s
Antibiotic that has side effects of staining teeth and affecting fetal bone growth
Tetracyclines
Antibiotic used in close contacts of a patient with meningococcal meningitis
Rifampacin
think ‘fam’ for my fam
Alternative antibiotic used in a meningitis patient with true penicillin resistance
Chloramphenicol
Tobramycin is particularly effective against which organism?
Pseudomonas
An organism that produces a fishy odour, alkaline urine, has a swarming motility. Can cause loin pain and fever.
Proteus Mirabalis
What does the catalase enzyme do?
Convert hydrogen peroxide to water and oxygen
This is a gram positive, catalase negative, novobiocin resistant organism
Staphylococcus Saprophyticus
Which antibiotics are contra-indicated in EBV infection?
Ampicillin and Amoxicillin - people can develop an allergy
Which antibiotic for Rheumatic Fever?
Ben Pen
Antibiotic first-line for enterococci
Ampicillin
“Bull-neck”
diphtheria
long term side effect of linezolid?
bone marrow suppression –> thrombocytopenia
Koplik spots seen in which condition
measles
Cather in hospital and then develop an infection with what organism
Pseudomonas
Develop an infection on ITU after intubation, how to treat?
Cefuroxime
Biggest risk of giving chloramphenicol?
Aplastic anaemia
Norwalk virus is known for what
Causing epidemics of gastroenteritis
Young patient. Generalised candidiasis involving skin folds. Secondary to what?
Seborrheic dermatitis
Infection. CT shows halo sign
Aspergillosis/Aspergilloma
Sabourad’s agar used for what?
Dermatophytes
Hypopigmentation on arms/face/trunk?
Melassezia furfur
Where is fusarium found?
soil
Headache
facial pain
black discharge
Rhizopus Arrhius
a mycosis found in south and central america. Also infects bottle nosed dolphins.
Lobomycosis
First line treatment for giardiasis?
Metronidzole
Food
then GI symptoms
Gram negative
MacConkey’s turns red
E. Coli
Swimming pool which is poorly chlorinated
Untreated water sources
What organism?
Crypto
Child.
Cough/cold –> ear pain
What organism
RSV
A pneumonia followed by random neurological signs
M. Pneumonia
Galactomannan
Aspergillus
New heart murmur
Green colour on blood agar
S viridans
IVDU with bilateral alveolar/interstitial shadowing
Pneumocystis Jirovecii
Swamplands
Watersports
Leptospirosis
Double beta haemolysis
C perfringens
Streptococcus agalacticae is also known as ….
Group B Streptococcus
