respiratory infection Flashcards
what agents are used for influenza?
Osteltamivir
Zanamivir
what agents can be used for reduction of inflammation in COVID 19 infection
dexamethasone
remdesivir
tocilizumab
what bacteria can cause bowel infection
clostridium difficile
what is the target for beta lactam antibiotics
peptidoglycan cell wall
what organism causes strep throat
streptococcus pygenes
most common cause of bacterial pneumonia
streptococcus pneumonia
causative organisms of typical pneumonia
staphylococcus aureus
haemophilus influenza
causes of atypical pneumonia
Legionella pneumophila
Chlamydophila pneumoniae
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Coxiella burnetii
how do organisms causative of atypical pneumonia appear on the gram stain
don’t appear well as their cell wall is somewhat deficient compared to other bacteria
what antibiotic should be prescribed to treat pneumonia
amoxicillin
highlight typical features of Tuberculosis
granuloma formation in the lungs
what type of immunity is present in tuberculosis
cell mediated immunity
what organism causes tuberculosis
mycobacterium tuberculosis
name and describe opportunistic pathogen
pseudomonas aureginosa
gram-negative rods
