Seminars Flashcards
Complicated CAP: what do we look for in urine?
Legionella pneumoniae
S. pneumoniae: if allergies to b-lactams, what AB (which group)?
Erythromycin (macrolides)
Enterococci: we can use any sample BUT?
Urine
Haemophilius influenzae: any sample BUT?
Spinal fluid
Moraxella: NMF where?
URT
If UTI symptomatic patient and sample taken with catheter, what threshold to confirm the infection?
10^2 CFU/mL
HA-UTI
MDR Acinetobacter, Candida spp, Corynebacterium ureolyticum
Re-occurring & complicated UTIs
Proteus, Klebsiella, Enterobacter, AR E.Coli, Enterococcus
N.g in which cells?
Leucocytes
C.t: can we do cultures of this MO?
Cell culture yes.
Meningitis: important MO
N.m / S.p / H.i
Differences between viral and bacterial meningitis?
Viral: mononuclear, high glucose, <200 protein.
Bacteria: neutrophils, normal glucose 100-500 prot.
LRT: Most important pathogens (hap)
Klebsiella pneumonia ESBL +
Acinetobacter baumanii
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Early HAP ?
S.p / H.i / MSSA / Enterobacteriaceae
Late HAP ?
P.a / A.b / MRSA / Enterobacteriaceae ESBL +