SKIN INFECTIONS

Question 1

Most common bacterial cause of non purulent cellulitis

Answer 1

Streptococcus pyogenes

Question 2

most common bacterial cuase of purulent cellulitis

Answer 2

Staphylococcus aureus

Question 3

Dog bites or cat bites can introduce what bacteria?

Answer 3

pasteurella, Niesseria, Fusobacterium

Question 4

Human bites can introduce which bacteria?

Answer 4

Eikenalla corrodens, veillonello

Question 5

Cellulitis in the setting of water injury often are associated with which bacteria?

Answer 5

Vibrio, aeromonas, mycobacterium

Question 6

cellulitis usually presents unilaterally?

Answer 6

True

Question 7

NSAIDS are known to ___________ the course of established myonecrosis and worsen outcomes in GAS Nec. fasciitis.

Answer 7

accelerate

Question 8

NSAIDS ________ critical neutrophil functions and augment production of Tumor necrosis factor-a (key mediator of septic shock)

Answer 8

suppress

Question 9

what is beta hemolytic

Answer 9

colony grown on auger…the clearing around the bacterial colony. the clearing is the beta hemolysis. No clearing means non hemolytic, a greenish tint is alpa hemolysis. helps you speciate the bacteria.

Question 10

Why are R side trains, or R groups are important in consideration to allergic reactions?

Answer 10

If the antibiotic has the Same R1 group, to a drug the patient had an allergic reaction to, they will have the same reaction.

Question 11

water soluble drugs are often secreted through kidneys and