Week 6: Antimicrobial resistance Flashcards
Case 1
Question
Mechanisms of resistance
- Intrinsic resistance
- Transfer of genetic material encoding for resistance
What is intrinsic resistance
Innate ability of bacterial species to resist activity of drug
What mechanisms of resistance can be in Genetic material coding for resistance
4 listed
- Alteration of target antibiotic
- Enzymatic degradation of antibiotic
- Changes in cell wall permeability
- Production of efflux pumps
Case 2
Question
Mechanisms of horizontal gene transfer
What is Transformation?
- Transformation involves uptake of short fragments of naked DNA by naturally transformable bacteria
What is Transduction?
Transfuction involves transfer of DNA from one bacterium into another via bacteriophages
What is Conjugation?
Conjugation involves transfer of DNA material via sexual pilus and requires cell-to-cell contact
Case 3
Question
VRE AKA
Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci
VSE AKA
Vancomycin-Susceptible Enterococci
Describe the mechanism of vancomycin susceptible enterococci
Describe the mechanism of vancomycin-resistant enterococci
Case 4
What is the MIC