wound, bone and joint infections Flashcards
1
Q
surgical site infection bugs
A
staph A
ecoli
pseudamonas
haemolytic strep
2
Q
tx of surgical site infections
A
fluclox
3
Q
Unwell febrile patient with red hot swollen joint (50%: knee, unable to weightbear)
A
septic arthritis
- host inflammatory response damages joint
4
Q
septic arthritis risk factors
A
abnormal joint (eg rheumatoid)
immunosuppression
bacteraemia
(IVDU and diabetes)
5
Q
joint aspirate (>50,000cells/mm3), inflammatory markers. Imaging shows effusion
A
septic arthritis
6
Q
types of osteomyelitis
A
local or haematogenous
brodie abscess
7
Q
septic arthritis organisms
A
staph aureus(46%), Streptococci (22%), less commonly various gram -ve organisms eg: E-Coli.
8
Q
osteomyelitis bugs
A
staph aureus
sickle cell = salmonella typhi
9
Q
prosthetic joint infection
A
staph aureus
enterebacteriaceae
