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Define stewardship

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  • identifying the small group of people that require antibiotics
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What are the 4 c’s to avoid

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  • co-amoxiclav
  • cephalosporins (ceftriaxone)
  • clindamycin (macrolide)
  • ciprofloxacin (fluoroquinolone)
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Why are the 4 c’s avoided

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  • increased c . diff risk
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Name a cephalsporin

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  • ceftriaxone
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Where are anaerobic organisms found?

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  • mouth
  • teeth
  • throat
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Where are gram negative bacteria found?

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  • Gastrointestinal
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General antibiotic side effects

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  • nausea
  • vomiting
  • diarrhoea
  • rashes
  • candida
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Flucoxacillin and co-amoxacillin side effect

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  • cholestatic jaundice
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Vancomycin side effect

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  • red man syndrome
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Tetracycline side effect

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  • photosensitivity
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What may affect tetracycline and quinolone absorption?

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  • calcium
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Broad spectrum antibiotics given to a patient on warfarin may cause?

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  • increased INR
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What must be avoided when on metrondiazole

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  • alcohol
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What drugs a B lactams found in?

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  • penicillin
  • cephaloporins
  • carbapenems
  • aztreonam
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Commonest CNS infection bug?

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  • s. pneumonia

- ceftriazone

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Commonest lung infection bug and treatment

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  • s.pneumonia (amoxicillin, doxycycline)
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H.influenzae lung infection treatment

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  • co - amoxiclav

- amoxicillin

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1st line for a c.diff gut infection?

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  • oral vancomycin
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What does the gram negatives have on their cell wall that gram positive don’t?

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  • lipopolysaccharide

- can cause shock

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Name a gram negative cocci

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  • neisseria
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Gram neg bacilli examples

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  • pseudomonas
  • e.coli
  • klebsiella
  • salmonella
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What are coliform

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  • always present in gi tract

- e.coli and similar

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What is atypical bacteria?

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  • less common bugs

- not strep

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Hospitalised patients more susceptible to ____ bacteria

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  • gram negative
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Chronic lung disease now infection, what bugs?
- pseudomonas (CF patient) - pneumococcus - influenza
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What bug peaks every 4 years
- mycoplasma
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Bug associated with lamb season and sheep farming
- coxiella
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Treatment for haemophilus influenzae?
- amoxicillin
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H. influenzae is what category of bug?
- gram negative coccobacilli
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How are atypical pneumonias treated?
- not strep - treated with doxycycline - legionella = quinolones, clarithromycin
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How is legionella treated?
- quinolones | - clarithromycin
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What antibiotic coverage is lost in ESBLs
- penicillin - cephalosporins - aztreonam
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What must be monitored when giving gentamicin?
- renal function
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Corynebacterium is seen in what condition and what is it categoriesed as?
- seen in diptheria | - gram positive bacilli
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Name some gram positive bacilli?
- corynebacterium - clostridium - listeria - bacillus
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Alpha haemolytic means?
- partial haemolysis - green - pneumonia - viridian's
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Beta haemolytic means
- complete haemolysis - s.pyogens - group b strep (agalctiae)
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Group B strep example. and when is it seen?
- s. agalactiae - pregnancy - neonate
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Treatment of enterococci?
- iv amoxicilllin | - vancomycin
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What route should antibiotics be given in sepsis?
- IV | - except for sepsis due to c.diff in which oral vancomycin is given
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Treatment for a staphylococci infection?
- flucoxacillin
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What infections are gram positive bacilli seen?
- intra abdo infection - skin and soft tissue - prosthetic material - meningitis/encephalitis - PWID
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What is the typical organism in Pneumonia?
- s. pneumonia
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Name some atypical pneumonia bugs?
- mycoplasma - legionella - chamydophila - psittaci
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Immunosuppressed patients are more susceptible to what pneumonias
- jiroveci - aspergillus - TB
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What do vaccines aim to target for s.pneumonia?
- the virulence factors
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Cystic fibrosis patient with pneumonia?
- pseudomonas aeruginosa
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What is the difficulty at diagnosing fungal infections?
- hard to culture and sample
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How is aspergillosis diagnosed?
- broncho-alveolar lavage - galactomman as a marker - septate hyhae on microscope
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Commonest strain of aspergillosis?
- fumigatus
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Who is most susceptible to an aspergillosis infection?
- immunocompromised - transplant patients - chemotherapy

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