Antibiotics

Question 1

what infections is amoxicillin used in

Answer 1

otitis media
strep throat
pneumonia
skin infections
UTI

Question 2

what are the tetracyclines used for

Answer 2

atypical bacteria - mycoplasma

chlamydia

Question 3

what bacteria is gentamycin used for

Answer 3

severe gram negative bacilli infection

Question 4

what drug can be used to treat VRE and MRSA

Answer 4

linezolid

Question 5

what drugs can be used to treat MRSA

Answer 5

vanc

linezolid

Question 6

what is metronidazole used to treat

Answer 6

giardia
trichomonas
anaerobes
helicobacter pylori

Question 7

what is clindamycin used to treat

Answer 7

anaerobes

staph aureus

Question 8

where is tazocin usually used (piperacillin/tazobactam)

Answer 8

ITU
pneumonia
peritonitis
1st line treatment for infected neutropenic pts due to chemo

Question 9

what are the gram positive cocci

Answer 9

staph
strep
enterococcus (which is technically group e strep)

Question 10

gram positive bacillus

Answer 10

clostridium

listeria

Question 11

gram negative cocci

Answer 11

neisseria gonorrhoea/meningitis

moraxella

Question 12

gram negative bacillus

Answer 12

pseudomonas
e coli
proteus
klebsiella
helicbacter pylori
salmonella
shigella
yersinia

Question 13

what type of bacteria is h influenza

Answer 13

gram NEG coccobacilli

Question 14

what bacteria are included in enterobacteria (nb these are different to enterococcus!!! - they are gram negative bacilli)

Answer 14

e coli
kleb
salmonella
shigella
yersinia

Question 15

what are included in the anaerobes

Answer 15

there are 1000s and i don’t think you have to know any names except clostridium

Question 16

what diseases can staph aureus cause

Answer 16

abscess
cellulitis, nec fasc
impetigo
endocarditis
toxin diseases -> TSS, SSSS

Question 17

antibiotic for staph aureus

Answer 17

oxacillin, flucloxacillin

clindamycin

Question 18

what infections does staph epidermis do

Answer 18

foreign body

Question 19

what infections does strep pneumoniae cause

Answer 19

pneumonia
meningitis
otitis media
sinusitis

Question 20

what infections does strep pyogenes (group a strep) cause

Answer 20

tonsillitis
otitis media
erysipelas, cellulitis, nec fasc

Question 21

treatment of neisseria meningitidis vs neisseria gonorrhoea

Answer 21

meningitidis -> meningitis -> 3rd gen ceph

gonorrhoea -> gonorrhoea -> 3rd gen ceph + azithro

Question 22

what infections does moraxella cause

Answer 22

sinusitis
otitis media
bronchitis
pneumonia in COPD

Question 23

abx for c diff

Answer 23

metronidazole or vanc

Question 24

what infections does h influenza cause

Answer 24

otitis media
meningitis
epiglottitis
sinusitis

Question 25

abx for h influenzae

Answer 25

amox | 3rd gen ceph in meningitis

Question 26

bordella pertussis (just becasue of mum)

Answer 26

macrolide e.g. azithro

Question 27

treatment of enterobacteria

Answer 27

fluoroquinolones (e.g. cipro) or 3rd gen ceph e coli is cipro or co-trimoxazole

Question 28

gastroenteritis bacteria that cause reactive arthritis

Answer 28

Salmonella, Campylobacter, Yersinia, Shigella, E. coli

Question 29

which enterobacteria can cause pneumonia and what does the sputum look like

Answer 29

klebsiella | redcurrant jelly sputum

Question 30

triple therapy for h pylori

Answer 30

PPI clarithro amoxicillin/metronidazole

Question 31

treatment of campylobacter

Answer 31

macrolide

Question 32

pseudomonas abx

Answer 32

complicated as resistant to loads! ask micro...

Question 33

treponema pallidum - what disease and what abx?

Answer 33

syphilis | benpen

Question 34

abx chlamydia trachomatis

Answer 34

doxycyline or macrolide