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1
Q

what colour are gram +ves

A

purple on gram stain

2
Q

what colour are gram -ves

A

pink on gram stain

3
Q

gram +ve cocci (3)

A

streptococcus
staphylococcus
enterococcus

4
Q

gram +ve bacilli

A

mycobacteria
bacillus
listeria
nocardia

5
Q

2 common gram +ve anaerobes

A

clostridium

lactobacillus

6
Q

gram -ve bacteria

A
e.coli 
neisseria  meningitidis
Neisseria gonorrhoea
H.influenzae
klebsiella
pseudomonas aerguinosa
moraxella catarrhalis
7
Q

common atypical bacteria which cause pneumonia

A

chlamydia pscitti
legionella
mycoplasma pneumonia
coxiella burneti

8
Q

what is MRSA

A

staph aureus which is resistant to beta lactase

penicillin
cephalosporin
carbapenems

9
Q

which antibiotics are sensitive to MRSA

A
doxycycline
clindamycin
vancomycin
teicoplanin
linezolid
10
Q

what are ESBLs

A

other bacterias that are resistant to betalactams

have an enzyme which breaks down the beta lactam ring

11
Q

which antibiotics can be used to treat ESBLs

A

carbapenems

12
Q

which antibiotics cover gram -ves

A

co-amoxiclav
gentamicin
ciprofloxacin
doxycycline

13
Q

which antibiotics cover gram, +ves

A
amoxicillin 
co-amoxiclav
clarithromycin 
clindamycin 
doxycycline 
vancomycin
14
Q

which antibiotics cover anaerobes

A

co-amoxiclav
clindamycin
metronidazole
doxycycline

15
Q

which antibiotics cover atypical bacteria

A

clarithromycin
ciprofloxacin
doxycycline

16
Q

what is the purpose of giving ‘amox, met and gent’ triple therapy in unknown sepsis

A

amoxicillin - for gram +ve cover
gentamicin - for gram -ve cover
metronidazole - for anaerobes cover