INFECTIOUS DISEASES: Antibiotics and Microbes

Question 2

Name Gram +ve cocci

Answer 2

SSE
S Staphylococcus
S Streptococcus
E Enterococcus

Question 3

Name Gram +ve bacilli/rods

Answer 3

Corny Mike’s List of Basic Cars
Corneybacteria
Mycobacteria
Listeria
Bacillus
Nocardia

Question 4

Name Gram +ve anaerobes

Answer 4

CLAP
Clostridium
Lactobacillus
Actinomyces
Propionibacterium

Question 5

Name Gram -ve cocci

Answer 5

NNM
Neisseria Meningitis
Neisseria gonorrhoea
Moraxella catarrhalis

Question 6

Name Gram -ve bacilli/rods

Answer 6

Escherichia coli
Klebsiella pnuemoniae
Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Question 7

Name Gram -ve coccobacilli

Answer 7

Haemophillus influenza

Question 8

Antibiotics that inhibit bacterial cell wall synthesis?

Answer 8

Penicillin
Carbapenems
Cephalosporin
Vancomycin
Teicoplanin

Question 9

Antibiotics that inhibit bacterial folic acid synthesis?

Answer 9

Trimethoprim
Sulfamethoxazole

Question 10

Abx that stops bacterial nucleic acid synthesis ?

Answer 10

Metronidazole (v good for anaerobes)

Question 11

Abx that inhibit bacterial protein synthesis ?

Answer 11

Macrolides
Clindamycin
Tetracyclines e.g. Doxyclycline
Gentamicin

Question 12

How to prescibe abx?

Mnemonic GRASP

Answer 12

G- guidelines
R- renal function/ liver function
A- allergies
S-sentivities
P- previous abx

Question 13

How to look at drug chart?

PRESCRIBER mnemonic

Answer 13

P- patient details: name, DOB
Re- allergic reactions- check and ask, what happens
S- Signature (prescription not valid otherwise)
C- contraindication- use BNF
R- Route
I- indication + duration
B- blood clots- VTE risk assessment
E- anti-Emetics
R- pain Relief

FYI generic name of drug and when to review/ stop- 48 hours if not sure