15/9/2014 Aminoglycosides - Mean GNATS canNOT kill...

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Aminoglycosides - Mean GNATS canNOT kill anaerobes;

Gentamicin, Neomycin, Amikacin, Tobramycin, Streptomycin
misreading of mRNA
Gram-negative rod infections
Nephrotoxicity, Ototoxicity, Teratogen
Ampicillin/amoxicillin spectrum - Gram positives and gram negative rods: HELPS kill enterococci
Haemophilus, E. coli, Listeria monocytogenes, Proteus, Salmonella, enterococci
Antibiotics to avoid in pregnancy - SAFE Moms Take Really Good Care
Sulfonamides, Aminoglycosides, Fluoroquinolones, Erythromycin, Metronidazole, Tetracyclines, Ribavirin,
Griseofulvin, Chloramphenicol
Bacitracin Test: B-BRAS
Bacitracin:
Group B strep are Resistant
Group A strep are Sensitive
Bactericidal antibiotics - Very Finely Proficient At Cell Murder
Vancomycin, Fluoroquinolones, Penicillin, Aminoglycosides, Cephalosporins, Metronidazole
Bacteriostatic antibiotics -We're ECSTaTiC
Erythromycin, Clindamycin, Sulfamethoxazole, Trimethoprim, Tetracyclines, Chloramphenicol
Bloody Diarrhea - bloody diarrhea is SEECSY
Salmonella
EIEC/EHEC
Enteroamoeba
Campylobacter
Shigella
Yersinia enterocolitica
C. diptheria culture - TELL yoUR InTErn not to "Loeff" around (Tellurite Agar, Loeffler's test)
Carbohydrate metabolism of Neisseria - MeninGococci ferment Maltose and Glucose
Gonococci ferment Glucose
Causes of palm and sole rash - You drive CARS using your palms and soles
Cocksackievirus A (hand, foot, and mouth disease)
Rocky mountain spotted fever
Syphilis
CMV - congenital permanent signs/symtpoms = MR DICS - Microcephaly, Retardation, Deafness, Intracranial
Calcifications, Seizures
Gardnerella vaginalis I don't have a CLUE why I smell fish in the vagina garden!
Haemophilus influezae causes... haEMOPhilus
Epiglottitis
Meningitis
Otitis media
Pneumonia
...and #1 cause of conjunctivitis
Haemophilus should be cultured on.. Mom goes to five (V) and dime (X) to buy some Chocolate agar.
Klebsiella causes and infects - 4A's
Aspiration pneumonia
Abcess in lungs
Alcoholics
di-A-betics
Lactose-fermenting enteric bacteria (not just EEK from Recall) macConKEE's
Citrobacter
Klebsiella
E. coli
Enterobacter
Serratia"
Legionella stain & culture - Think of a French legionnaire (soldier) with his SILVER helmet, sitting around a
campfire (CHARCOAL) with his IRON dagger - he is no sissy (CYSTEINE)
Silver stain
Media with: Charcoal, Iron, L-cysteine"
Lyme disease manifestations - BAKE a key lyme pie
Bell's palsy
Arthritis
Kardiac block
Erythema migrans"
Metronidazole use - GET GAP on the METRO
Anaerobic infections below the diaphragm (vs Clindamycin)
Giardia, Entamoeba, Trichomonas, Gardnerella vaginalis, Anaerobes (Bacteroides, Clostridium), H. Pylori
(use with bismuth and amoxicillin or tetracyclin for triple therapy)
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Most common causes of neonatal meningitis (up to 3 mos) - Neonate with meningitis can't use LEGS -
Listeria, E. Coli, Group B Strep
Naked (nonenveloped) DNA viruses - A woman must be "naked" for a PAPP test - Parvo, Adeno, Papova,
Polyoma
Naked (nonenveloped) RNA viruses - People in CALIfornia and REO are naked - Picornoviridae,
Caliciviridae, Reoviridae
Negative strand RNA viruses - Always Bring Polymerase Or Fail Replication / Arenavirus, Bunyavirus,
Paramyxovirus, Orthomyxovirus, Filovirus, Rhabdovirus
Novobiocin test - On the office's staph retreat, there was NO StRES
NOvobiocin
Saprophyticus Resistant
Epidermidis Sensitive"
Optochin test - OVRPS (overpass)
Optochin:
Viridins is Resistant
Pneumoniae is Sensitive"
Picornaviruses - PERCH on a peak
Poliovirus, Echovirus, Rhinovirus, Coxsackivirus, HAV
Positive strand ssRNA viruses - I went to a RETRO TOGA party where I drank FLAVored CORONA and ate
HEPE (hippy) CALI(civirus) PICkles
Pseudomonas infections - PSEUDOmonas in the Hot Tub
Pneumonia
Sepsis
External otitis
UTI
Drug and diebetic Osteomyelitis
hot tub folliculitis"
Rotavirus pathology - Most important cause of gastroenteritis in Infant/young children (both fatal and non-
fatal)
ROTA: "Right Out The Anus"
Rubella Congenital Triad - Who wants to C PDA? Heart PDA, Deafness, Cataracts
Spirochettes - Would you like a BLT with your syphillis?
Boriella (biggest)
Leptospira
Treponema"
Spore formers - BCC the BC
Bacillus anthracis
Closridium Perfringens
Clostridum tetani
Bacillus cereus
Clostridium botulinum"
Streptococcus pneumonia is the most common cause of...MOPS
Meningitis
Otitis Media (children)
Pneumonia
Sinusitis
Top 4 causes of viral respiratory illness - RSV, parainfluenza, Rhinovirus, Adenovirus
Top 5 causes of common cold - rhinovirus, coronavirus, adenovirus, influenza C, coxsackievirus
Toxoplasma Congenital Triad - CHI T(ea): Chorioretinitis, Hydrocephalus, Intracranial calcifications
Transmission of Salmonella/Shigella 4F's
Treatment of Acinomyces and Nocardia - treatment is a SNAP
Sulfa for
Nocardia
Acintomyces use
Penicillin
Viruses with segmented genomes - BOAReo - Bunyaviridae, Orthomyxoviridae, Arenaviridae, Reoviridae
What agar can Bordetella Pertussis be cultured on? - Since immunity only lasts ten years, people like Phil
who get Pertussis were last immunized when Regan-Lowe (Reagan) was president, and BORDET(ella)-
Gangou agar
Where the Rickettsial rashes start - Rickettsia on the wRists
Typhus on the Trunk
Q fever is Queer b/c it has no rash, vector, no + Weil-Felix, and doesn't have Rickettsia as its genus name
(it's Coxiella)"
Which bacteria are especially likely to undergo transformation? - SHiN
Streptococcus pneumoniae
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Haemophilus influenzae type B

Neisseria (all kinds)
Which bacteria are obligate aerobes? - Nagging Pests Must Breathe
Nocardia
Pseudomonas aeurginosa
Mycobacterium TB
Bacillus
Which bacteria are obligate anerobes? - anaerobes Can't Breath Air
Clostridium
Bacteroides
Actinomyces"
Which bacteria do not gram stain well? - These Rascals May Microscopically Lack Color
Treponema
Rickettsia
Mycobacteria
Mycoplasma
Legionella pneumophila
Chlamydia
Which bacteria produce IgA protease? - SHiN
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Haemophilus influenzae type B
Neisseria (all kinds)"
Which bugs are facultative intracellular? - Some Nasty Bugs May Live FacultativeLY:
Salmonella
Neiserria
Brucella
Mycobacterium
Listeria
Francicella
Legionella
Yersinia"
Which bugs are obligate intracellular? - 'Reclaim the Step 1'
Rickettsia
Erlichia
Coxiella
Chlamydia"
Which bugs are urease positive? - Particular Kinds Have Urease
Proteus
Klebsiella
H. pylori
Ureaplasma
Which bugs show a positive quellung reaction? - Kapsules Shield SHiN
Klebsiella pneumoniae
Salmonella
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Haemophilus influenzae type B
Neisseria meningitidis"
Which toxins are encoded by a lysogenic phage? - ABCDE
shigA-like toxin (EHEC)
Botulinum toxin (certain strains)
Cholera toxin
Diptheria toxin
Erythrogenic toxin of Strep Pyogenes
Zoonotic bacteria - Big Bad Bugs From Your Pet named Ella
Bartonella
Boriella burdorferi
Brucella
Francisella tularensis
yersinia Pestis
pasturElla"

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