Infectious History
Alexander Fleming eventually went on to receive the Nobel Prize in 1945 after his accidental discovery of a mold that would eventually lead to the production of this common antibiotic.
Penicillin
Due to the acidity and low oxygen tension, aminoglycosides may get into these “pockets of infection,” but they have low activity here.
Abscesses
This benchtop test is used to distinguish Staphylococci from Streptococci.
Catalase test
This is the recommended IV empiric therapy for school-aged child with preseptal cellulitis without drug allergies.
Cefazolin
Make sure you tell your patients to wear sunscreen while on this antibiotic as it can give them a nasty sunburn!
Doxycycline
In the writings of the early 20th century, maculopapular exanthematous illnesses of children frequently were referred to by number such as fifth’s disease. Which disease was discovered as number 6?
Roseola infantum (HHV-6)
This popular oral third generation cephalosporin achieves minimal concentrations in middle ear fluid.
Cefdinir
Like Streptococcus species, the gram stain of this commonly seen organism is also gram positive cocci in chains.
Enterococcus
Uncomplicated Streptococcus pneumoniaecommunity acquired meningitis requires this many days of antibiotic therapy.
10 days
Periodic hearing screens should be obtained if a patient is on prolonged therapy with this class of antibiotic.
The discovery of poliovirus lead to subsequent discoveries of a large number of other cytopathic viruses that were later grouped together as Enteric Cytopathogenic Human Orphan Viruses, which was eventually shorted to this name.
Echoviruses
Echinocandins do not get into these 2 body fluids.
Urine and CSF
This agar is both selective for gram negative rods and differential for lactose fermentation.
MacConkey Agar
Treatment of bacterial intra-abdominal abscess or peritonitis not associated with peritoneal dialysis requires a minimum of this many days of therapy after source control is achieved?
4 days
This antibiotic, which cannot be used to treat pneumonia, is known to cause rhabdomyolysis in toxic dosages.
Daptomycin
The last case of confirmed vaccine-derived paralytic polio in the Western Hemisphere occurred in what decade?
2020’s
This commonly used antifungal is the only one that achieves significant levels in the urine.
Fluconazole
These 2 genes distinguish the resistance of MRSA from MSSA.
mecA and mecC
This is the recommended empiric coverage for dental abscess.
Ampicillin or Amoxicillin
This antibiotic, which is well known to cover MRSA and VRE, is often not used past two weeks due to toxicities such as thrombocytopenia.
Linezolid
This organism got its name after it was first isolated by Pfiefferduring the 1889 influenza pandemic.
*Hint: “Lover of Blood”
Haemophilus influenzae
While ampicillin and piperacillin may get here, the sulbactam and tazobactam do not.
CSF
The D-Test is useful for assessing inducible resistance to this “mycin.”
Clindamycin
For confirmed meningitis secondary to Listeria, this is the preferred alternative agent in person with anaphylaxis to Penicillin.
Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole
Prolonged use of this agent is associated with an increased risk of skin cancer.
Voriconazole