Coagulase positive gram-positive cocci in clusters
What is Staphylococcus aureus
100
Smells like grapes or tortillas.
What is Pseudomonas aeruginosa
100
This beta-lactam is dosed in units instead of milligrams or grams.
What is penicillin G
100
The concentration above which organism growth is inhibited?
What is the MIC
100
This monobactam antibiotic will not cause a reaction in a patient with a type I penicillin allergy.
What is aztreonam
200
Organism responsible for infections such as pharyngitis and necrotizing fasciitis
What is Streptococcus pyogenes
200
Leading cause of Urinary Tract Infections and can also cause gastrointestinal infections.
What is E. coli
200
The majority of this beta-lactam group has coverage of gram-positive, gram-negative (including pseudomonas), and anaerobic organisms. They are also stable against ESBL's.
What is the carbapenems
200
The color gram-negative organsims turn out to be in a gram-stain.
What is red.
200
This antibiotic would be good against MRSA but would not be used in pneumonia.
What is daptomycin
300
Leading cause of community-acquired pneumonia
What is Streptococcus pneumoniae
300
Belongs to Enterobacteraciae family, but will not become part of the normal flora, and is a common cause of food poisoning.
What is Salmonella
300
These cephalosporins have coverage against the organism Psuedomonas aeruginosa.
What are ceftazidime and cefepime
300
The laboratory stain that determines mycobacterium species.
What is the acid fast stain.
300
A patient with a recent history of anaphylaxis to penicillin requires penicillin for treatment of a servere infection. This would be utilized in order for the patient to recieve the Penicillin safely.
What is a desensitization protocol?
400
Gram-positive rod responsible for severe infections such as meningitis in pregnant females and immunocompromised.
What is Listeria monocytogenes
400
Highly resistant organism that is notorious for outbreaks in the ICU and may require ampicillin/sulbactam or tigecycline for treatment.
What is Acinetobacter
400
The best activity of beta-lactams is accomplished with this pharmacodynamic parameter.
What is Time above the MIC
400
On a white blood cell differential, the cell line that would increase during a bacterial infection.
What are neutrophils
400
This type IV hypersensitivity reaction causes progressive skin sloughing in greater than 30% of the body surface
What is Toxic Epidermal Necrosis Syndrom (TENS)
500
Gram-positive organism that can also be acid fast positive, and is extremely sensitive to Bactrim.
What is Nocardia
500
The SPICE organisms
What are Serratia, Pseudomonas, Indole positive-Proteus, Citrobacter, Enterobacter
500
The mechanism of resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae to the beta-lactams.
What is changes in penicillin-binding proteins (PBP)
500
The laboratory result that would determine which antibiotics could be utilized in a specific infection. It usually takes 72 or more hours to get.
What is antimicrobial susceptibility
500
What is the virulence factor most associated with Community-acquired MRSA?