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 antibiotic would be good to use again MRSA, but would not be used in pneumonia.
What is daptomycin
200
Organism responsible for infections such as pharyngitis and necrotizing fasciitis
What is Streptococcus pyogenes
200
Leading cause of Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) and can also cause gastrointestinal (GI) infections.
What is E. coli?
200
The majority of this beta-lactam group has coverage against gram-positive (+), gram-negative (-) (including Pseudomonas), and anaerobic organisms. They are also stable against ESBLs.
What are the carbapenems?
200
The color gram-negative organsims turn out to be in a gram stain.
What is red?
200
These antibiotics would need levels monitored and in some dosing strategies would aim for troughs of less than 1 mg/L.
What is tobramycin and gentamicin
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 Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
What are ceftaxidime and cefepime?
300
Lab stain that determines mycobacterium species.
What is the acid fast stain?
300
This organism is associated with causing significant diarrhea after broad-spectrum antibiotic use.
What is Clostridium difficile
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 MIC (or concentration-independent activity)?
400
On a white blood cell differential, the cell line that would increase during a bacterial infection.
What are neutrophils
400
This antibiotic covers gram-negative organisms only.
What is aztreonam
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 S. 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?