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Antibiotics209
Antibiotics PHR 209
Question | Answer |
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aerobic bacteria | bacteria that require oxygen to survive |
Most infections are caused by what type of bacteria? | aerobic |
anaerobic bacteria | bacteria that requires the absence of oxygen to survive |
What type of bacteria is usually responsible for hospital required infections? | anaerobic |
C&S | culture & sensitivity |
GRAM | G-gentian violet R-iodine solution A-alcohol M-Safrinin |
How do you determine if a gram stain is negative or positive? | negative is pink or red and positive is purple or blue |
What are they symptoms of a bacteria infection? | fever > 101-102 degrees F WBC> 12,000 cu/mm3 (normal is 5,000-10,000) |
empirical treatment | When treatment is started before all the lab tests and c&s blood tests when the pt is severely ill |
clinical treatment | when the s&s go away |
microbiological treatment | the organisms have been destroyed |
penicillin (PCN) benefits and drugs | Benefits: highly effective with low toxicity Drugs: ampicilin, amoxocillin |
PCN uses | Uses: tooth &gum infection, abscesses, stds, strep throat, respiratory infection, meningitis, otitis media, pneumonia Also recommended for: chd, mvp, hx of rheumatic heart disease. Side effects: take on an empty stomach, diahrrea, 15-20% of pop. allergic |
Cephalosphorus | Common drugs: Keflex, Rocephin, Ceclor,Suprax Uses: Heart&pacemaker procedures, ob/gyn procedures, orthopaedic procedures, dental work, uri &sinus infection |