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| What skin infection is just in the superficial skin and is mainly found in young children? |
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| Group A Strep - S. pyogenes |
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| What is the most common organism of Impetigo? |
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| A pt comes in with a facial lesion that has a yellow/honey-colored crust on it... what do you suspect? |
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Definition
| What is a limited infection of hair follicles? |
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| What is an infection of a hair follicle and surrounding tissue? |
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| Infection of several hair follicles which extends into subcutaneous fat. |
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| What is the causative agent for falliculitis, faruncle or carbuncle? |
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| dicloxacillin or cephalexin |
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| What abx would you chose for a carbuncle? |
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| What is the common organism of spa folliculitis? |
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Eosinophilic Folliculitis |
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Definition
What type of folliculitis is associated with HIV infections? |
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| Acute spreading inflammatory infection of cutanous tissue with multiple layers of the skin involved characterized by erythema, pain, swelling, warmth, and local tenderness. |
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| What organism is the most common cause of uncomplicated cellulitis? |
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| Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae, Aeromonas hydrophila, and V. vulnificus are the most common organisms for what skin infection? |
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Diacloxacillin or amoxicillin
*clindamycin- for PCN allergy |
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Definition
| What abx would you use for a person with uncomplicated cellulitis? |
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tazobactam/piperacillin
*cipro+clindamycin - PCN allergy |
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Definition
| What abx do you use for complicated cellulitis? |
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Definition
| What is superficial cellulitis most commonly found on the face and lymphatics? |
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| What is the organism for Erysipelas? |
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| What skin infection commonly follows a streptococcal URI? |
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cellulitis: flat, non-demarcated borders
Erysipelas: raised, demarcated borders |
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Definition
| What is the difference between cellulitis and erypiselas? |
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mild: PCN VK
extensive: IV PCN G |
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Definition
| What types of penicillin would you use for mild and extensive erysipelas? |
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| What is the common organism for Lymphangitis? |
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| What organism is found in animal bites? |
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| What organism is cat scratch disease caused by? |
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Lymph node syndrome
*ex. cat scratch disease |
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Definition
| What is a collection of infectious diseases where the org is innoculated at one site, but later will manifest itself at the region of lymph nodes? |
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Definition
| For which type of bites should you use aggressive irrigation & debridement along with amoxicillin? |
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| What is the most common infection in DM patients? |
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S. aureus OR S. pyogenes
*only will be one |
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Definition
| Which organisms are diabetic foot infections usually caused by? |
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| If anaerobes are present in a diabetic foot ulcer, which drug combination will you use? |
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| Which side of the foot is more susceptible to diabetic foot infections? |
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Definition
| What should you look for if a diabetic foot ulcer is not responding to treatment? |
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cipro + clindamycin
*ampicillin/sulbactam & ertapenem do not cover for pseudomonas |
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Definition
| If pseudomonas is present in a diabetic foot infection, what abx should you use? |
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