2.2 Bacteria

Question 1

Why must you always take the full dosage of an antibiotic if you start?

Answer 1

• typically don’t completely kill the bacteria, but kills enough so your immune system can finish the job
• haven’t shrunk bacterial load down enough for immune system to kill
• bacteria mutates to compensate

Question 2

Are probiotics a good idea?

Answer 2

• can help if you take the right type

- must be coated to make it through the GI tract

Question 3

When is fecal transplant a good option?

Answer 3

• gets rid of c-diff quickly

- way to get normal flora back to a patient

Question 4

Where do fecal transplants typically come from?

Answer 4

family members

Question 5

common bacteria

Answer 5

• TB
• bacterial pneumonia
• streptococcus
• c-dif

Question 6

What are some of the resistant bugs?

Answer 6

• MRSA
• VRE
• TB

Question 7

getting rid of MRSA

Answer 7

• typically has to run its course

- not much to get rid of it

Question 8

use of vancomycin for MRSA

Answer 8

now we have VRSA and MVRSA

Question 9

Why do we get resistant strains of bacteria?

Answer 9

• massive antibiotic usage

- doesn’t take a lot of time

Question 10

Which of the resistant bacteria requires a long course of drugs?

Answer 10

TB

Question 11

Why does TB require a long course of drugs?

Answer 11

• takes a long time to get it under control
• body never really gets rid of it
• growth just slows down enough so the body forgets about it

Question 12

the body typically ____ TB bacteria

Answer 12

encapsulates

Question 13

Where do most fungi come from?

Answer 13

dirt

Question 14

common fungi

Answer 14

• tinea pedis
• tinea corpos/capitus
• candidiasis
• cryptococcal meningitis
• PCP

Question 15

tinea pedis

Answer 15

athlete’s foot

Question 16

tinea corpos

Answer 16

ringwork

Question 17

candidiasis

Answer 17

yeast infections

Question 18

types of candidiasis infections

Answer 18

• vaginal (vaginitis)
• oral (thrush)
• foreskin (balanitis)
• skin folds

Question 19

Who is particularly susceptible to yeast infections?

Answer 19

• obese people with poor hygiene

- people on antibiotics

Question 20

Why do antibiotics put you at risk for yeast infections?

Answer 20

normal bacteria keeps yeast away

Question 21

treatment for yeast infections

Answer 21

• OTC topicals (vaginal, foreskin)
• oral rinse (thrush)
• keep as dry as possible

Question 22

Who often gets thrush?

Answer 22

• immunocompromised

- babies

Question 23

Who gets cryptococcal meningitis?

Answer 23

• immunocompromized

- HIV/AIDS

Question 24

What does cryptococcal meningitis cause?

Answer 24

• inflammation of the meninges

- neurological problems

Question 25

PCP

Answer 25

pneumocytis pneumonia

Question 26

Who gets PCP?

Answer 26

HIV/AIDS | immunocompromised

Question 27

What can result from long term antifungal use?

Answer 27

bad side effects on the liver

Question 28

Why do fungal meds often have bad side effects?

Answer 28

our cells are similar (eukaryotic)