Enterobacterales and Related Gram-Negative Bacilli

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What is the most appropriate initial treatment for gastroenteritis caused by E. coli?

Gentamicin

Piperacillin-tazobactam

Ciprofloxacin

Amoxicillin (correct)

Which antibiotic is Proteus mirabilis resistant to, and thus should not be used for treatment?

Co-trimoxazole

Nitrofurantoin (correct)

Ciprofloxacin

Amoxicillin-clavulanate

Which characteristic appearance does Proteus mirabilis show on blood agar?

Mucoid lactose fermenting pink colonies

Swarming appearance (correct)

Non-lactose fermenting colonies

Fishy smell

Infections caused by Klebsiella spp. may be resistant to which type of antibiotic?

Beta-lactams Signup and view all the answers

What type of infections is Pseudomonas aeruginosa commonly associated with?

Hospital-acquired infections Signup and view all the answers

Which organism is the most common cause of urinary tract infection (UTI) in both community and hospital settings?

Escherichia coli Signup and view all the answers

What is the medical term for stones in the urinary tract?

Urolithiasis Signup and view all the answers

What type of sample is a 'tracheal aspirate'?

Aspirated respiratory sample from an intubated patient Signup and view all the answers

What does ESBL stand for in the context of antibiotic resistance?

Extended-spectrum beta lactamase Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT considered a part of the normal intestinal flora?

Salmonella spp. Signup and view all the answers

What is the habitat of Enterobacterales?

Intestines Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a common cause of intra-abdominal, urinary, respiratory tract, and blood stream infections?

Enterobacterales Signup and view all the answers

What type of infections is E. coli commonly associated with?

Urinary tract infections (UTI) Signup and view all the answers

Which method is used for further identification of gram-negative bacilli after growing on non-selective and selective media?

Biochemical testing Signup and view all the answers

What is the most appropriate initial treatment for gastroenteritis caused by E. coli?

Rehydration therapy only Signup and view all the answers

What type of infection may Proteus mirabilis cause in patients with functional or anatomical abnormalities?

Urinary tract infections Signup and view all the answers

What characteristic appearance does Proteus mirabilis show on blood agar?

Swarming appearance Signup and view all the answers

Which antibiotic resistance is Proteus mirabilis known for?

Resistant to nitrofurantoin Signup and view all the answers

Which type of infection is Pseudomonas aeruginosa commonly associated with?

Respiratory tract infection Signup and view all the answers

What are Klebsiella spp. NOT associated with?

Gastroenteritis/diarrhoeal disease Signup and view all the answers

Enterobacterales and Related Gram-Negative Bacilli

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What is the most appropriate initial treatment for gastroenteritis caused by E. coli?

Which antibiotic is Proteus mirabilis resistant to, and thus should not be used for treatment?

Which characteristic appearance does Proteus mirabilis show on blood agar?

Infections caused by Klebsiella spp. may be resistant to which type of antibiotic?

What type of infections is Pseudomonas aeruginosa commonly associated with?

Which organism is the most common cause of urinary tract infection (UTI) in both community and hospital settings?

What is the medical term for stones in the urinary tract?

What type of sample is a 'tracheal aspirate'?

What does ESBL stand for in the context of antibiotic resistance?

Which of the following is NOT considered a part of the normal intestinal flora?

What is the habitat of Enterobacterales?

Which of the following is a common cause of intra-abdominal, urinary, respiratory tract, and blood stream infections?

What type of infections is E. coli commonly associated with?

Which method is used for further identification of gram-negative bacilli after growing on non-selective and selective media?

What is the most appropriate initial treatment for gastroenteritis caused by E. coli?

What type of infection may Proteus mirabilis cause in patients with functional or anatomical abnormalities?

What characteristic appearance does Proteus mirabilis show on blood agar?

Which antibiotic resistance is Proteus mirabilis known for?

Which type of infection is Pseudomonas aeruginosa commonly associated with?

What are Klebsiella spp. NOT associated with?

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