Mrsa
title: MRSA tags: #FFICM notebook: 🌑-FFICM type: inprogress
source: mcqs-and-sbas-in-intensive-care-medicine-oxford-higher-special-training
| Flashcard | type:basic |
|---|---|
| Which is more effective at reducing MRSA culture rates, Universal Decolonisation or Screening for Cases and Isolating? | Universal Decolonisation |
| Is universal decolonisation any better at reducing MRSA culture rates than screening for cases and treating the positives? | Yes |
| Is MRSA resistant to chlorhexidine? | Some of them are yes! |
| In bacterial resistance, what do the qacA and qacB pumps do? | Give chlorhexidine resistance |
| Can bugs be resistant to chlorhexidine? | Yes |
| Is linezolid or vancomycin better at curing MRSA? | Linezolid |
| Do quinolones increase your risk of MRSA? | Yes |
| Do glycopeptides increase your risk of MRSA? | Yes |
| Which are the two main antibiotic classes that increase the risk of MRSA infection? | Quinolones and glycopeptides |