Selective Gut Decontamination
title: Selective Gut Decontamination tags: #FFICM notebook: ð-FFICM type: inprogress
source: [[mcqs-and-sbas-in-intensive-care-medicine-oxford-higher-special-training]]
| Flashcard | type:basic |
|---|---|
| What antimicrobial would you use in selective gut decontamination if you wanted to kill off normal flora? | Cefotaxime |
| What antimicrobial would you use in selective gut decontamination if you wanted to kill off yeasts? | Amphotericin B |
| What antimicrobial would you use in selective gut decontamination if you wanted to kill off aerobic gram negative bacilli? | Polymixin E and Tobramycin |
| What antimicrobial would you use in selective gut decontamination if you wanted to kill off MRSA? | Vancomycin |
| Is klebsiella an aerobic or anaerobic bacilli? | Aerobic |
| Is enterobacter an aerobic or anaerobic bacilli? | Aerobic |
| Is citrobacter an aerobic or anaerobic bacilli? | Aerobic |
| Is proteus an aerobic or anaerobic bacilli? | Aerobic |
| Is morganella an aerobic or anaerobic bacilli? | Aerobic |
| Is acinetobacter an aerobic or anaerobic bacilli? | Aerobic |
| Is pseudomonas an aerobic or anaerobic bacilli? | Aerobic |
| Is serratia an aerobic or anaerobic bacilli? | Aerobic |
| To perform selective gut decontamination, should you give antibiotics enterally or parenterally? | Both |
| Why don't we perform selective gut decontamination in intensive care? | We're worried about antimicrobial resistance |