Name: Huma Khaliq

Theme: Hospital Acquired Infections

OPTION LIST

A	MRSA	I	Psuedomonas aeuruginosa
B	Clostridium Difficile	J	Kiebsella
C	Aspergillus Fumigatus	K	Candida Albicans
D	MSSA	L	Salmonella Enteriditis
E	Pneumococcal pnuemoniae	M
F	Legionella	N
G	Escheria Coli	O
H	VRE	P

For each scenario below, choose the most likely causative organism from the list above. Each option may be used once, more than once or not at all.

1. 67 year old man currently being treated with antibiotics on respiratory ward develops diarrhoea.

2. 89 year old woman who has recently undergone orthopaedic surgery develops fever and cystitis. Staff noticed that she seems to be more confused.

3. Gram negative motile coccobacilli isolated from a patient currently in ITU, who doctors suspect has developed pneumonia

4. 44 year old woman currently taking ciprofloxacin for a respiratory tract infection develops fever and malaise. She also complains of small, red bumps on the back of her hand.

5. 38 year old currently being treated for cancer complains of odynophagia. Endoscopy shows white plaques of the oesophageal mucosa

ANSWERS

1. B

2. G

3. I

4. A

5. K