Antibiotic stewardship in NICU — Flashcards

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What is the 2nd most common cause of neonatal meningitis?_____

What is the most common cause of meningitis in neonates?_____

What age demographic is typically affected with Strep agalactiae (GBS)?_____

Congenital toxoplasmosis classically presents with the triad of chorioretinitis, hydrocephalus, and _____.

Congenital toxoplasmosis presents with _____, which may manifest with macrocephaly and seizures.

Erythromycin eye ointment is indicated as prophylaxis for _____ conjunctivitis in the newborn

_____ is the deposition of bilirubin in the brain, especially basal ganglia, causing neurologic deficits and possibly death

Streptococcus agalactiae (GBS) causes neonatal meningitis, _____, and pneumonia

Neonatal respiratory distress syndrome is respiratory distress due to inadequate _____ levels

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What is the most common cause of meningitis in neonates? _____

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Flashcard 1: What is the 2nd most common cause of neonatal meningitis?_____

Answer: E. coli

Flashcard 2: What is the most common cause of meningitis in neonates?_____

Answer: Group B Strep (Streptococcus agalactiae)

Flashcard 3: What age demographic is typically affected with Strep agalactiae (GBS)?_____

Answer: Neonates

Flashcard 4: Congenital toxoplasmosis classically presents with the triad of chorioretinitis, hydrocephalus, and _____.

Answer: diffuse intracranial calcifications

Extra: Congenital Toxoplasmosis Classic Triad: 1. Chorioretinitis 2. Hydrocephalus 3. Diffuse intracranial calcifications Note: Ring-enhancing lesions on CT/MRI are characteristic of Toxoplasmosis in HIV/immunocompromised patients, not typically the congenital form. Watch Toxoplasma gondii: https://dashboard.sketchy.com/study/medical/courses/medical-microbiology/units/medical-microbiology-parasites/videos/medical-microbiology-parasites-protozoa-of-the-cns-toxoplasma-gondii

Flashcard 5: Congenital toxoplasmosis presents with _____, which may manifest with macrocephaly and seizures.

Answer: hydrocephalus

Extra: Congenital Toxoplasmosis classic triad: 1. Chorioretinitis 2. Hydrocephalus (obstructive) 3. Diffuse intracranial calcifications Hydrocephalus in toxoplasmosis is often caused by aqueductal stenosis resulting from inflammation and scarring. Seizures and macrocephaly are common clinical manifestations of the hydrocephalus and brain involvement.

Flashcard 6: Erythromycin eye ointment is indicated as prophylaxis for _____ conjunctivitis in the newborn

Answer: gonococcal

Extra: https://onlinemeded.org/spa/infectious-disease?ref=anki

Flashcard 7: _____ is the deposition of bilirubin in the brain, especially basal ganglia, causing neurologic deficits and possibly death

Answer: Kernicterus

Extra: Watch associated Bootcamp video [https://app.bootcamp.com/med-school/gastroenterology/videos/pancreatic-and-biliary-pathology?index=16] https://onlinemeded.org/spa/gastroenterology/jaundice/acquire?ref=anki Atlas:

Flashcard 8: Streptococcus agalactiae (GBS) causes neonatal meningitis, _____, and pneumonia

Answer: sepsis

Extra: https://onlinemeded.org/spa/infectious-disease/pneumonia/acquire?ref=anki

Flashcard 9: Neonatal respiratory distress syndrome is respiratory distress due to inadequate _____ levels

Answer: surfactant

Extra: Watch associated Bootcamp video [https://app.bootcamp.com/med-school/pulmonology/videos/lung-pathology-special-topics?index=12] https://onlinemeded.org/spa/pulmonology?ref=anki

Flashcard 10: What is the most common cause of meningitis in neonates? _____

Answer: Group B Strep (Streptococcus agalactiae)

Extra: https://onlinemeded.org/spa/infectious-disease?ref=anki Atlas:

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