Across
- 2. Promotes responsible antibiotic use — aim of the World Antimicrobial Awareness Week campaign!
- 4. Commonly used for skin infections like cellulitis; may increase pancreatitis risk.
- 6. Used for resistant Gram-positive infections; not to take tyramine-rich foods such as Bovril whilst taking this antibiotic.
- 8. A new, narrow-spectrum antibiotic for Clostridioides difficile infection.
- 9. A lab test that identifies bacteria and determines which antibiotics work best.
- 12. Overreaction of the immune system to a harmless substance.
- 14. Antibiotic treatment based on likely pathogens and trust guidelines before culture results are available.
- 15. Used to treat lower UTIs in pregnancy; a first-generation cephalosporin.
Down
- 1. Type of antibiotic that kills bacteria directly.
- 3. A macrolide antibiotic used for chest infections in penicillin allergy — hold statins when taking this.
- 5. When bacteria develop or share mechanisms to evade antibiotics, leading to the rise of ‘superbugs’.
- 7. Life-threatening response to infection; key signs include fever, confusion, and low blood pressure.
- 10. Antibiotic that turns body fluids orange-red; used to treat tuberculosis and currently in national shortage.
- 11. The first antibiotic discovered by Alexander Fleming in 1928; derived from fungus and most common cause of antibiotic allergy.
- 13. Common cause of urinary tract infections; a Gram-negative bacterium.