30 key associations from First Aid Flashcards
organism
treatment
C albicans
amphotericin B (systemic), nystatin (oral thrush, esophagitis)
Chlamydia trachomatis
doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection), erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)
C botulinum
antitoxin
C diff
metronidazole, or if refractory, oral vancomycin
C tetani
antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
Cryptococcus neoformans
fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS pt)
enterococci
vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
Hib
rifampin (prophylaxis)
Legionella
erythromycin
TB
RIPE (rifampin, INH, pyrazinamide, ethambutol)
Neisseria gonorrhea
ceftriazone (add doxycycline for concurrent chlamydia)
Neisseria meningitidis
penicillin/ceftriaxone, rifamin
Pneumocystis jirovecii
TMP-SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS pt)
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside