30 key associations from First Aid Flashcards

1
Q

organism

A

treatment

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2
Q

C albicans

A

amphotericin B (systemic), nystatin (oral thrush, esophagitis)

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3
Q

Chlamydia trachomatis

A

doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection), erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

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4
Q

C botulinum

A

antitoxin

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5
Q

C diff

A

metronidazole, or if refractory, oral vancomycin

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6
Q

C tetani

A

antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam

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7
Q

Cryptococcus neoformans

A

fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS pt)

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8
Q

enterococci

A

vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside

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9
Q

Hib

A

rifampin (prophylaxis)

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10
Q

Legionella

A

erythromycin

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11
Q

TB

A

RIPE (rifampin, INH, pyrazinamide, ethambutol)

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12
Q

Neisseria gonorrhea

A

ceftriazone (add doxycycline for concurrent chlamydia)

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13
Q

Neisseria meningitidis

A

penicillin/ceftriaxone, rifamin

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14
Q

Pneumocystis jirovecii

A

TMP-SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS pt)

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15
Q

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

A

antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside

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16
Q

Rickettsia rickettsii

A

doxycycline, chloramphenicol (esp with aplastic anemia)

17
Q

S aureus

A

MSSA: nafcillin, oxacillin, dicloxacillin; MRSA: vancomycin

18
Q

Streptococcus bovis

A

penicillin prophylaxis

19
Q

Streptococcus pneumoniae

A

systemic: penicillin/cephalosporin; meningitis: vancomycin

20
Q

Streptococcus pyogenes

A

penicillin prophylaxis

21
Q

Toxoplasma gondiii

A

sulfadiazene + pyrimethamine

22
Q

Treponema pallidum

A

penicillin

23
Q

bacitracin response

A

sensitive: Strep pyogenes (GAS); resistant: Strep agalactiae (GBS)

24
Q

novobiocin response

A

sensitive: Staph epidermidis; resistant: Staph saprophyticus

25
Q

optochin response

A

sensitive: Strep pneumoniae; resistant: Viridans streptococcus

26
Q

thumb sign on lateral x-ray

A

epiglottitis from Hib

27
Q

association: bacterial meningitis

A

Strep pneumoniae

28
Q

association: food poisoning

A

S aureus, B cereus

29
Q

associations: infections in chronic granulomatous disease

A

S aureus, E coli, aspergillus

30
Q

association: nosocomial pnuemonia

A

Klebsiella, E coli, Pseudomonas

31
Q

association: osteomyelitis

A

S aureus

32
Q

assocation: osteomyelitis in sickle cell disease

A

Salmonella

33
Q

association: osteomyelitis in IV drug use

A

Pseudomonas, S aureus

34
Q

association: pelvic inflammatory disease

A

Chylamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhea

35
Q

association: UTI

A

E coli, Staph saprophyticus (young women)