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Which antibiotics don’t have strep coverage?

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  • Macrolides
  • TMP-SMX
  • Tetracyclines
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What is the difference between hematogenous osteomyelitis and contiguous-spread osteomyelitis?

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  • Hematogenous = resulting from spread through bloodstream; typically only 1 bone involved
  • Contiguous spread = resulting from adjoining soft tissue infection; can occur in multiple bones
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Which bones are most often affected by hematogenous osteomyelitis?

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  • Metaphysis of long bones (tibia, humerus, femur)

- Lumbar and thoracic vertebrae/discs in adults over 50 y/o or IVDU

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What age group is hematogenous osteomyelitis more common in and why?

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Children b/c bones are still developing and have greater blood flow to bones

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Most common pathogen in hematogenous osteomyelitis?

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Staph aureus

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Which pathogens are associated w/ hematogenous osteomyelitis in infants under 3 months?

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  • Staph aureus
  • Strep agalactiae (group B strep); common in neonates b/c contract from mother during birth
  • Gram neg (E. coli)
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Which pathogens are associated w/ hematogenous osteomyelitis in children?

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  • Staph aureus

- S. pyogenes, S. pneumoniae, or H. influenzae if not fully immunized

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Which pathogens are associated w/ hematogenous osteomyelitis in adults?

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  • Staph aureus
  • Coagulase negative staphylococcus (CoNS) - most common is staph epidermidis
  • Strep, enterococcus
  • Gram neg (E. coli from urinary source)
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Which pathogens are associated w/ hematogenous osteomyelitis in IVDU?

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  • Staph aureus

- Gram neg including P. aeruginosa

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Which pathogens are associated w/ hematogenous osteomyelitis in sickle-cell disease?

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Salmonella

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Risk factors for hematogenous osteomyelitis in adults?

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  • Advanced age (> 50 y/o)
  • Bacteremia (intravascular or indwelling catheters, IVDU)
  • Co-existing infection
  • Immunocompromised
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Clinical signs and sx of osteomyelitis?

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  • Acute pain, fever, other signs of infection (particularly in young and advanced age)
  • Indolent (little to no pain) presentation in adults, particularly vertebral osteomyelitis
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How is osteomyelitis diagnosed?

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  • Radiograph showing bone involvement after 10-14 days, bone scan via CT or MRI w/in 1 day
  • Leukocytosis, elevated ESR and C-reactive protein
  • Positive culture in sub-periosteal pus/metaphysical fluids aspirates in 70%
  • Positive blood culture in 50%
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What is the normal ESR for each gender?

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  • Females = less than 20

- Males = less than 15

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What are the important principles of optimal antimicrobial therapy for osteomyelitis?

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  • Prompt initiation
  • Appropriate spectrum
  • Bactericidal
  • Adequate bone concentration (high dose, IV)
  • Adequate duration
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What are the antimicrobial options for empirically treating hematogenous osteomyelitis? Is it given IV or oral?

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  • IV
  • Cloxacillin or cefazolin (neither is preferred over the other) for MSSA coverage
  • Vanco for MRSA coverage or severe beta lactam allergy
  • Under 3 months old = cefotaxime + vanco (for MRSA and group B strep)
  • Advanced age = vanco + ceftriaxone (b/c of possibility of E. coli)
  • IVDU, immunocompromised = vanco + ceftazidime (b/c possibility of pseudomonas)
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IV antimicrobial options for hematogenous osteomyelitis w/ MSSA?

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  • Clox or cefazolin (b/c of ease of dosing)

- [Vanco or clinda]

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Is clinda an adequate treatment for osteomyelitis?

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It is static, but is able to achieve adequate bone concentrations

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IV antimicrobial options for hematogenous osteomyelitis w/ MRSA?

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  • Vanco

- [Dapto or linezolid or clinda] for severe beta lactam allergy

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Are daptomycin and linezolid static or cidal?

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  • Dapto = cidal

- Linezolid = static

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IV antimicrobial options for hematogenous osteomyelitis w/ S. agalactiae?

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  • Pen G

- [Cefazolin or vanco] for allergy

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IV antimicrobial options for hematogenous osteomyelitis w/ E. coli?

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  • Ceftriaxone

- [Cipro or levo]

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IV antimicrobial options for hematogenous osteomyelitis w/ H. influenzae?

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  • Cefuroxime (if susceptible) or ceftriaxone

- [Cipro or levo]

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IV antimicrobial options for hematogenous osteomyelitis w/ P. aeruginosa?

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  • Ceftazadime or pip-tazo or meropenem
  • [Cipro or levo]
  • *Consider initial combination therapy w/ 2 anti-pseudomonal agents (ex: beta lactam + cipro/ levo or gent/ tobra)
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What should be considered when doing po step-down w/ staph osteomyelitis?
- Known pathogen and susceptibilities - Adequate response to initial IV therapy of at least 1 week (children) or at least 2 weeks (adults) - Suitable po option based on spectrum and achievable concentrations (bioavailability, tolerability) - Patient education, adherence, and follow-up
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What are the options for po step-down w/ staph osteomyelitis?
- Cloxacillin (concerns regarding achievable concentrations in the bone) - Cephalexin* - Clinda - For MRSA -> clinda, TMP-SMX, or linezolid
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What is the typical response for acute hematogenous osteomyelitis?
- Clinical and lab improvement w/in 3-4 days - Over 80% response rate w/in 7 days - CRP will return to normal first, then ESR then WBC
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What is the duration of tx for acute hematogenous osteomyelitis?
- 4 to 6 weeks - 4 weeks for children - 6 weeks for vertebral osteomyelitis
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When is rifampin used in tx of osteomyelitis? What is the normal dose?
- Used in combination therapy for infections involving biofilm (ex: staph aureus, CoNS infection of prosthetic joints) - Used w/ cipro/ levo, clinda, doxy, TMP-SMX, or linezolid - Rifampin 600 mg q24h or 300-450 q12h
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What is the function of rifampin? Why is it commonly used in combination w/ another antimicrobial?
- Inhibits DNA-dependent RNA polymerase (bactericidal) - Using alone leads to resistance, but using in combination increases activity in biofilm and may prevent resistance to the other agent
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Adverse effects of rifampin
- Hepatotoxicity w/ elevated LFTs | - Hepatitis w/ necrosis or cholestasis
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Drug interactions w/ rifampin
- Induces CYP 2C9 and PGP | - Increases metabolism of numerous drugs (ex: phenytoin, warfarin, digoxin, cyclosporine, estrogens, statins)
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What most often cause contiguous-spread osteomyelitis?
- Trauma or fracture | - Most often wounds w/ chronic peripheral vascular insufficiency
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Most common pathogens of contiguous-spread osteomyelitis?
- Mixed, polymicrobial w/ staph aureus or staph epidermidis in 50-70% - Also streptococci, E. coli, P. aeruginosa, and anaerobes
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What are the antimicrobial options for empirical tx of contiguous-spread osteomyelitis w/ vascular insufficiency? Given IV or PO?
- IV - Surgery for debridement, bone culture, and peripheral vascular bypass - Pip-tazo (+/- vanco) or ertapenem/ meropenem (+/- vanco) for MRSA coverage - Ceftriaxone (+/- vanco) or ceftazadime (+/- vanco) for anaerobic coverage - [Cipro/ levo/ moxi + vanco] for allergy
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What is special about moxi compared to the other fluoroquinolones?
- Moxi has anaerobic coverage but not pseudomonas | - Levo and cipro has pseudomonas coverage but not anaerobes
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Typical response to tx for contiguous-spread osteomyelitis?
Variable
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Typical duration of tx for contiguous-spread osteomyelitis?
- At least 4-6 weeks including at least 2 weeks of effective IV therapy - 10 days of IV therapy in children w/ pseudomonal osteochondritis (puncture wound)
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Epidemiology of infectious arthritis
- Hematogenous spread most often to knee (50%) and hip joints (15%) or trauma due to disease, accident, or procedure - Can spread from adjacent bone infection, direct contamination of joint space, or hematogenous dissemination
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Most common pathogen of infectious arthritis
- Staph aureus (50%), CoNS - Neisseria gonorrhea in 50% of adults 18-30 - Strep spp in 10-20% (children under 5 y/o, diabetes, liver disease) - Gram neg including P. aeruginosa in less than 15% (neonates, advanced age, joint trauma, IVUD, iimunocompromised)
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Signs and symptoms of infectious arthritis?
- Monarticular (polyarticular w/ rheumatoid arthritis or gonococcal infection) - Pain, erythema, heat, swelling, and effusion - Low-grade fever, elevated ESR and CRP, leukocytosis - Rash or bullous lesions in 40-70% of gonococcal infections
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Diagnosis of infectious arthritis?
- Radiograph - Synovial fluid aspirates show high leukocytes, high lactate, and low glucose in non-gonococcal infection - Positive gram stains in 50% of gonococcal and 25% of non-gonococcal infections and positive cultures in 80% and 40% respectively - Positive blood cultures in 50% of non-gonococcal and 20% of gonococcal
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What should be considered when initiating tx for infectious arthritis?
- Initial (daily) joint drainage particularly for hips and shoulders - Joint rest followed by physical therapy - Prompt, high-dose, IV antimicrobial therapy (delays of over 4-7 days = irreversible joint damage)
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IV tx for infectious arthritis w/ MSSA?
- Clox or cefazolin | - [Vanco] for allergy
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IV tx for infectious arthritis w/ MRSA?
- Vanco | - [Linezolid or dapto]
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IV tx for infectious arthritis w/ streptococcus?
- Pen G | - [Cefazolin, vanco, or clinda] for allergy
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IV tx for infectious arthritis w/ neisseria gonorrhea?
Ceftriaxone (1 g IV/IM q24h x 7 days) + azithromycin (1 g po x 1 dose) - Azithro given to cover chlamydia which is common co-pathogen w/ gonorrhea
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What is important to note about neisseria gonorrhea?
Has become resistant to penicillin
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IV tx for infectious arthritis w/ P. aeruginosa?
- Ceftazadime, pip-tazo, or meropenem | - [Cipro or levo] for allergy
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What is the typical response timeline for infectious arthritis?
- Clinical and lab improvement w/in 3-4 days | - Repeat radiograph at 2-3 weeks to rule-out osteomyelitis
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What is the typical duration of tx for infectious arthritis?
- 3-4 weeks for staph aureus or gram neg infections (including at least 1-2 weeks of IV therapy) - 2-3 weeks for strep infections (including 1-2 weeks of IV therapy) - 1-2 weeks for gonococcal infections

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