50-Antibiotics III Flashcards
What drugs can cause/treat C. diff infections?
“Clindamycin: cause
Vancomycin: treat
(remember C=cause, V=vanquish!)”
Uncomplicated skin/soft tissue infection drug choice?
“Penicillins (ampicillin)
1st generation ceph (cephalexin)”
Complicated skin/soft tissue infection drug choice?
Penicillin + lactamase inhibitor
MRSA skin/soft tissue infection drug choice?
Vancomycin, Linezolid, Daptomycin
Acute osteomyelitis drug choice?
“Vancomycin
Cephalosporins”
Post surgery bone/joint infection drug choice?
Penicillin + lactamase inhibitor
Septic arthritis bone/joint infection drug choice?
“Ceftriaxone
MRSA: vancomycin, linezolid, daptomycin”
Prosthetic bone/joint infection drug choice?
rifampin
Upper respiratory tract acute sinusitis infection drug choice?
amoxicillin + clavulanate
Upper respiratory tract pharyngitis infection drug choice?
penicillin or amoxicillin
Ambulatory community acquired bacterial pneumonia drug choice?
macrolide (erythromycin, azithromycin, clarithromycin)
Hospitalization for community acquired bacterial pneumonia?
beta-lactam + macrolide
MRSA community acquired bacterial pneumonia infection drug choice?
vancomycin, linezolid
Hospital acquired pneumonia drug choice?
“Ceftriaxone
MRSA: vancomycin, linezolid”
Uncomplicated UTI cystitis (bladder, lower UTI) drug choice?
TMP-SMX