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50-Antibiotics III Flashcards

1
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What drugs can cause/treat C. diff infections?

A

“Clindamycin: cause
Vancomycin: treat
(remember C=cause, V=vanquish!)”

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2
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Uncomplicated skin/soft tissue infection drug choice?

A

“Penicillins (ampicillin)

1st generation ceph (cephalexin)”

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3
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Complicated skin/soft tissue infection drug choice?

A

Penicillin + lactamase inhibitor

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4
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MRSA skin/soft tissue infection drug choice?

A

Vancomycin, Linezolid, Daptomycin

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Acute osteomyelitis drug choice?

A

“Vancomycin

Cephalosporins”

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Post surgery bone/joint infection drug choice?

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Penicillin + lactamase inhibitor

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Septic arthritis bone/joint infection drug choice?

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“Ceftriaxone

MRSA: vancomycin, linezolid, daptomycin”

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Prosthetic bone/joint infection drug choice?

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rifampin

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Upper respiratory tract acute sinusitis infection drug choice?

A

amoxicillin + clavulanate

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10
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Upper respiratory tract pharyngitis infection drug choice?

A

penicillin or amoxicillin

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11
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Ambulatory community acquired bacterial pneumonia drug choice?

A

macrolide (erythromycin, azithromycin, clarithromycin)

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Hospitalization for community acquired bacterial pneumonia?

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beta-lactam + macrolide

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13
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MRSA community acquired bacterial pneumonia infection drug choice?

A

vancomycin, linezolid

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14
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Hospital acquired pneumonia drug choice?

A

“Ceftriaxone

MRSA: vancomycin, linezolid”

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Uncomplicated UTI cystitis (bladder, lower UTI) drug choice?

A

TMP-SMX

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16
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Uncomplicated UTI pyelonephritis drug choice?

A

“TMP-SMX

Fluoroquinolones”

17
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Complicated UTI drug choice?

A

“TMP-SMX

Fluoroquinolones”

18
Q

Prostatitis drug choice?

A

“TMP-SMX

Fluoroquinolones”

19
Q

Intra-abdominal infection drug choice?

A

Ticarcillin + clavulanate

20
Q

C. diff infection drug choice for moderate and severe cases?

A

“metronidazole (moderate)

vancomycin (severe)”

21
Q

General susceptibility to a drug resistante Enterococcus infection drug choice?

A

“Linezolid
Daptomycin
Tigecycline”

22
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Gram-negative drug resistant infection drug choice?

A

“Imipenem or meropenem

carbapenemases: polymyxin B or Tigecycline”

23
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Community acquired bacterial meningitis (>2 months of age) drug choice?

A

Ceftriaxone or cefotaxime + vancomycin

24
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Neonatal meningitis (<2 months) drug choice?

A

ampicillin + cephalosporin ± gentamicin

25
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sepsis drug choice?

A

cefepime (3rd or 4th gen ceph) + vancomycin

26
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Endocarditis drug choice?

A

ceftriaxone + vancomycin

27
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Fever and Neutropenia drug choice?

A

Ciproflixacin + amoxicillin/clavulanate

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