Abx Flashcards
Moderate CAP
Co-amoxiclav + Clarithromycin (clarithromycin can cover for aytpicals)
Mild CAP
Amoxicillin
Pneumonia possibly caused by atypical pathogens
Clarithromycin
Hospital-acquired pneumonia
Ciprofloxacin + Vancomycin
Lower urinary tract infection
Trimethoprim or nitrofurantoin.
Acute pyelonephritis
Ciprofloxacin or quinolone
Impetigo
Topical fusidic acid, oral flucloxacillin if widespread
Cellulitis
Flucloxacillin
Erysipelas
Benzylpenicillin
Animal or human bite
Co-amoxiclav (doxycycline + metronidazole if penicillin-allergic)
Mastitis during breast-feeding
Flucloxacillin
GBS Throat
Benzylpenicillin
Sinusitis
Amoxicillin
Otitis Media
Amoxicillin
Otitis Externa
Flucloxacillin
Abscess
Flucloxacillin
Gingiviits
Metronidazole
Gonorrhoea
Ceftriaxone and azithromycin
Chlamydia
Azithromycin and doxycycline
PID
Ceftriaxone + doxycycline + metronidazole
Syphillis
Penicillin
BV
Metronidazole
C. Diff
Metronidazole and then vancomycin
Campylobacter
Erythromycin
Salmonella enteriditis
Ciprofloxacin
Shigella
Ciprofloxacin
Genital warts
Podophyllum OR cryotherapy
Trichomonas Vaginalis
Metronidazole
Pneumocystis Jiroveci
Co-trimoxazole
MRSA
Vancomycin
MRSA allergic to vancomycin
Linezolid
VRE or something like that
Linezolid
Legionella pneumonia
Azithromycin + Rifampicin
Pseudomonas HAP
Tazocin OR ciprofloxacin+gentamicin
Candida Albicans
Fluconazole
Cryptococcus
Amphotericin B
E. Coli
Self limiting, buit if treamtnet needed, ciprofloxacin
Salmonella Typhi
Ceftriaxone OR ciprofloxacin
Entamoeba Histolytica
Metronidazole
Giardia
Metronidazole
Meningitis
Ceftriaxone
Meningitis where Listeria is suspected
Ceftriaxone + Amoxicillin
Sepsis
Ceftriaxone + Gentamicin+ Metronidazole