Abx Flashcards
Mild CAP
Amoxicillin
Moderate CAP
Amoxicillin + Clarithromycin (clarithromycin can cover for aytpicals)
Severe CAP
CURB 3-5
Co-amoxiclav and clarithromycin
Pneumonia possibly caused by atypical pathogens
Clarithromycin
Hospital-acquired pneumonia
Ciprofloxacin + Vancomycin
Lower urinary tract infection
Trimethoprim or nitrofurantoin.
Acute pyelonephritis
Any of:
Cefalexin - good for preg women that don’t need admission
Co-amoxiclav (only if appropriate in line with culture and sensitivity results)
Trimethoprim (only if appropriate in line with culture and sensitivity results)
Ciprofloxacin 500 mg twice a day for 7 days.
Impetigo
Topical fusidic acid, oral flucloxacillin if widespread (Clarithromycin or Erythromycin if allergic)
Cellulitis and Erysipelas
Flucloxacillin (clari or erythromycin if allergic)
Co-amoxiclav if near eyes or nose
Animal or human bite
Co-amoxiclav (doxycycline + metronidazole if penicillin-allergic)
Mastitis during breast-feeding
Flucloxacillin (Clarithromycin or Erythromycin if allergic)
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