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ESBL treatment

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Imipenem + Cilastatin
(cilastatin inhibit DHP → prevent hydrolysis of imipenem @ brush border of PCT)

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Bacteriostatic vs Bacteriocidal

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Bacteriostatic
1) 30s: Tetracyclines, Glycylcycline
2) 50s: Macrolides, Clindamycin, Linezolid
3) Anti-TB: Ethambutol
4) Folate Acid Synthesis: Sulfonamide, Trimethoprim, Cotrimoxazole

Everything else bactericidal

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Oral only

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1) Penicillin V
2) 1st and 2nd Gen cephalosporin: cephalexin, cefuroxime (except cefazolin)
3) Aztreonam (monobactam)
4) Neomycin (Aminoglycosides)

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IV/IM only

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1) Penicillin G
2) Sulbactam (the one to take with ampicillin)
3) Piptazo
4) 3-5th Gen Cephs + Cefazolin
5) Carbapenems (Imi, Mero, Erta)
6) Tigecycline (Glycylcycline)
7) Aminoglycosides (except neomycin)

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Both Renal and Hepatic
(req. mostly only renal adjustment)

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1) Linezolid
2) Pyrazinamide
3) Folate synthesis inhibitors: Sulfonamide, Trimethoprim, Cotrimoxazole

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Hepatic/Unchanged vs Renal

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1) Ceftriaxone
2) Tetracyclines: Doxy and Minocycline
3) Tigecycline
4) 50s: Macrolides, Clindamycin (except Linezolid)
5) Anti-TB: Rifampicin, Isoniazid
6) Fluoroquinolone: Moxifloxacin

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Hepatic adjustments

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1) Ceftriaxone
2) Tigecycline
3) Moxifloxacin

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Renal adjustments

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1) All cell wall (except penicillinase R & Ceftriaxone)
2) Tetracycline
3) Aminoglycosides
4) Fluroquinolones (except moxifloxacin)
5) Folate acid synthesis inhibitors
6) Pyrazinamide

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Unsafe in pregnancy

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1) 30s: Tetracycline, Glycylcycline, Aminoglycosides
2) Nucleic acid: Fluoroquinolones, Sulfonamide, Cotrimoxazole (except trimethoprim)
3) Nitrofurantoin

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CYP inducer

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Rifampicin

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CYP inhibitor

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1) Macrolides (except Azithromycin)
2) Isoniazid
3) Ciprofloxacin
4) Sulfonamide
5) Cotrimoxazole

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Nephrotoxicity

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1) Vancomycin
2) Aminoglycosides

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Hepatotoxicity

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1) Co-amoxiclav
2) Tigecycline
3) Macrolides
4) Nitrofurantoin
5) Isoniazid
6) Pyrazinamide

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Ototoxicity

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1) Vancomycin
2) Aminoglycosides
3) Macrolides

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Neurotoxicity

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1) Penicillins
2) Carbapenems
3) Metronidazole

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Peripheral neuropathy

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1) Linezolid
2) Fluroquinolones
3) Nitrofurantoin
4) Isoniazid (give pyridoxine)
5) Ethambutol
6) Metronidazole

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CDAD

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1) Aminopenicillins
2) Cephalosporins
3) Tetracyclines
4) Tigecycline
5) Clindamycin
6) Ciprofloxacin

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Hypersensitivity (Anaphylaxis, SJS, TEN)

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1) Penicillin
2) Cephalosporins
3) Carbapenems
4) Neomycin
5) Co-trimoxazole

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Prolonged QT interval

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Macrolides, fluroquinolones

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Thrombophlebitis

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1) Cephalosporins
2) Vancomycin

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Serotonin syndrome

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1) Linezolid
2) Isoniazid

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Colour changes

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1) Nitrofurantoin (Brown urine)
2) Rifampicin (Orange tears and sweat)
3) Metronidazole (Dark/rust coloured urine)

23
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Bone marrow suppression

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1) Linezolid
2) Cotrimoxazole

24
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Generally what to use against no R bacteria?

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Penicillin

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Generally what to use against penicillinase producing strains?

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Cloxacillin/Zosyn

26
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Generally what to use against penicillin R Gram negs?

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Aminopenicillins
→ Antipseudomonal
→ Monobactam / carbapenem

27
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Generally what to use against beta lactamase producing strains?
eg. Pseudomonas, Klebsiella

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Co-amoxiclav / Zosyn + Anti-pseudomonal (piptazo)

28
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Generally what to use against ESBL strains?
eg. Acinetobacter

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1) Carbapenems (Mero and Imi)
2) Tigecycline

29
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Generally what to use against altered PBP strains?
eg. MRSA, Neisseria gonorrhoeae

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MRSA: Vancomycin, Linezolid

N. gonorrhoeae: Protein synthesis inhibitors (eg. Aminoglycosides, tetracyclines, macrolides, clindamycin, linezolid)

30
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What to give in place of penicillin (allergy)?

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1) Monobactam (Aztreonam)
2) Glycopeptides (Vancomycin)
3) anything else

31
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What are aminoglycosides mainly used for?

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G- coverage
(6 NOs)

32
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What are tetracyclines mainly used for?

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Atypicals
+ Doxycyclin for soft tissue MRSA
+ Tigecycline for MRSA and VRE

33
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What are macrolides mainly used for?

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In place of penicillins (braod spec + atypicals)

34
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What is clindamycin mainly used for?

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1) Anerobic everywhere expect GUT and GU
2) Anti-toxin properties

35
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What is linezolid mainly used for?

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Last resort against MRSA and VRE

36
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What are Fluoroquinolones mainly used for?

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1) Ciprofloxacin: G-
2) Levofloxacin: G-, G+, Atypical, Anaerobe
3) Moxifloxacin: G+, Atypical, Anaerobe - Pseudomonas

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What is cotrimoxazole mainly used for?

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1) G+ including MRSA
2) G- except pseudomonas
3) UTI (non pregnant)
4) Pneumocystis jirovecii and toxoplasmosis

38
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What is nitrofurantoin mainly used for?

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1) uncomplicated UTIs
2) 2nd line complicated UTIs

39
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What is metronidazole mainly used for?

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GIT/other Anaerobe coverage
1) Anaerobes
2) CDAD
3) H. pylori

40
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What can be used against anaerobes?

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1) Metronidazole
2) Clindamycin (except GIT)
3) Cloxacillin, Zosyn, Piptazo
4) Carbapenems
5) Moxifloxacin

41
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What can be used against atypicals?

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1) Tetracyclines
2) Macrolides
3) Moxifloxacin
4) Penicillin G for Treponema pallidum

42
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Empirical treatment for CAP

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Coamoxiclav/ Ceftriaxone

Atypical → Azithromycin + Doxycycline

Worsen → Levo/Moxifloxacin + ↑ BL dose

43
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Empirical treatment for HAP

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1) Coamoxiclav / Ceftriaxone / Levo/moxifloxacin
- BL cover weaker G+/-
- Quinolone cover pseudomonas + atypicals

2) Piptazo / Ceftazidime/Cefepime / Imi/meropenem
- Stronger for nastier G- (eg. ventilator-associated pneumonia)
- ESBLs: Pseudomonas, Klebsiella, Acinetobacter

3) Linezolid/Vancomycin
- For MRSA

44
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Adult meningitis empirical treatment

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1) Ceftriaxone + Vancomycin
- Ceft: N. meningitidis, Misc G- bacilli
- Vanco: MRSA

2) Ceftazidime/gentamicin + Vanco

45
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Neonate/Child/Immunocompromised meningitis empirical treatment

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1) Ampicillin + Ceftriaxone / Vanco + Cotrimoxazole + Ciprofloxacin (penicillin allergy)
- Amp: Strep agalactiae, Listeria, Haemophilus
- Ceft: E. coli, meningitidis, Strep pneumo, misc. G- bacilli

2) Ceftazidime/gentamicin + Vanco/rifampicin (+ ampicillin)

46
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Uncomplicated UTI/cystitis empirical treatment
(E. coli, S. saprophyticus)

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Non-pregnant:
1) Nitrofurantoin / Cotrimoxazole
2) Ciprofloxacin / Coamoxiclav / 1-3 gen cephs / fosfomycin

Pregnant
1) Coamoxiclav / 1-3rd cephs
2) + Fosfomycin + Nitrofurantoin (if not at term)

47
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Complicated UTI/pyelonephritis empirical treatment
(stones, catheters, ESBL, E.coli, Kleb, Proteus, Enterococci)

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Non-pregnant
1) Ciprofloxacin / Cotrimoxazole
2) Carbapenems / Aminoglycosides

Pregnant
1) Piptazo + Meropenem

48
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H-pylori treatment

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CAO
1) Clarithromycin
2) Amoxicillin / Metronidazole
3) Omeprazole

2nd line: BMTO
1) Bismuth
2) Metronidazole
3) Tetracyclines
4) Omeprazole

49
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TB treatment

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1) Rifampicin
2) Isoniazide
3) Pyrazinamide
4) Ethambutol / Streptomycin (if R)

RIPE for 2 mths daily
RI for 4 mths 3x/week

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