Anti-microbials III Flashcards
Uncomplicated skin infection initial choices?
If allergy?
Penicillins (ampicillin)
1st generation cephalosporin (cephalexin)
Vancomycin or Clindamycin
Complicated skin infection abx?
Penicillin + lactamase inhibitor (ticarcillin + clavulanate)
MRSA Drugs (3)
Vancomycin
Linezolid
Daptomycin
Osteomyelitis empiric therapy (2)
Vancomycin
Cephalosporins (ceftriaxone or cefepime)
Surgery infection prevention (1)
Penicillin + lactamase inhibitor
Septic arthritis empiric therapy (1)
Ceftriaxone
Acute Sinusitis infection treatment (1)
Penicillin + lactamase inhibitor (Amoxicillin + clavulanate)
Pharyngitis treatment (2)
Penicillin or Amoxicillin
Community acquired pneumonia Ambulatory treatment (1)
Macrolide (erythromycin, azithromycin, clarithromycin)
Community acquired pneumonia hospitilization treatment (1)
Beta-lactam + macrolide
Hospital acquired pneumonia empiric therapy (1)
Third gen cephalosporin (ceftriaxone)
Uncomplicated UTI - cystitis treatment (1)
TMP-SMX
Uncomplicated UTI - pyelonephritis treatment (2)
TMP-SMX
Fluoroquinolones
Intra-abdominal infection treatment
penicillin + inhibitor (Ticarcillin + clavulanate)
Clostridium difficile treatment
moderate?
severe?
Metronidazole (moderate)
Vancomycin (severe)
Community acquired bacterial meningitis treatment (2)
Ceftriaxone or cefotaxime + Vancomycin
Neonatal meningitis treatement
Ampicillin + cephalosporin +/- gentamicin (better against listeria)
Sepsis treatment/ Empiric Endocarditis treatment
3rd or 4th generation Cephalosporin (cefepime)
+vancomycin
Fever and Neutropenia Treatment
Ciprofloxacin + Amoxicillin/clavulanate
Enterococci susceptible to? (3)
Linezolid
Daptomycin
Tigecycline
Gram negative bacteria susceptible to? (3)
Carbapenem (imipenem or meropenem)
Polymyxin B
Tigecycline
