Antibiotic Choices Flashcards
Exacerbation of chronic bronchitis
Amoxicillin or tetracycline or clarithromycin
Uncomplicated CAP
Amoxicillin
Uncomplicated CAP + allergic to penicillin
Doxycycline or clarithromycin
Uncomplicated CAP with staphylococci
Flucloxacillin
Atypical Pneumonia
Clarithromycin
HAP within 5 days
Co- Amoxiclav
HAP within 5 days + allergic to penicillin
Cefuroxime???
doycycline ( if well)
HAP more than 5 days
Tazocin ( piperacillin + tazobactam)
HAP more than 5 days + penicillin allergy
Ceftazidime (cephalosporin) or ciprofloxacin (quinolone)
LUTI
Trimethroprim or nitrofurantoin alt amoxicillin or ceftazidime
LUTI + early pregnancy
Nitrofurantoin until last few weeks of pregnancy
LUTI + late pregnancy
Trimethoprim after 12 weeks
LUTI + male
Trimethoprim or nitrofurantoin for 7 days
LUTI + female
Trimethoprim or nitrofurantoin for 3 days
Acute pyelonephritis
Ceftazidime (cephalosporin) or ciprofloxacin (quinolone)
Impetigo
Topical hydrogen peroxide or oral flucloxacillin/ erythromycin if wide spread.
Impetigo + systemically unwell + penicillin allergy
Erythromycin
Cellulitis
Flucloxacillin (clarithromycin, erythromycin or doxycycline if penicillin-allergic)
Cellulitis
Flucloxacillin
Cellulitis near eyes and nose
Co-amoxiclav
Cellulitis near eyes and nose + allergic to penicillin
clarithromycin + metronidazole
Cellulitis + allergic to penicillin
clarithromycin, erythromycin or doxycycline if penicillin-allergic
Erysipelas
Flucloxacillin
Erysipelas + penicillin allergic
clarithromycin, erythromycin or doxycycline
Animal or human bite
Co-amoxiclav
Animal or human bite + allergic to penicillin
doxycycline + metronidazole
Mastitis during breast-feeding
Flucloxacillin
Throat infections
Phenoxymethylpenicillin
Throat infections + allergic to penicillin
erythromycin
Otitis media
Amoxicillin
Otitis media + penicillin allergic
Erythromycin
Sinusitis
Phenoxymethylpenicillin
Periapical or periodontal abscess
Amoxicillin
Gingivitis: acute necrotising ulcerative
Metronidazole
Gonorrhoea
Intramuscular ceftriaxone
Chlamydia
Doxycycline or azithromycin
Pelvic inflammatory disease
Oral ofloxacin + oral metronidazole
Pelvic inflammatory disease + allergic to penicillin
Intramuscular ceftriaxone + oral doxycycline + oral metronidazole
Syphilis
Benzathine benzylpenicillin
Syphilis but penicillin allergic
Doxycycline or erythromycin
Bacterial vaginosis
Oral or topical metronidazole or topical clindamycin
Trichomonas Vaginalis
Oral metronidazole
Clostridium difficile : First episode
oral vancomycin
Campylobacter enteritis
Clarithromycin
Salmonella (non-typhoid)
Ciprofloxacin
Shigellosis
Ciprofloxacin
Amoaebiasis
Metronidazole
Clostridium difficile : Second or subsequent episode of infection:
oral fidaxomicin
Lymphogranuloma Venerum
Doxycycline
Asymptomatic Bateruria
Nitrofurantoin, amoxicillin or cefalexin
Giardiasis
Metrodiazole
MRSA suppresion
Mupirocin 2% nasal
Chlorohexidine topical
MRSA infection
Vancomycin, teicoplanin and linezolid
Leptospirosis
high-dose benzylpenicillin
Leptospirosis + allergic to penicillin
Doxycycline
Primary herpes in 3rd trimester pregnancy
Oral Acyclovir 400mg TDS + c- section?
Lyme disease Symptomatic
Doxycycline
Lyme disease allergic
chlorphenamine
Prophylaxis of meningitis
Ciprofloxacin
Meningitis < 3 months > 50 years
Intravenous cefotaxime + amoxicillin (or ampicillin)
Meningitis 3 months - 50 years
Intravenous cefotaxime (or ceftriaxone)
Meningococcal meningitis
Intravenous benzylpenicillin or cefotaxime (or ceftriaxone)
Pneuomococcal meningitis
or Meningitis caused by Haemophilus influenzae
Intravenous cefotaxime (or ceftriaxone)
Meningitis caused by Listeria
Intravenous amoxicillin (or ampicillin) + gentamicin
Toxoplasmosis immunocomprimised
Pyrimethamine + sulphadiazine
Active TB first 2 months
Rifampicin
Isoniazid
Pyrazinamide
Ethambutol
Active TB continuation phase - 4 months
Rifampicin
Isoniazid
Latent TB
3 months of isoniazid (with pyridoxine) and rifampicin OR 6 months of isoniazid (with pyridoxin
meningeal tuberculosis
Patients with meningeal tuberculosis are treated for a prolonged period (at least 12 months) with the addition of steroids
HIV management
Two nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTI) and either a protease inhibitor (PI) or a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI).
Entry inhibitors- maraviroc, enfuvirtide
Nucleoside analogue reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTI) : zidovudine (AZT), abacavir, emtricitabine, didanosine, lamivudine, stavudine, zalcitabine, tenofovir
Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTI)
examples: nevirapine, efavirenz
Protease inhibitors (PI) examples: indinavir, nelfinavir, ritonavir, saquinavir
Integrase inhibitors
raltegravir, elvitegravir, dolutegravir
EBV
Antiretroviral therapy
Pneumocystis Jiroveci
Co-trimoxazole
Post Splenectomy prophylaxis
Penicillin V
Malaria non falciparum Ovale Vivax
ACT or Chloroquine and then primaquine
Uncomplicated Malaria Falicparium
(ACTs) as first-line therapy
examples include artemether plus lumefantrine, artesunate plus amodiaquine, artesunate plus mefloquine, artesunate plus sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine, dihydroartemisinin plus piperaquine
Severe malaria falciparum
Parasite counts of more than 2% will usually need parenteral treatment irrespective of clinical state
Intravenous artesunate is now recommended by WHO in preference to intravenous quinine
if parasite count > 10% then exchange transfusion should be considered
shock may indicate coexistent bacterial septicaemia - malaria rarely causes haemodynamic collapse
Fungal nail infection
do not need to be treated if it is asymptomatic and the patient is not bothered by the appearance
diagnosis should be confirmed by microbiology before starting treatment
dermatophyte infection:
oral terbinafine is currently recommended first-line with oral itraconazole as an alternative
6 weeks - 3 months therapy is needed for fingernail infections whilst toenails should be treated for 3 - 6 months
treatment is successful in around 50-80% of people
Candida infection:
mild disease should be treated with topical antifungals (e.g. Amorolfine) whilst more severe infections should be treated with oral itraconazole for a period of 12 weeks
if topical topical treatment is given treatment should be continued for 6 months for fingernails and 9-12 months for toenails