Antibiotic Clinical Applications Flashcards
Uncomplicated Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
Penicillin (ampicillin)
1st Generation Cephalosporin (cephalexin)
Complicated skin and soft tissue infections
pencillin + lactamase inhibitor
MRSA
vancomycin, linezolid, daptomycin
osteomyelitis
vancomycin
cephalosporin (ceftriaxone or cefepime)
surgeries (bone and joint infections)
penicillin + lactamase inhibitor
Septic arthritis
Ceftriaxone
if MRSA: vancomycin, lenezolid, daptomycin
Prosthetic joint (infection)
Rifampin
Acute Sinusitis
penicillin + lactamase inhibitor
Amoxicillin + clavulanate
Pharyngitis
Penicillin
Amoxicillin
Community-acquired pneumonia: ambulatory
Macrolide
erythromycin, azithromycin, clarithromycin
Community-acquired pneumonia: hospitalization
B-lactam + macrolide
Community-acquired / Hospital-acquired pneumonia: MRSA
vancomycin or linezolid
Hospital-acquired pneumonia
Ceftriaxone
Uncomplicated UTI: Cystitis
Trimethoprim / Sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX)
Uncomplicated UTI: pyelonephritis
Trimethoprim / Sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX)
Fluoroquinolone