Antibiotic Guidelines Flashcards
Exacerbations of chronic bronchitis
Amoxicillin
Doxycycline
Clarithromycin
Uncomplicated community-acquired pneumonia
Amoxicillin
Pen Allergy: Doxy/Clari
Pneumonia possibly caused by atypical pathogens
Clarithromycin
Hospital-acquired pneumonia
Co-amoxiclav
Cerfuroxime
Ceftazidine
Cipro/Levofloxacin
Tazocin
Lower urinary tract infection
Nitrofurantoin
Trimethoprim
Acute pyelonephritis
Broad-spectrum cephalosporin or quinolone (Ciprofloxacin)
Acute prostatitis
Quinolone (Ciprofloxacin)
or Trimethoprim
Impetigo
Topical hydrogen peroxide
oral flucloxacillin
erythromycin if widespread
Cellulitis
Flucloxacillin
Pen Allergy:
clarithromycin, erythromycin or doxycycline
Cellulitis (near the eyes or nose)
Co-amoxiclav
Pen Allergy: Clarithromycin and Metronidazole
Erysipelas
Flucloxacillin
Pen Allergy:
clarithromycin, erythromycin or doxycycline
Animal/Human bite
Co-amoxiclav
Pen Allergy: Doxycycline and Metronidazole
Mastitis during breastfeeding
Flucloxacillin
Throat infection
Phenoxymethylpenicillin (pen V)
Pen Allergy: erythromycin
Sinusitis
Phenoxymethylpenicillin (pen V)
Otitis Media
Amoxicillin
Pen Allergy: erythromycin
Otitis Externa
Flucloxacillin
Pen Allergy: erythromycin
Periapical or periodontal abscess
Amoxicillin
Gingivitis
Metronidazole
Gonorrhoea
IM Ceftriaxone
Chlamydia
doxycycline
azithromycin
Pelvic inflammatory Disease (PID)
Oral ofloxacin + oral metronidazole
OR
IM ceftriaxone + oral doxycycline + oral metronidazole
Syphilis
Benzathine benzylpenicillin
Pen Allergy:
doxycycline or erythromycin
Bacterial Vaginosis
Oral/topical metronidazole
OR topical clindamycin
C-Diff
Low severity - IV Metronidazole
High severity - oral vancomycin
Second/ subsequent infection: oral fidaxomicin
Campylobacter
Clarithromycin
Salmonella
Ciprofloxacin
Shigellosis
Ciprofloxacin
