Antibiotic Prescribing Flashcards
State 3 host factors effecting antibiotic prescribing
Allergy
Underlying disease effecting selection/dose of antibiotic (I.e. Renal failure)
Severity of infection
State 2 pathogen factors effecting antibiotic prescribing
Common micro-organisms associated with infection site
Local susceptibility pattern
State 3 drug factors effecting antibiotic prescribing
Broad or narrow spectrum
Bactericidal or bacteriostatic
Side effects
Describe the mechanism of action for beta-lactam antibiotic
Target penicillin-binding proteins to inhibit synthesis of bacterial cell wall resulting in bactericidal
Name three types of beta-lactam antibiotics
Penicillin
Cephalosporins
Carbapenem
Name the 1st and 2nd line antibiotic treatment for C. diff
1st metrodinazole
2nd vancomycin
Antibiotic used in exacerbation of COPD due to infection
ugil
Antibiotic treatment for:
Mild CAP
Moderate CAP
Severe CAP
Mild- amoxicillin or clarithromycin
Moderate- amoxicillin + clarithromycin
Severe- co-amoxiclav/cefuroxime + clarithromycin (+ flucloxacillin if Staph. suspected)
1st line antibiotic treatment for pyelonephritis
Cefotaxime
1st line antibiotic treatment for lower UTI
Trimethoprim
1st line antibiotic treatment for prostatitis
Ciprofloxacin
Name the antibiotic treatment for aspiration pneumonia
Co-amoxiclav
Name the antibiotic treatment for mild HAP
Co-amoxiclav
Name the antibiotic treatment for severe HAP
Tazocin
+/- vancomycin for MRSA
+/- gentamicin for pseudomonas
Name the antibiotic treatment for GI sepsis
Cefuroxime + metrodinazole
