Antibiotic Treatments Flashcards
Sepsis
IV Amoxicillin + Gentamicin + Metronidazole
4Cs to avoid
Ciprofloxacin (quinolones), Co-amoxiclav, Clindamycin, Cephalosporins
C. difficile (mild)
Oral Metronidazole
C. difficile (severe)
Oral Vancomycin +/- IV Metronidazole
Acute Traveller’s Diarrhoea
Ciprofloxacin or Azithromycin
Pseudomembranous Colitis (antibiotic induced)
Vancomycin
H.pylori eradication
Amoxycillin/Metronidazole + Clarithromycin (+PPI)
Severe HAP
IV Amoxicillin + Metronidazole + Gentamicin
Severe HAP + penicillin allergy
IV Co-trimoxazole + Metronidazole + Gentamicin
Non-severe HAP
Oral Amoxicillin + Metronidazole
Non-severe HAP + penicillin allergy
Oral Co-trimoxazole + Metronidazole
Mild CAP
Amoxicillin
Mild CAP + penicillin allergy
Doxycycline
Severe CAP
IV Co-amoxiclav + PO Doxycycline
Severe CAP + penicillin allergy
IV Levofloxacin