Antibiotics Flashcards
Antibiotics for meningitis?
Ceftriaxone
Ramsay Hunt Syndrome management
Aciclovir
Tonsilitis/pharyngitis
Penicillin V or clarithromycin
Sinusitis
Penicillin V or doxycycline
Community Acquired Pneumonia (0-2 CURB SCORE)
Amoxicillin or doxycycline
Community Acquired Pneumonia (3-5 CURB SCORE)
Co-amoxiclav and doxycycline
hospital acquired pneumonia (non-severe)
amoxicillin
Hospital acquired pneumonia (severe)
Amoxicillin and gentamicin
OR
Co-trimoxazole and gentamicin)
Acute exacerbation of COPD
Amoxicillin or doxycycline
prosthetic valve endocarditis
vancomycin + gentamicin + rifampicin
C.difficile infection
vancomycin
UTI in catheterised patients, complicated UTI, pyelonephritis
Amoxicillin and gentamicin or co-trimoxazole and gentamicin
Uncomplicated female lower UTI and uncatheterised male UTI
Nitrofurantoin or trimethoprim
cellulitis
flucloxacillin or doxycycline
Acute septic arthritis/osteomyelitis
flucloxacillin
sepsis in non-neutropenic patient
IV amoxicillin + metronidazole + gentamicin
OR
IV vancomycin + metronidazole + gentamicin
Common pathogens in sepsis in non-neutropenic patient?
E.coli
Strep. pneumoniae
Staph. aureus
Common pathogens in sepsis in patients with intravascular catheter in situ?
Staph. epidermidis
Staph. aureus
Management of sepsis in patients with intravascular catheter in situ?
Flucloxacillin IV or Vancomycin IV
Neutropenic sepsis
Piperacillin + Tazobactam
OR
Teicoplanin + Ciprofloxacin
otitis media
Amoxicillin or clarithromycin
uncomplicated chlamydia
doxycycline
pelvic inflammatory disease
metronidazole + ofloxacin
bacterial vaginosis
metronidazole
impetigo
topical fusidic acid