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