antibiotics Flashcards
1
Q
staph aureus
A
Flucloxacillin
2
Q
Methicillin resistant Staph (MRSA)
A
Vancomycin or Teicoplanin
3
Q
CAP (CURB 0-2)
A
Amoxicillin (if penicillin allergic, use
doxycycline)
4
Q
CAP (3 or more)
A
IV Co-amoxiclav + IV Clarithromycin
5
Q
Intra-abdominal sepsis
A
IV amox + metronidazole + gentamicin
6
Q
C. difficile (mild)
A
Metronidazole
7
Q
C. difficile (severe) =
A
ORAL Vancomycin (ONLY TIME YOU EVER USE ORAL VANC - you want it to stay in the gut)
8
Q
TB
A
Rifampicin, Pyrazinamide, Ethambutol, Isoniazid
9
Q
Pneumocystis carinii (HIV patients getting pneumonia)
A
Co-trimoxazole
10
Q
Acute exacerbation of COPD
A
1st line - Amox,
2nd line doxycycline
11
Q
Legionnaire’s disease
A
Erythromycin or clarithromycin
12
Q
Epiglottitis (h. influenzae)
A
Ceftriaxone
13
Q
Amoebiasis
A
Metronidazole
14
Q
Giardiasis
A
Metronidazole
