Antibiotics Flashcards
Abx for uncomplicated community acquired pneumonia?
Amoxicillin
If penicillin allergic, doxycycline or clarithromycin
Abx for atypical pneumonia?
Clarithromycin
macrolide
Abx for hospital acquired pneumonia?
<5 days; Co-amoxiclav or cefuroxime
>5 days: Piperacillin with tazobactam
Acute pyelonephritis
Broad spectrum cephalosporin or quinolone
Animal bite
Co-amoxiclav (doxycycline + metronidazole if penicillin-allergic)
Throat infections
Phenoxymethylpenicillin
If penicillin allergic: Erythromycin or clarithromycin
Otitis media
Amoxicillin
Gonorrhoea
IM ceftriaxone + oral azithromycin
Chlamydia
Doxycycline or azithromycin
Clostridium difficile
Metronidazole, if persists, Vancomycin
Campylobacter enteritis
Clarithromycin
Non typhoid salmonella
Ciprofloxacin
quinolone