Antibiotics Flashcards
what infections is amoxicillin used in
otitis media strep throat pneumonia skin infections UTI
what are the tetracyclines used for
atypical bacteria - mycoplasma
chlamydia
what bacteria is gentamycin used for
severe gram negative bacilli infection
what drug can be used to treat VRE and MRSA
linezolid
what drugs can be used to treat MRSA
vanc
linezolid
what is metronidazole used to treat
giardia
trichomonas
anaerobes
helicobacter pylori
what is clindamycin used to treat
anaerobes
staph aureus
where is tazocin usually used (piperacillin/tazobactam)
ITU
pneumonia
peritonitis
1st line treatment for infected neutropenic pts due to chemo
what are the gram positive cocci
staph
strep
enterococcus (which is technically group e strep)
gram positive bacillus
clostridium
listeria
gram negative cocci
neisseria gonorrhoea/meningitis
moraxella
gram negative bacillus
pseudomonas e coli proteus klebsiella helicbacter pylori salmonella shigella yersinia
what type of bacteria is h influenza
gram NEG coccobacilli
what bacteria are included in enterobacteria (nb these are different to enterococcus!!! - they are gram negative bacilli)
e coli kleb salmonella shigella yersinia
what are included in the anaerobes
there are 1000s and i don’t think you have to know any names except clostridium
what diseases can staph aureus cause
abscess cellulitis, nec fasc impetigo endocarditis toxin diseases -> TSS, SSSS
antibiotic for staph aureus
oxacillin, flucloxacillin
clindamycin
what infections does staph epidermis do
foreign body
what infections does strep pneumoniae cause
pneumonia
meningitis
otitis media
sinusitis
what infections does strep pyogenes (group a strep) cause
tonsillitis
otitis media
erysipelas, cellulitis, nec fasc
treatment of neisseria meningitidis vs neisseria gonorrhoea
meningitidis -> meningitis -> 3rd gen ceph
gonorrhoea -> gonorrhoea -> 3rd gen ceph + azithro
what infections does moraxella cause
sinusitis
otitis media
bronchitis
pneumonia in COPD
abx for c diff
metronidazole or vanc
what infections does h influenza cause
otitis media
meningitis
epiglottitis
sinusitis
abx for h influenzae
amox
3rd gen ceph in meningitis
bordella pertussis (just becasue of mum)
macrolide e.g. azithro
treatment of enterobacteria
fluoroquinolones (e.g. cipro) or 3rd gen ceph
e coli is cipro or co-trimoxazole
gastroenteritis bacteria that cause reactive arthritis
Salmonella, Campylobacter, Yersinia, Shigella, E. coli
which enterobacteria can cause pneumonia and what does the sputum look like
klebsiella
redcurrant jelly sputum
triple therapy for h pylori
PPI
clarithro
amoxicillin/metronidazole
treatment of campylobacter
macrolide
pseudomonas abx
complicated as resistant to loads! ask micro…
treponema pallidum - what disease and what abx?
syphilis
benpen
abx chlamydia trachomatis
doxycyline or macrolide
