Antibiotics cover Flashcards
Chronic bronchitis
Amoxicillin or clarithromycin
CAP
Amoxicillin or clarithromycin
Atypical pneumonia
Clarithromycin
HAP
within 5 days of admission: co-amoxiclav or cefuroxime
more than 5 days after admission: Tazocin
LUT infection
Trimethoprim or nitro
Acute pyelonephritis
quinolone or trimethoprim
Impetigo
topical fusidic acid, oral fluclox if widespread
cellulitis
oral fluclox, clarithromycin
animal or human bite
co-amoxiclav (doxy and metronidazole if allergic)
mastitis
fluclox
Throat infection
Pen V
sinusitis
amoxicillin or doxy or erythromycin
otitis media
amoxicillin
otitis externa
fluclox
gingivitis
metronidazole
gonorrhoea
IM ceftriaxone and oral azithromycin
chlamydia
doxy or azithromycin
PID
oral ofloxacin and oral metronidazole OR
IM ceftriaxone and oral doxy and oral metronidazole
Bacterial vaginosis
oral or topical metronidazole
C diff
metronidazole, vanc
campylobacter
clarithromycin
Salmonella
ciprofloxacin
Shigellosis
ciprofloxacin