ANTIBIOTICS OMG Flashcards
which monobactam can be used to tx pseudmonas/gram - coverage & has NO CROSS RXN WITH PCN = safe in those will allergy?
AZTREONAM
what 3 drugs are SPECIFIC for Streptococcus?
Penicillin, Ampicillin, Amoxicillin
*adding a B-lactamase inhibitor to this will not cover MRSA
GRAM - Gut bacteria(cholecystis, UTI, Pyelo, bowl): Ecoli, Klebsiella, Proteus, Pseudomonas, Enterobacter, Citrobacter infection tx w/….
quinolones, aminoglycosides, carbapenems, piperacillin, ticarcillin, aztreonam, cephalosporins
Doxycycline is excellent for…
chlamydia, lyme(not cns), 7th CN palsy(not cns), minor MRSA of the skin, rickettsia
how do you treat severe MSRA?
Vancomycin, linezolid, CEFTAROLINE
why dnt we give neonates ceftriaxone?
bc they have impaired biliary metabolism = needs time to develop
prego women with cystitis tx?
Nitrofurantoin
why dont we use methacillin anymore?
causes intersitial nephritis
1/2 syphilis if allergic to PCN?
doxy!
what drug can you use if hte person has a PCN allergy but only gets rashes?
cephalosporins
PCN allergy but has major infection needing PCN. tx?
Vancomycin, linezolid, daptomycin
2 cephalosporins with natural pseudomonas coverage?
ceftazidime, cefepime
side fx of quinolones?
bone growth abnormalities = dnt use in kids or prego’s! & Tendonitis/achiles tendon rupture
*likes to go to bone! = great for osteomyelitis
which cephalosporins increase risk of bleeding via depletion of prothrombin?
cefoxitin + cefotetan =2nd gen w/anaerobic coverage used to tx PID
doxy side fx?
tooth discoloration(children), photosensitivity, esophagitis
what is red man syndrome?
rapid infusion of vancomycin releases histamine causing pt to turn red = slow the infusion of vancomycin to avoid this
Tx of PID?
Cefotetan or cefoxitin + doxy
*this is bc both cef will cover anaerobes!
which quinolones also cover pseudomonas?
levofloxacin, gemifloxacin, moxifloxacin