Antibiotics Y1 Flashcards
Mild CAP
Amoxicillin orally (doxycycline)
Severe CAP
co-amoxiclav IV and oral doxycycline (levofloxin)
non-severe HAP
oral amoxicillin and metronidazole ( cotrimoxazole)
severe HAP
IV amoxicillin, metronidazole and gentamicin
Legionella pneumoniae
Levofloxacin
Whooping cough (Bordetella pertussis)
clarithromycin/azithromycin/erythromycin
Epiglotittis (H.influenzae)
ceftriaxone
coliforms
gentamicin
Anaerobes
metronidazole
severe C.diff
metronidazole and vancomycin
staphylococcus/ enterococcus in GI
amoxicillin (cotrimoxazole)
H.pylori
PPI, metronidazole and clarithromycin
Native valve disease (staph aureus or strep viridans)
amoxicillin and gentamicin
drug user valve disease (staph aureus)
Flucloxicillin
prosthetic valve disease or MRSA (staph epidermis or staph aureus)
gentamicin and vancomycin IV add rifampicin orally after 3 days