Antimicrobial Drug of Choice Flashcards
Streptococcus pyogenes
Penicillin
Treponema pallidum
Penicillin G
MSSA
Methicillin (cloxacillin, dicloxacillin)
Listeria monocytogenes
Ampicillin
Burkholderia pseudomallei
Ceftazidime
Salmonella typhi
Ceftriaxone Cefoperazone
Ampicillin resistant Moraxella catarrhalis / Haemophilus influenzae
Co-amoxiclav (Amoxicillin + Clavulanate)
MDR gram +ve ex MRSA
Vancomycin —> linezolid
MDR gram -ve ex Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Acinetobacter baumannii
Colistin (polymyxin E)
CAP including Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Levofloxacin, Moxifloxacin, Sitrafloxacin
Anaerobes
Metronidazole, Tinidazole
Gram -ve
Aminoglycoside
Intracellular infection Tetracycline
Tetracycline, Doxycycline
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
Erythromycin + antitoxin
Intracellular infection Macrolides & Ketolides
Erythromycin, Roxithromycin, Clarithromycin, Azithromycin, Telithromycin