Antimicrobial therapy by pathogen Flashcards
Anaerobe (aspiration)
- Beta-lactam + Beta-lactamase inhibitor
- clindamycin
Bacteroides
Metronidazole
Bordetella pertussis
Macrolide
Brucella sp.
Doxycycline + macrolide
Campylobacter jejuni
Erythromycin
Chancroid
- Azithromycin,
- erythromycin,
- ceftriaxone,
- ciprofloxacin
C.trachomatis
- Azithromycin (or other macrolide)
- doxycycline
C.difficile
Metronidazole
C.perfringens
Penicillin +/- clindamycin
Enterobacter spp
- Carbapenem
- cefepime
Enterococcus spp
- Ampicillin +/- gentamicin
- vancomycin +/- gentamicin
E.coli
- Cephalosporins
- fluoroquinolones
G.vaginalis
Metronidazole
Haemophilus Influenzae (otitis, sinusitis etc)
Amoxicillin
Haemophilus Influenzae (Meningitis, epiglotttis etc)
- Ceftriaxone
- cefotaxime
Klebsiella pneumoniae
- Ceftriaxone
- Cefotaxime
Legionella sp.
Fluoroquinolone or macrolide
Listeria monocytogenes
Ampicillin +/- gentamicin
M.catarrhalis
- Amoxicillin-clavulanic acid,
- 2nd/3rd generation cephalosporins,
- TMP-SMX
M.pneumoniae
Macrolide or tetracycline
N.gonorrhoae
- Ceftriaxone + azithromycin or
- doxycycline
N.meningitidis
3rd generation cephalosporin
P.mirabilis
Ampicillin
P.aeruginosa
Antipseudomonal Beta- lactam + ciprofloxacin
Rickettsia
Doxycycline
Salmonella typhi
Ceftriaxone or fluoroquinolone
Serratia spp
Aminoglycoside + anti- pseudomonal beta-lactam
Shigella spp
- Ampicillin
- TMP-SMX
S.Aureus or epidermis: Methicillin-susceptible
Antistaphylococcal penicillin (nafcillin, oxacillin, dicloxacillin)
S.Aureus or epidermis: Methicillin-resistant
- Vancomycin
- linezolid
S.Pneumoniae: Penicillin-susceptible
- Penicillin G
- amoxicillin
S.Pneumoniae: Penicillin-resistant
- 3rd generation cephalosporin
- fluoroquinolone
Treponema Pallidum
Benzathine Penicillin G
Trichomoniasis
Metronidazole
Tularemia (Francisella tularensis)
Streptomycin
Yersinia Pestis
Streptomycin
