BNF antibiotics Flashcards
Exacerbation of chronic bronchitis
Amoxicillin
Tetracycline
Clarithromycin
Uncomplicated community acquired pneumonia
Amoxicillin (doxycycline or clarithromycin if pen allergic)
Atypical pneumonia
Clarithromycin
Hospital acquired pneumonia (if within 5 days of admission)
Co-amoxiclav or cefuroxime
HAP (if > 5 days since admission)
Piperacillin plus Tazobactam (Tazosin) or broad spectrum Cephalosporin or Quinolone
Uncomplicated lower UTI alternatives to Nitrofurantoin/ Trimethoprim
Amoxicillin or cephalosporin
Acute pyelonephritis
Broad specturm cephlaosporin or quinolone
Acute prostatitis
Trimethoprim or quinolone
Impetigo
Topical hydrogen peroxide
Flucloxacillin or erythromycin if widespread
Cellulitis (near eyes or mouth)
Co-amoxiclav
Erysipelas
Flucloxacillin (clarithromycin, erythromycin, doxycylcine)
Animal or human bite
co-amoxiclav
Throat infections
Penicillin V
Sinusitis
Penicillin V
Otitis media
Amoxicillin
Otitis externa
Flucloxacillin
Gingivitis: acute necrotising ulcerative
Metronidazole
Gonorrhoea
IM ceftriaxone
Chlamydia
Doxycycline or Azithromycin
Pelvic inflammatory disease
Oflaxacin PLUS Metronidazole
or IM Ceftriaxone, doxycycline, metronidazole
Syphillis
IV penicillin
Bacterial vaginosis
Oral or topical metronidazole or topical clindamycin
C. difficile
First episode: Oral Vancomycin
Second or subsequent: Fidamoxicin
Campylobacter
Clarithromycin
