Bugs and drugs (DOC for infections) Flashcards
S. aureus (food poisoning)
NONE (remember, it’s a toxin in this case)
S. aureus (toxic shock syndrome)
Clindamycin + nafcillin, oxacillin
S. aureus (skin and soft tissue infections)
Nafcillin, oxacillin, cefazolin
S. aureus (endocarditis, pneumonia, osteomyelitis, septic arthritis, meningitis)
Nafcillin or oxacillin
MRSA
Vancomycin
Staph epi (most likely case is endocarditis on prosthetic valve/other implants)
Vancomycin
S. saprophyticus
TMP-SMX
S. pyogenes (necrotizing fasciitiss)
IV PenG
S. pyogenes (strep throat)
PenV
S. pyogenes (rheumatic fever)
ORAL PenV
S. pyogenes (PS glomerulonephritis)
Penicillin
S. pyogenes (Scarlet fever)
IM benzathine PenG
S. pyogenes (pyoderma(skin infection))
Penicillin
Take home message; if pt has S. pyo infection, give what?
Some form of penicillin
Strep viridans
PenG
Strep mutans
PenG
S. pneumo (pneumonia)
Beta-lactam for penicillin sensitive strep
S. pneumo (meningitis)
Ceftriaxone + vanco
S. pneumo (otitis media and sinusitis)
amoxicillin
S. agalactiae (most commonly neonatal meningitis presentation)
PenG
Enterococci (UTI)
Ampicillin
Enterococci (endocarditis)
PenG or ampicillin + gentamicin
Actinomyces
Penicillin
Bacillus anthracis (cutaneous)
Ciprofloxacin or doxy