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Bugs and Their Drugs Flashcards

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Treatment for Staph. aureus infection?

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Nafcillin, if MRSA = vancomycin

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Treatment for Staph. epidermidis infection?

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Vancomycin

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Treatment for Staph. saprophyticus infection?

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beta-lactam

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Treatment for Strep. pyogenes?

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Penicillin

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Treatment for Strep. agalactiae?

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Prophylactic peniciliin

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Treatment for Strep. pneumococcus?

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Fluoroquinolones or penicillin (macrolides and ceftriaxone)

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Treatment for Enterococcus faecalis?

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Unasyn + aminoglycoside (genta or strepto)

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Treatment for Enterococcus faecium?

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linezolid or nitrofurantoin

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Treatment for disseminated Bacillus cereus?

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vancomycin, clindamycin, gentamycin, or ciprofloxacin

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Treatment for Listeria monocytogenes?

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ampicillin + gentamycin or Bactrim

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Treatment for Cornybacterium diphtheria?

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Penicillin (1st line) or erythromycin, and horse antitoxin

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Treatment for nocardia asteroides?

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sulfonamides or amikacin + beta-lactam

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Treatment for Borrelia burgdorferi?

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Doxycycline (DOC) or amoxicillin, cefuroxime,erythromycin. take 2-4 times a day for 2-4 weeks

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Treatment for Borrelia recurrentis?

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low doses of beta-lactams (jarisch-herxheimer syndrome)

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Treatment for Leptospira interrogans?

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Doxycycline (DOC), penicillin, or fluoroquinolones

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Treatment for Rickettsia rickettsii?

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Tetracycline (DOC), chloramphenicol, or fluoroquinolones

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Treatment for Rickettsia prowazekii?

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tetracycline and Chloramphenicol for 3-4 days

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Treatment for Coxiella burnetti?

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Tetracycline (DOC), or Bactrim

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Treatment for Bartonella henselae?

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only treat if bacillary angiomatosis or peliosis –> erythromycin or doxycycline

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Treatment for Pasturella multocida?

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beta-lactams

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Treatment for Bacillus anthracis?

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Ciprofloxacin or doxycycline mainly for cutaneous infections

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Treatment for Yersinia pestis?

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Streptomycin or tetracycline

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Treatment for Francisella tularensis?

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streptomycin or gentamycin

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Treatment for Mycobacterium tuberculosis?

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RIPE (rifampin, isoniazid, pyrazinomide, ethambutol) streptomycin all 1st line drugs, 2nd line = linezolid, amikacin, fluoroquinolones, cylcoserine

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Treatment for Mycobacteria leprae?

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rifampin + dapsone + clofazimine

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Treatment for Neisseria gonorrhoeae?

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Ceftriaxone and azithromycin

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Treatment for Neisseria meningitidis?

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Ceftriaxone and penicillin

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Treatment for Haemophilus influenza?

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Ceftriaxone or azithromycin

29
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Treatment for Bordatella pertussis?

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erythromycin

30
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Treatment for Vibrio cholera and parahemolyticus?

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electrolytes and fluid and sometimes tetracycline

31
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Treatment for Vibrio vulnificus?

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tetracycline/doxycycline or fluoroquinolones

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Treatment for Campylobacter jejuni?

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erythromycin or ciprofloxacin

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Treatment for Helicobacter pylori?

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2 abx and 1 PPI (amoxicillin, tetracylcine, metronidazole)

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Treatment for Legionella pneumophilia?

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Macrolides or fluoroquinolones

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Treatment for Escherichia coli?

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when necessary use fluoroquinolones, azithromycin or rifaximin

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Treatment for Shigella?

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Ciprofloxacin or ceftriaxone

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Treatment for Salmonella?

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Ciprofloxacin or ceftriaxone

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Treatment for Yersinia enterocolitica?

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Ciprofloxacine or ceftriaxone or Bactrim

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Treatment for Klebsiella pneumonia?

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Treatment for Actinomyces?

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debride the wound and beta-lactams

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Treatment for Propionibacterium acnes?

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benzoyl peroxide, retinoic acid, and clindamycin or erythromycin for cystic acne

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Treatment for Clostridium tetani?

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passive immunization w/ toxoid immunoglobulin and vaccine, also debridement and penicillin

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Treatment for Clostridium botulinum?

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passive immunization w/ anti-toxin

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Treatment for Clostridium perfringens?

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debridement and exposure to oxygen for gas gangrene

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Treatment for Clostridium difficile?

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discontinue original antibiotics, fluids and electrolytes, and metronidazole or vancomycin

46
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Treatment for Pseudomonas aeruginosa?

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Timentin + aminoglycoside, moxifloxacin, or colistin (might treat w/ multiple drugs)

47
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Treatment for Burkholderia pseudomallei?

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Timentin + aminoglyoside

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Treatment for Treponema pallidum?

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Penicillin or tetracyclines if allergic to penicillin

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Treatment for Chlamydia?

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azithromycin and doxycyline (doxycycline not to be used in pregnant women)

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Treatment for Mycoplasma?

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Azithromycin (1g or Z-pak)

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