Bugs & Antibiotics Flashcards
Causes of osteomyelitis
Staph aureus Other staph spp Strep Enterococci E coli Klebsiella Pseudomonas
Paed: kingella, HiB
Treatment of osteomyelitis
Flucloxacillin 50mg/kg IV to 2g Q6H
Add vancomycin 15-20 mg/kg IV IBW or paed 25-30 mg/kg IV
Causes of septic arthritis
Staphlococcus aureus
Streptococcus
Neisseria meningiditis (sexually active adults)
Treatment of septic arthritis
Flucloxacillin 50mg/kg IV Q6H
Add vancomycin 15-20 mg/kg (or 25-30mg/kg paeds) IV
If gram positive chain or gram negative - add ceftriaxonw 50mg/kg to 2g IV Daily
Treatment of diabetic foot infection
Moderate: Amoxycillin/clavulanic acid 1g/200mg IV Q8H
Severe: Piperacillin/Tazobactam 4.5g IV Q6H
- alt ciprofloxacin plus clindamycin
Causes of infective endocarditis
Native valve:
- staph aureus
- strep viridans
- enterococci
- HACEK: haemophilus, aggregatibacterium, cardiobacterium, eikenella, kingella
Prosthetic valve:
- staph aureus
- Corynebacterium
- Strep
- Enterococci
- E coli
- Pseudomonas
Treatment of infective endocarditis
Benzylpenicillin 50mg/kg to 1.8g Q4H
Flucloxacillin 50mg/kg to 2g IV Q4H
Gentamicin 5-7 mg/kg IV
If suspected MRSA, prosthetic valve or ICD or septic shock, replace benpen with Vancomycin 25-30 mg/kg
Causes of meningitis
> 2 months:
- Strep penumonia
- Neisseria meningiditis
- > 50, immunocomp, alcoholic: listeria
- Unvacc paed: HIB
< 2 months:
- GBS (agalactiae)
- E coli
- Listeria
Treatment of meningitis
> 2 months: Ceftriaxone 50mg/kg to 2g IV BD plus dexamethasone 0.15mg/kg IV to 10 mg Q6H
- listeria: add benzylpenicillin 2.4g IV Q4H
< 2 months:
- Benzylpenicillin 60mg/kg IV to 2.4g
- Cefotaxime 50mg/kg IV
Treatment of encephalitis
Acyclovir 20mg/kg IV to 12 yrs, then 10mg/kg IV Q8H
Causes of encephalitis
Adult:
- HSV
- VZV
- Enteroviruses
- Listeria, toxoplasmosis
Paed:
- Enteroviruses
- HSV
- Herpes viruses - EBV, CMV, VZV
- Aboroviruses
Brain Abscess causes
Polymicrobial - Streptococcus - anaerobes Surgical - staph aureus Ear - gram neg Immunocomp - Nocardia, toxo, cryptococcus, candida, aspergillosis
Treatment of brain abscesses
Ceftriaxone 2g IV BD
Metronidazole 12.5mg/kg to 500mg IV Q8H
Treatment of clamydia trachmatis
Doxycycline 100mg PO BD for 7 days
OR azithromycin 1g PO once
Treatment of neisseria gonorrhoea
Ceftriaxone 500mg IM/IV
PLUS
Azithromycin 1g PO
Sexually transmitted epididymoorchitis treatment
Ceftriaxone 500mg IM/IV
Doxycycline 100mg PO BD for 7 days (or azithromycin 1g PO and rpt 1 week)
Primary gential herpes infection treatment
Acyclovir 400mg PO Q8H for 10 days