Cardiovascular Antibiotics

Question 1

IV Drug Abuse

1. organisms
2. medications

Answer 1

1. s. aureus, strep, pseudomonas.
2. Vancomycin IV AND cefepime

Question 2

Infections with NATIVE valves

Answer 2

1. s. aureus, beta-hemolytic strep.
2. Acute
   
   1. vacnomycin AND cefepime
3. Subacute
   
   1. vancomycin AND
      
      1. ampicillin/sulbactam
      2. ceftriaxone
      3. ciprofloxacin

HACEK: hemophilus, aggregatibacter, cardiobacterium, eikenella, kingella.

Question 3

CV infections with prosthetic valve.

Organisms?

Medications?

Answer 3

staph, enterococci, G(-) bacilli

1. vancomycin AND rifampin AND gentamicin AND cefepime