CLINICAL USE OF ANTIMICROBIALS Flashcards

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DRUGS FOR STRICTLY AEROBIC BACTERIA

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1) AZTREONAM
2) AMINOGLYCOSIDES

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DRUGS FOR STRICTLY ANAEROBIC BACTERIA

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METRONIDAZOLE

CLINDAMYCIN

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BACTERICIDAL DRUGS

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“VB-FAMS”

VANCOMYCIN

B-LACTAMS

FLUOROQUINOLONES

AMINOGLYCOSIDES

METRONIDAZOLE

STREPTOGRAMINS

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BACTERIOSTATIC

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MC’s TTS –> STATIC b/c you want them to stay there

MACROLIDES (b/c big tits)

CLINDAMYCIN

TRIMETHOPRIM

TETRACYCLINES

SULFONAMIDES

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ANTIMICROBIAL ELIMINATION

RENAL OR HEPATIC?

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HEPATIC: Chlorine Cleans Everyting Naf Car

1) CHLROAMPHENICOL
2) CLINDAMYCIN
3) ERYTHROMYCIN
4) NAFCILLIN
5) CLARITHROMYCIN

Everything else = RENAL (note the only C for renal is cephalosporin)

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ANTIMICROBIAL EFFECTS ON FETUS + NEONATE:

AMINOGLYCOSIDES

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Possible damage to the 8th crnail nerve of the fetus

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ANTIMICROBIAL EFFECTS ON FETUS + NEONATE:

TETRACYLINES, GLYCYLCLINES

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Tooth enamel dysplaisa, inhibitiong of bone growth

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ANTIMICROBIAL EFFECTS ON FETUS + NEONATE:

SULFONAMIDES

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KERNICTERUS (displacement of bilribuin from serum albumin)

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ANTIMICROBIAL EFFECTS ON FETUS + NEONATE:

CHLORAMPHENICOL

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GRAY BABY SYNDROME

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ANTIMICROBIAL EFFECTS ON FETUS + NEONATE:

FLUOROQUINOLONES

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TENDON RUPTURE/DAMAGE

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ANTIMICROBIAL EFFECTS ON FETUS + NEONATE:

NITROFURANTOIN

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HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA

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ANTIMICROBIAL EFFECTS ON FETUS + NEONATE:

TRIMETHOPRIM

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FOLATE DEFICIENCY

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ANTIMICROBIAL EFFECTS ON FETUS + NEONATE:

METRONIDAZOLE

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UNKNOWN SAFETY (just like going on the metro)

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SURGICAL ANTIMICROBIAL PROPHYLAXIS

1) CARDIOTHORACIC
2) COLORECTAL
3) GENERAL SURGERY
4) NEUROSURGICAL
5) ORTHOPEDICS
6) VASCULAR SURGERY

FOR EACH DO ANTIMICROBAL + IF PATIENT ALLERGIC TO PENICILLIN

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ANTIBIOTICS THAT FREQUENTLY CAUSE C. DIFF

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1) CLINDAMYCIN
2) AMPICILLIN
3) AMOXICILLIN
4) CEPHALOSPORINS
5) FLUOROQUINOLONES

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TREATMENT OF C DIFF

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1) METRONIDAZOLE
2) VANCOMYCIN
3) FIDAXOMICIN

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BACTERIAL MENINGITIS

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BACTERIAL MENINGITIS PROPHYLAXIS!

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1) RIFAMPIN
2) CIPROFLOXACIN
3) CEFTRIAXONE

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COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA - EMPIRICAL TREATMENT

OUTPATIENTS

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OUTPATIENTS

PREVIOUSLY HEALTHY + NO USE OF ANTIMICROBIALS WITHIN PREVIOUS 3 MONTHS:

1) MACROLIDE or
2) DOXYCYCLINE

PRESENCE OF COMORBIDITIES; immunosuppressing conditions or use of immunosuppressing drugs; or use of antimicrobials within previous 3 months

1) RESPIRATORY FLUOROQUINOLONE
2) B-LACTAM + MACROLIDE

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COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA - EMPIRICAL TREATMENT

INPATIENTS

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NON-ICU: respiratory fluoroquinolone OR B-lactam + macrolide

ICU: BLACTAM + either

  • azithromycin or a
  • respiratory fluoroquinolone

For PENICILLIN-ALLERGIC PATIENTS, a

  • 1) respiratory fluoroquinolone
  • 2) + AZTREONAM
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ANAEROBE (ASPIRATION) TX

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DRUGS OF FIRST CHOICE =

1) B-LACTAM
2) B-LACTAMASE INHIBITOR
3) CLINDAMYCIN

NO ALTERNATIVE DRUGS

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BACTEROIDES

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DRUGS OF FIRST CHOICE =

1) METRONIDAZOLE

ALTERNATIVE DRUGS:

1) CLINDAMYCIN,
2) CARBAPENEMS,
3) PENICILLINS + B-LACTAMASE INHIBITOR,
4) CHLORAMPHENICOL

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BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS

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DRUGS OF FIRST CHOICE = MACROLIDE

ALTERNATIVE:

TMP-SMX

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BRUCELLA

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DRUGS OF FIRST CHOICE =

1) DOXYCYCLINE + MACROLIDE

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CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI

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DRUGS OF FIRST CHOICE =

1) AZITHROMYCIN

ALTERNATIVE DRUGS

1) ERYTHROMYCIN

2) CIPROFLOXACIN

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CHANCROID

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DRUGS OF FIRST CHOICE =

1) AZITHROMYCIN, ERYTHROMYCIN, CEFTRIAXONE, CIPROFLOXACIN

ALTERNATIVE = none

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C. TRACHOMATIS

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DRUGS OF FIRST CHOICE =

1) AZITHROMYCIN (or other macrolide)

2) DOXYCYCLINE

Alternative drugs:

1) FLUOROQUINOLONE

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C. DIFFICILE

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DRUGS OF FIRST CHOICE =

1) METRONIDAZOLE

ALTERNATIVE

1) VANCOMYCIN, FIDAXOMICIN

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C. PERFRINGENS

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DRUGS OF FIRST CHOICE =

1) IV PENICILLIN G+/- CLINDAMYCIN

Alternative drugs:

1) CEPHALOSPORINS, DOXYCYCLINE

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ENTEROBACTER SPP

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DRUGS OF FIRST CHOICE =

1) CARBAPENEM

2) CEFEPIME

Alternative drugs:

1) AMINOGLYCOSIDE
2) TMP-SMX,
3) FLUOROQUINOLONE

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ENTEROCOCUS SPP

DRUGS OF FIRST CHOICE =

1 ) AMPICILLIN +/- GENTAMICIN

2) VANCOMYCIN +/- GENTAMICIN

ALTERNATIVE:

1 )LINEZOLID

2) DAPTOMYCIN
3) STREPTOGRAMINS

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E. COLI

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DRUGS OF FIRST CHOICE =

1) CEPHALOSPORINS
2) FLUOROQUINOLONES

Alternative drugs:

-many penicillins +/-

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G. VAGINALIS

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DRUGS OF FIRST CHOICE =

1) METRONIDAZOLE

ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT:

1 )CLINDAMYCIN

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H. INFLUENZAE (otitis, sinusitis, etc…)

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DRUGS OF FIRST CHOICE =

1) CEFTRIAXONE

2) CEFOTAXIME

Alternative drugs:

1 )AMPICILLIN-SULBACTAM

2) MEROPENEM

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KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE

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DRUGS OF FIRST CHOICE =

1) CEFTRIAXONE
2) CEFOTAXIME

Alterative drugs:

1) FLUOROQUINOLONE

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LEGIONELLA SP.

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DRUGS OF FIRST CHOICE =

1) FLUOROQUINOLONE OR
2) MACROLIDE

ALTERNATIVE DRUGS:

1 )TMP-SMX

2) DOXYCYCLINE

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LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES

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DRUGS OF FIRST CHOICE =

1) AMPICILLIN +/- GENTAMICIN

Alterative Treatment:

1) TMP-SMX

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M. CATARRHALIS

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DRUGS OF FIRST CHOICE =

1) AMOXACILLIN-CLAVULANIC ACID
2) 2nd/3rd generation CEPHALOSPORINS
3) TMP-SMX

Alterative drugs:

1) AZITHROMYCIN
2) CLARITHROMYCIN

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MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE

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DRUGS OF FIRST CHOICE =

1) MACROLIDE or
2) TETRACYCLINE

Alterative drugs:

1) RESPITARORY FLUOROQUINOLONES

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N. GONORRHOAE

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DRUGS OF FIRST CHOICE =

1) CEFTRIAXONE AND
2) AZITHROMYCIN/DOXYCYLIN

Alterative drugs:

1) AZITHROMYCIN/DOXYCYCLINE

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N. MENINGITIDIS

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DRUGS OF FIRST CHOICE =

1) 3RD GENERATION CEPHALOSPORIN (usually CEFTRIAXONE)

Alternative drugs:

1) PENICILLIN G
2) CHLORAMPHENICOL
3) FLUOROQUINOLONE

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P. MIRABILIS

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DRUGS OF FIRST CHOICE =

1) AMPICILLIN (sketchy says sulfonamide… eggs on ground)

Alternative drugs:

1) CEPHALOSPORINS
2) PENICILLINS + B-LACATMASE INHIBITORS
3) AMINOGLYCOSIDES
4) TMP-SMX
5) FLUOROQUINOLONES

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PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA

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DRUGS OF FIRST CHOICE =

1) ANTIPSEUDOMONAL B-LACTAM + CIPROFLOXACIN

Alternative drugs:

1) LEVOFLOXACIN
2) AMINOGLYCOSIDE

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RICKETTSIA

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DRUGS OF FIRST CHOICE =

1) DOXYCYCLINE

Alterative drugs:

1) CHLORAMPHENICOL
2) FLUOROQUINOLONES

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SALMONELLA TYPHI

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DRUGS OF FIRST CHOICE =

1) CEFTRIAXONE OR
2) FLUOROQUINOLONE (ciprofloxacin)

Alterative drugs:

1) Chloramphenicol
2) TMP-SMX
3) Ampicillin

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SERRATIA SPP.

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DRUGS OF FIRST CHOICE =

1) AMINOGLYCOSIDE + ANTI-PSEUDOMONAL B-LACTAM

Alterative drugs:

1) FLUOROQUINOLONE

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SHIGELLA

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DRUGS OF FIRST CHOICE =

1) AMPICILLIN

2) TMP-SMX

Alterative drugs:

1) FLUOROQUINOLONE
2) CEFTRIAXONE

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S. AUREUS OR EPIDERMIS

(METHICILLIN-SUSCEPTIBLE)

A

DRUGS OF FIRST CHOICE =

1) NAFCILLIN, OXACILLIN, DICLOXACILLIN = ANTISTAPHYLOCOCCAL PENICILLINS

Alterative drugs:

1) CEPHALOSPORIN
2) CLINDAMYCIN
3) FLUOROQUINOLONE
4) IMIPENEM

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S. AUREUS OR EPIDERMIS

(METHICILLIN RESISTANT)

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Drug of first choice:

1) VANCOMYCIN

2) LINEZOLID

Alternatives:

1) Daptomycin
2) Doxycycline
3) Fluoroquinolone
4) Streptogramins

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STREP PNEUMONIAE

(PENICILLIN-SUSCEPTIBLE)

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DRUGS OF FIRST CHOICE:

1) PENICILLIN G

2) AMOXICILLIN

ALTERNATIVE DRUGS:

1) CEPHALOSPORIN
2) CLINDAMYCIN
3) FLUOROQUINOLONE
4) MACROLIDE
5) TMP-SMX

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STREP PNEUMONIAE

(PENICILLIN RESISTANT)

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DRUGS OF FIRST CHOICE:

1) 3RD GENERATION CEPHALOSPORIN (CEFTRIAXONE)

2) FLUOROQUINOLONE

ALTERNATIVE DRUGS:

1) VANCOMYCIN
2) LINEZOLID
3) STREPTOGRAMINS

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TREPONEMA PALLIDUM

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DRUGS OF FIRST CHOICE:

1) BENZATHINE PENICILLIN G

ALTERNATIVE DRUGS:

1) DOXYCYCLINE (penicillin allergic patients)

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TRICHOMONIASIS

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DRUGS OF FIRST CHOICE:

1) METRONIDAZOLE

ALTERNATIVE DRUGS:

NONE

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TULAREMIA (FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS)

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DRUGS OF FIRST CHOICE:

1) STREPTOMYCIN

ALTERNATIVE DRUGS:

2) GENTAMICIN/CHLORAMPHENICOL

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YERSINIA PESTIS

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DRUGS OF FIRST CHOICE:

1) STREPTOMYCIN

ALTERNATIVE DRUGS:

2) DOXYCYCLINE

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