CLINICAL USE OF ANTIMICROBIALS Flashcards
DRUGS FOR STRICTLY AEROBIC BACTERIA
1) AZTREONAM
2) AMINOGLYCOSIDES
DRUGS FOR STRICTLY ANAEROBIC BACTERIA
METRONIDAZOLE
CLINDAMYCIN
BACTERICIDAL DRUGS
“VB-FAMS”
VANCOMYCIN
B-LACTAMS
FLUOROQUINOLONES
AMINOGLYCOSIDES
METRONIDAZOLE
STREPTOGRAMINS
BACTERIOSTATIC
MC’s TTS –> STATIC b/c you want them to stay there
MACROLIDES (b/c big tits)
CLINDAMYCIN
TRIMETHOPRIM
TETRACYCLINES
SULFONAMIDES
ANTIMICROBIAL ELIMINATION
RENAL OR HEPATIC?
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)
ANTIMICROBIAL EFFECTS ON FETUS + NEONATE:
AMINOGLYCOSIDES
Possible damage to the 8th crnail nerve of the fetus
ANTIMICROBIAL EFFECTS ON FETUS + NEONATE:
TETRACYLINES, GLYCYLCLINES
Tooth enamel dysplaisa, inhibitiong of bone growth
ANTIMICROBIAL EFFECTS ON FETUS + NEONATE:
SULFONAMIDES
KERNICTERUS (displacement of bilribuin from serum albumin)
ANTIMICROBIAL EFFECTS ON FETUS + NEONATE:
CHLORAMPHENICOL
GRAY BABY SYNDROME
ANTIMICROBIAL EFFECTS ON FETUS + NEONATE:
FLUOROQUINOLONES
TENDON RUPTURE/DAMAGE
ANTIMICROBIAL EFFECTS ON FETUS + NEONATE:
NITROFURANTOIN
HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA
ANTIMICROBIAL EFFECTS ON FETUS + NEONATE:
TRIMETHOPRIM
FOLATE DEFICIENCY
ANTIMICROBIAL EFFECTS ON FETUS + NEONATE:
METRONIDAZOLE
UNKNOWN SAFETY (just like going on the metro)
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
ANTIBIOTICS THAT FREQUENTLY CAUSE C. DIFF
1) CLINDAMYCIN
2) AMPICILLIN
3) AMOXICILLIN
4) CEPHALOSPORINS
5) FLUOROQUINOLONES
TREATMENT OF C DIFF
1) METRONIDAZOLE
2) VANCOMYCIN
3) FIDAXOMICIN
BACTERIAL MENINGITIS
BACTERIAL MENINGITIS PROPHYLAXIS!
1) RIFAMPIN
2) CIPROFLOXACIN
3) CEFTRIAXONE
COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA - EMPIRICAL TREATMENT
OUTPATIENTS
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
COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA - EMPIRICAL TREATMENT
INPATIENTS
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
ANAEROBE (ASPIRATION) TX
DRUGS OF FIRST CHOICE =
1) B-LACTAM
2) B-LACTAMASE INHIBITOR
3) CLINDAMYCIN
NO ALTERNATIVE DRUGS
BACTEROIDES
DRUGS OF FIRST CHOICE =
1) METRONIDAZOLE
ALTERNATIVE DRUGS:
1) CLINDAMYCIN,
2) CARBAPENEMS,
3) PENICILLINS + B-LACTAMASE INHIBITOR,
4) CHLORAMPHENICOL