Crozer- bugs and drugs Flashcards
what are gram +, catalase +. cocci in clusters
staphylococcus aureus
DOC for staph?
alternatives
keflex or ancef
clinda, levaquin, vanco, azithro, dicloxacillin, nafcilllin
DOC mrsa?
alternatives
IV vanco, bactrim PO
synercid or linezolid
Topical DOC mrsa
bactroban
DOC for strep
ancef keflex
what are gram +, catalase neg cocci that are in pairs or chains
streptococcus
Strep in PCN allergy
clinda, levaquin, vanco
DOC enterococcus
alternatives
amoxicillin or vanco
augmentin, linezolid
Drug of choice for VRE
linezolid or synercid
DOC for diptheroids
vanco
short gram neg rod?
escherichia coli
DOC E. Coli
keflex or ancef
DOC proteus
keflex or ampicillin
small gram neg rod w pili and polar flagella
pseudomonas aeruginosa
DOC pseudomonas?
alternatives?
cipro
3rd gen cephalosporins, aztreonam, zosyn, timentin
how does pseudomonas typically present
blue gree purulence. grape odor
gram neg spirochete causes lyme disease?
borrelia burgdorferi
DOC for lyme disease
doxycyline or rocephin