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Drug Of Choice- Micro Flashcards

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MRSA

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Vancomycin

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Methicillin sensitive SA

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Penicillinase resistant penicillins (nafcillin, oxacillin, and dicloxacillin)

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VRSA

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Linezolid

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Staph epidermidis

A

Vancomycin

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Staph saprophyticus

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TMP SMX, quinolonesw

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Strep pyogenes

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Pen G

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Strep agalactiae

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Pen ag

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Group D Strep (Enterococcus Faecalis)

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Penicillin + gentamicin; vancomycin; linozolid

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Strep Pneumoniae

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Pen G; Levofloxacin/ vancomycin combined with ceftriaxone for penicillin resistance

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Viridians streptococci(streptococcus mutans, S. sanguis)

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Pen G with or without an aminoglycoside; vancomycin; linezolid

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Bacillus anthracis

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Ciprofloxacin

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Bacillus cereus

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Symptomatic for food poisoning; vancomycin, clindamycin, ciprofloxacin, gentamicin for ophthalmitis

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Clostridium tetani

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Penicillin; metronidazole

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Clostridium botolinum

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Adeq ventilatory support; elimination of organism from GIT, trivalent botolinum toxin (A,B,E)

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Clostridium perfringens

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Wound debridement and penicillin for gas gangrene; supportive management for food poisoning

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Clostridium difficile

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Withdrawal of antibiotic, metronidazole

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Corynebacterium diphtheriae

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Antitoxin and Pen G

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Listeria monocytogenes

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Ampicillin with or without gentamycin

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Neisseria meningitidis

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Pen G

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Neisseria gonorrhea

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Ceftriaxone+ gentamycin

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Haemophilus influenzae

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Ceftriaxone

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Bordettela pertussis

A

Erythromycin

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Legionella pneumophilia

A

Azithromycin or erythromycin

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E.coli

A

Ampicillin or sulfonamides for UTI; 3rd gen cephalosporin for meningitis and sepsis; rehydration for traveler’s diarrhea

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Salmonella spo

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Ceftriaxone, ciprofloxacin; PH: amoxicillin, chloramphenicol, cotrimoxazole

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Shigella spp

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Ciprofloxacin in severe cases

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Vibrio cholera

A

Tetracycline; azithromycin shortens duration

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Vibrio parahaemolyticus, V. Vulnificus

A

Minocycline plus fluoroquinolone of cefotaxie

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Campylobacter jejuni

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Erythromycin for severe disease

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Klebsiella pneumoniae

A

Culture guided treatment (cephalosporins alone or with aminoglycosides)

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Proteus mirabilis

A

TMP SMX or ampicillin

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa

A

Combination of active antibiotics*

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Bacteroides fragilis

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Metronidazole, clindamycin or cefoxitin

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Brucekla abortus

A

Doxycycline plus rifampin

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Francisella tularensis

A

Streptomycin or gentamycin

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Yersinia pestis

A

Streptomycin and tetracycline

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Pasturella multicoda

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Mycobacterium avium intrwcellulare complex

A

Azithromycin

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Mycobacterium leprae

A

Tuberculoid leprosy- dapsone and rifampin; lepromatous leprosy- dapsone, rifampin, clofazimine; erythema nodosum leprosum- thalidomide

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Actinomycosis

A

Pen G+ drainage

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Nocardia asteroides

A

TMP SMX + drainage

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Mycoplasma pneumonia

A

Erythromcyin or azithromycin

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Treponema pallidum

A

Benzathine penicillin

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Borrelia burgdorferi

A

Doxycycline

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Borrelia recurrentis

A

Tetracycline, erythromycin

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Leptospira interogans

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Chlamydia spp

A

STD- azithromycin; conjunctivitis- erthromycin; LGV- doxycycline; psittacosis- azithromycin

47
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Rickettsia

A

Doxycycline

48
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Klebsiella granulomatis

A

Azithromycin

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