DRUGS

Question 1

What are the RIPE drugs used to treat TB

Answer 1

rifapentine, isoniazid, pyrazinamide, and ethambutol

Question 2

What organism is a common cause if skin and soft tissue infection?

Answer 2

Staphylococci e.g. Staph aureus

Question 3

What antibiotics are used to treat staph aureus?

Answer 3

Flucloxacillin

If penicillin allergy- doxycycline, meropenem or ceftriaxone

Question 4

What antibiotics treat group A strep?

Answer 4

Benzylpenicillin or flucloxacillin

Question 5

Which antibiotics can be used for MRSA?

Answer 5

Glycopeptides e.g. Vancomycin, teicoplanin

Question 6

Which antibiotics are used to treat streptococcus pneumoniae infection?

Answer 6

Amoxicillin or erythromycin/clarithromycin

Question 7

What antibiotic is used to treat haemophilius influenzae infection?

Answer 7

Co-amoxiclav (amoxicillin and clavulinic acid)

Question 8

What antibiotic is used for atypical respiratory infections e.g legionella or mycoplasma?

Answer 8

Doxycycline or Fluroquinolone

Question 9

What antiviral may be used in Influenza treatment?

Answer 9

Oseltamivir

Question 10

What may be used in treating severe Campylobacter, Shigella or E.coli infection?

Answer 10

Ciprofloxacin or Clarithromycin/azithromycin

Question 11

What can be used to treat salmonella typhi infection?

Answer 11

Ceftriaxone or azithromyin

Question 12

What can be used to treat C.diff infection?

Answer 12

ORAL metronidazole or vancomycin

Question 13

What is used for visceral infections of the gut?

Answer 13

Usually caused by enterobacteriacae e.g campylobacter, shigella etc

Co-amoxiclav or ciprofloxacin or gentamicin

If SEVERE - carbapenem

Question 14

What are some enterobacteriacae that cause UTIs?

Answer 14

E.coli
Klebsiella sp
Proteus sp

Question 15

What antibiotics are used to treat enterobacteriacae UTIs?

Answer 15

Trimethoprim
Nitrofurantoin
Co-amoxiclav

If severe- IV co-amoxiclav or oral ciprofloxacin

Question 16

What’s used to treat pseudomonas aerogenosa infection of the genitourinary tract?

Answer 16

Ciprofloxacin
Gentamicin
Tazocin

Question 17

What’s used to treat gonorrhoea (neisseria gonorrhoea)?

Answer 17

IM or IV ceftiaxone

Question 18

Whats used to treat Chlamydia trachomatis?

Answer 18

Azithromycin

Question 19

What are some causative organisms of bacterial meningitis?

Answer 19

Streptococci - streptococcus pneumoniae
Neisseria - neisseria meningitidis
Haemophilius influenzae
Listeria monocytogenes

Question 20

Whats the treatment for bacterial meningitis?

Answer 20

IV ceftriaxone or cefotaxime
+ dexamethasone with first dose

For listeria add high dose IV amoxicillin
(Meropenem in allergy)

Question 21

What can you give for herpes simplex virus induced encephalitis?

Answer 21

IV aciclovir

Question 22

What can you give for endocarditis caused by streptococci - strep Viridans

Answer 22

Benzylpenicillin +/- gentamicin

Question 23

What can you give for endocarditis caused by enterococci (e.faecalis, e.faecium)

Answer 23

Amoxicillin +/-gentamicin

Question 24

What can you give for endocarditis caused by staph aureus?

Answer 24

Flucloxacillin +/- gentamicin +/- rifampicin

Question 25

Whats used to treat ‘culture negative’ endocarditis?

Answer 25

Ceftriaxone

Question 26

What do you give for MRSA/penicillin resistant endocarditis?

Answer 26

Vancomycin

Question 27

What do you give for suspected sepsis?

Answer 27

Meropenem stat dose
Then move to appropriate narrow spectrum antibiotics