FA microbes treatment Flashcards
Staphylococcus aureus treatment?
Naficillin/Methicillin/Oxacillin (MSSA). Vancomycin (MRSA).
Streptococcus pneumoniae treatment?
Pneumovax to capsular antigens. Penicillin, macrolides, telithromycin (if macrolide-resistant).
Enterococcus faecalis treatment?
Linezolid, streptogramins (quinupristin/dalfopristin)
Corynebacterium diphtheriae treatment?
Diphtheria toxoid vaccine (conjugated to H. influenzae capsular polysaccharide).
Clostridium tetani treatment?
Clindamycin, metronidazole, vancomycin
Clostridium botulinum treatment?
Clindamycin, metronidazole, vancomycin
Clostridium perfringens treatment?
Clindamycin, metronidazole, vancomycin
Closteridium difficle treatment?
Clindamycin, metronidazole, vancomycin
Listeria monocytogenes treatment?
Ampicillin/amoxicillin
Actinomyces israelii treatment?
Penicillin
Nocardia asteroides treatment?
TMP-SMX
Mycobacterium tuberculosis treatment?
Isoniazid, rifampin, ethambutol, pyrazinamide. BCG vaccinization.
Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare treatment?
Azithromycin
Mycobacterium leprae treatment?
Dapsone, clofazimine, and rifampin
Neisseria gonorrhoeae treatment?
Ceftriaxone
Neisseria meningitidis treatment?
Ceftriaxone (meningitis), rifampin (prophylaxis). Vaccination.
Haemophilus influenzae treatment?
Rifampin (prophylaxis). Vaccine (polysaccharide conjugated to diphtheria toxoid).
Legionella pneumophila treatment?
Erythromycin
Pseudomonas aeruginosa treatment?
Aztreonam, piperacillin/carbencillin/ticarcillin, imipenem/meropenem plus aminoglycoside.
Bordetella pertussis treatment?
Pertussis toxoid vaccine.
Escherichia coli (EHEC) treatment?
TMP-SMX or fluoroquinolone (UTIs).
Escherichia coli (ETEC) treatment?
TMP-SMX or fluoroquinolone (UTIs).
Escherichia coli (EIEC) treatment?
TMP-SMX or fluoroquinolone (UTIs).
Escherichia coli (EPEC) treatment?
TMP-SMX or fluoroquinolone (UTIs).
Klebsiella pneumoniae treatment?
Cephalosporins, aminoglycosides.
Salmonella typhi treatment?
Don’t treat. Monocytic response.
Helicobacter pylori treatment?
Metronidazole, bismuth, tetracycline/amoxicillin; or metronidazole, omperazole, clarithromycin.
Borrelia burgdorferi treatment?
Doxycycline
Treponema pallidum treatment?
Penicillin G (Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction)
Brucella melitensis treatment?
Streptomycin, doxycycline.
Francisella tularensis treatment?
Streptomycin, doxycycline.
Gardnerella vaginalis treatment?
Metronidazole.
Rickettsiae rickettsii treatment?
Doxycycline.
Rickettsiae typi treatment?
Doxycycline.
Rickettsiae prowazekii treatment?
Doxycycline.
Ehrlichia chaffeensis treatment?
Doxycycline.
Anaplasma phagocytophilum treatment?
Doxycycline.
Coxiella burnetii treatment?
Doxycycline.
Chlamydia trachomatis treatment?
Doxycycline, erythromycin.
Chlamydia pneumoniae treatment?
Doxycycline, erythromycin.