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General Antibiotic Guidelines Flashcards

1
Q

Exacerbations of chronic bronchitis

A

Amoxicillin or Doxycycline or Clarithromycin

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Uncomplicated community-acquired pneumonia

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Amoxicillin or Doxycycline

add Flucloxacillin if Staph Aureus

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3
Q

Atypical Pneumonias

A

Clarithromycin

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4
Q

Pseudomonas exacerbation of COPD

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Ciprofloxacin

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5
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Lower UTI

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Trimethropin or Nitrofurantion

Amoxicillin if 3rd trimester

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6
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Acute Pyelonephritis

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Primary Care - Co-Trimoxazole or Co-Amoxiclav

Secondary Care - Amoxicillin + Gentamicin Pen allergy = ( Co-Trimoxazle + Gentamicin )

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7
Q

Acute Prostatitis

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Ciprofloxacin 28 days

Trimethropin if high C.Diff risk

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8
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Impetigo

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Topical hydrogen peroxide -> fusidic acid

Oral flucloxacillin or erythromycin if widespread

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9
Q

Cellulitis or erysipelas

A

Flucloxacillin (clarithromycin, erythromycin or doxycycline if penicillin-allergic)

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10
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Cellulitis - near eye or nose

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Co-amoxiclav (clarithromycin, + metronidazole if penicillin-allergic)

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11
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Animal or human bite

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Co-amoxiclav (doxycycline + metronidazole if penicillin-allergic)

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12
Q

Throat infection

A

Phenoxymethylpenicillin (erythromycin alone if penicillin-allergic)

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13
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Sinusitis

A

Phenoxymethylpenicillin

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14
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Acute Otitis Media

A

Amoxicillin (erythromycin if penicillin-allergic)

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15
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Otitis Externa

A

Flucloxacillin (erythromycin if penicillin-allergic

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16
Q

Periapical or periodontal abscess

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Amoxicillin

17
Q

Gonorrhoea

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Intramuscular ceftriaxone

18
Q

Chlamydia

A

Doxycycline or azithromycin

19
Q

PID

A

Oral ofloxacin + oral metronidazole or intramuscular ceftriaxone + oral doxycycline + oral metronidazole

20
Q

Syphilis

A

Benzylpenicillin or doxycycline or erythromycin

21
Q

Campylobacter

A

Clarithromycin

22
Q

Salmonella or Shigellosis

A

Ciprofloxacin

23
Q

Patient refuses IM ceftriaxone in Gonorrhoea

A

Oral cefixime + Oral azithromycin

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