General Antibiotic Guidelines Flashcards

1
Q

Exacerbations of chronic bronchitis

A

Amoxicillin or Doxycycline or Clarithromycin

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2
Q

Uncomplicated community-acquired pneumonia

A

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

A

Ciprofloxacin

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5
Q

Lower UTI

A

Trimethropin or Nitrofurantion

Amoxicillin if 3rd trimester

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6
Q

Acute Pyelonephritis

A

Primary Care - Co-Trimoxazole or Co-Amoxiclav

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

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7
Q

Acute Prostatitis

A

Ciprofloxacin 28 days

Trimethropin if high C.Diff risk

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8
Q

Impetigo

A

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
Q

Cellulitis - near eye or nose

A

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

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11
Q

Animal or human bite

A

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
Q

Sinusitis

A

Phenoxymethylpenicillin

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14
Q

Acute Otitis Media

A

Amoxicillin (erythromycin if penicillin-allergic)

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15
Q

Otitis Externa

A

Flucloxacillin (erythromycin if penicillin-allergic

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16
Q

Periapical or periodontal abscess

A

Amoxicillin

17
Q

Gonorrhoea

A

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