HIGH YIELDS II

Question 1

what first line abx should be used if a positive CSF gram stain is ID’d like strep pneumoniae?

Answer 1

Vancomycin + ceftriaxone

Question 2

what first line abx should be used if a positive CSF gram stain is ID’d like neisseria meningitidis?

Answer 2

ceftriaxone

Question 3

what first line abx should be used if a positive CSF gram stain is ID’d like listeria monocytogenes?

Answer 3

amp or PCN G

Question 4

what first line abx should be used if a negative CSF gram stain is ID’d like N. meningitidis, S. pneumoniae?

age 2-50 years

Answer 4

vanco+ceftriaxone

Question 5

what first line abx should be used if a negative CSF gram stain is ID’d like S. pneumoniae, N. meningitidis, LISTERIA**?

Age > 50 years

Answer 5

Vanco + ceftriaxone + ampicillin