ID 1 Flashcards
Rx for mild tularemia
doxy or cipro
Rx for severe tularemia
streptomycin or gentamicin
Empiric Rx for moderate-severe nocardiosis
amikacin + (TMP-SMX or imipenem)
all 3 if CNS involvement
Duration of nocardia Tx (immunocompetent)
6 months
Duration of nocardia Tx (immunocompromised)
12 months
Rx for NTM
azithromycin, ethambutol, and rifampin
Rx for carbapenemase-producing organisms
Ceftazidime-Avibactam
OR
Meropenem-Vaborbactam
When should ART be started in HIV pts w/ tuberculous meningitis?
After 8 weeks
TB meningitis requires adjunctive _____.
corticosteroids
First-line Tx for invasive aspergillosis
voriconazole ± caspofungin
Second-line Tx for invasive aspergillosis
Lipid amphotericin OR isavuconazole
Rx for mild nocardiosis
TMP-SMX