ID: ABX and their treatments Flashcards
rheumatic fever prophylaxis
PCN G benzathine IM
DOC for treponema pallidum (syphilis)
IM PCN G
Streptococcus Pharyngitis
*PCN G
Listeria
- DOC
- others
- PCN G
- Amoxicillin or Ampicillin–DOC
- Carbapenems
Neisseria meningitidis
*DOC?
PCN G
Amoxicillin
Ampicillin**
DOC: Third gen cephs: Ceftriaxone, Cefotaxime***** used right away while waiting for cultures to come back—- VERY GOOD CNS PENETRATION
Oral or dental infections
PCN G or VK
cellulitis
Anti-staphylococcal penicillins– Methicillin
Nafcillin (IV ONLY)
Oxacillin (IV, IM)
Dicloxacillin (PO)
Beta-lactamase producing staph auerus infection (that is NOT MRSA)
Methicillin
Nafcillin (IV ONLY)
Oxacillin (IV, IM)
Dicloxacillin (PO)
E. coli infection
Amoxicillin or Ampicillin (PCNs)
Fosfomycin
Salmonella infection
Amoxicillin or Ampicillin (PCNs)
H. Influenzae
- Amoxicillin or Ampicillin (PCNs)
* Carbapenems
Pseudomonas
- Ticarcillin not avail in US
- Piperacillin + Tazobactam*** aka zosyn
- Third gen Cephs: Ceftazidine
- Isolated pseudomonas: fourth gen ceph—Cefepime IV
- Carbapenems
- Aztreonam—monobactam
- Polymyxin B—only when the strain is multi-drug resistant and hosp acquired
- Ciprofloxacin
- Levofloxacin
- moxifloxacin
- Aminoglycosides (BUT inferior to beta-lactams) EX: tobramycin
Klebsiella
Piperacillin
enterococci
Piperacillin
Carbapenems
*vancomycin is bacteriostatic
Bacteroides fragilis
- Piperacillin
- Cefoxitin–2nd gen ceph **VERY GOOD
- Carbapenems
Otitis media
Ampicillin
Amoxicillin
Ciprofloxacin–severe
Cotrimoxazole
UTI in pregnancy
Ampicillin
Amoxicillin
gram positive cocci
- 1st generation cephalosporins: cephalexin and Cefazolin
- PCN G
- vancomycin
Gram positive rods
*PCN G
gram - cocci
PCN G
Gram + bacilli
Ampicillin and Amoxicillin
Gram - bacilli
ampicillin and amoxicllin
gram - rods
1st gen cephs: cephalexin and Cefazoline
anaerobes
some covered by 1st gen cephs: cefazoline and cephalexin
FLuoroquinolone: moxifloxacin best fluoro to cover this
Tigecycline IV