Infection - DOC Flashcards
To learn the DOC for different microbial infections.
Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA)
Penicillinase-resistant penicillins (aka antistaphylococcal penicillin)
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
Vancomycin
Staphylococcus epidermidis
Vancomycin (more than 80% are resistant to methicillin)
Streptococcus pyogenes (GAS)
Penicillins
Streptococcus agalactiae (GBS)
Penicillins
Streptococcus pneumoniae
3rd Generation Cephalosporins (~35% are resistant to penicillins)
Viridans group streptococci
Penicillins
Streptococcus bovis (GDS)
Penicillins
Enterococcus faecalis
AMP/Gentamicin
Enteroccous faecium
Vancomycin
Peptostreptococcus spp.
Most Beta-Lactams
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Anti-tuberculosis combinations
Nontuberculosis mycobacterium
Variable
Nocardia spp.
TMP-SMX, 3rd generation cephs, AGs, Linezolid
Bacillus spp.
Varies depending on susceptibility
Corynebacterium spp.
Penicillin
Listeria monocytogenes
AMP or TMP-SMX
Clostridium botulinum
Antitoxin + Penicillin
Clostridium tetani
Metronidazole
Clostridium difficile
PO Metronidazole or PO Vancomycin
Clostridium perfringens
Penicillin
Propionibacterium acnes
Penicillin G
Acinetobacter spp.
Can be MDR, Amp-Sulbactam/Penem
Moraxella catarrhalis (formerly branhamella)
AMX-CLV or 2nd generation ceph
Neisseria meningitidis
3rd/4th generation ceph
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Ceftriaxone + Azithromycin OR Doxy