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Acute Sore Throat

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1st line: Phenoxymethylpenicillin
Penicillin allergy: Clarithromycin
Pregnant: Erythromycin

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Influenza Treatment

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Oseltamavir (Tamiflu) and Zanamavir (Relenza)

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Scarlett Fever Treatment

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1st Line: Phenyoxymethylpenicillin
(Pen V)
Penicillin allergy: Clarithromycin

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Acute Otitis Media Treatment

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1st line: Amoxicillin
2nd: Co-amoxiclav
Penicillin allergy: Clarithromycin
Pregnant: Erythromycin

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(?)Acute Otitis Externa Treatment

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1st line: Analgesia and apply localised heat.
2nd: Topical Acetic acid-2% (Ear Calm) and Topical Antibiotics/steroids
If cellulitis: Flucloxacillin

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Sinusitis Treatment

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1st line/Non-life-threatening: Phenoxymethylpenicillin
Penicillin allergy: Doxycycline or Clarithromycin
Pregnancy: Erythromycin
2nd line/Life Threatening: Co-amoxiclav

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Treatment for Acute exacerbation of COPD (mild and severe)

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Mild: Amoxicillin or Doxycycline or Clarithromycin
Severe: Co-amoxiclav or Co-trimoxazole or Levofloxacin

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Acute exacerbation of Bronchiectasis

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1st Line: Amoxicillin (preferred in pregnancy) or Doxycycline (not for <12 years old)
In risk of treatment failure: Co-amoxiclav, levofloxacin, ciprofloxacin.

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Acute Cough infection treatment (LRTI)

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Adults: Doxycycline/Amoxicillin/Clarithromycin
If pregnant: Erythromycin
Children: Amoxicillin/Clarithromycin/ Erythromycin/Doxycycline (Not <12 years old)

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Community Acquired Pneumonia Treatment: All severities

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Low: Amoxicillin, can also use Clarithromycin/Doxycycline (not under 12)/Erythromycin (pregnancy) CURB65- 0-1
Medium: Amoxicillin and another antibiotic (atypical pathogens suspected!) Clarithromycin and Erythromycin (pregnancy). Penicillin allergy: Doxycycline or Clarithromycin. CURB65 score -2
Severe: Co-amoxiclav + clarithromycin/Erythromycin (pregnancy). Penicillin allergy: Levofloxacin (consider patient safety issues e.g. age, kidney function etc.) CURB65 score- 3-5

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Treatment for Community Acquired Pneumonia Treatment in children. All severities

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Non-severe :Amoxicillin
Penicillin allergy: Clarithromycin (1month to 17 years) or Doxycycline (12 years-17 years) or erythromycin (8 years to 17 years)
Severe: Co-amoxiclav and* clarithromycin or erythromycin.
*only if atypical pathogen suspected.

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Hospital Acquired Pneumonia treatment: all severities

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Non-severe: Co-amoxiclav
Alternatives: Doxycycline or Cefalexin or Co-trimoxazole or Levofloxacin
(Co-trimoxazole and Levofloxacin aren’t licensed for this use)
Severe: Specialist Advice required; options include: Piperacillin with tazobactam, ceftriaxone, cefuroxime, ceftazidime, ceftazidime with avibactam, meropenem, Levofloxacin.

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Severe HAP and suspected/confirmed MRSA INFECTION. What therapy should be added?

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Vancomycin and Teicoplanin along with the IV antibiotics treating the HAP.
Linezolid (if vancomycin can’t be used and specialist advice only)

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HAP Treatment (microbial) in children- All severities

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Non-severe- Co-amoxiclav
Penicillin allergy: Clarithromycin
Severe- IV antibiotics by specialist options include: Piperacillin with Tazobactam, Ceftazidime, Ceftriaxone.

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Urinary tract infection treatment in women

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1st line: Nitrofuratoin (if eGFR >45) or trimethoprim.
2nd: Nitrofuratoin, pivmecillinam or fosfomycin (3 days)
Pregnancy: Nitrofuratoin (avoid at term due to risk of neonatal haemolysis)
2nd line: amoxicillin and cefalexin for 7 days.

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Urinary Tract Infection treatments for Men

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1st line: Trimethoprim
2nd line: Nitrofuratoin for 7 days

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Urinary tract infections for children over 3 months

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1st line: Nitrofuratoin, Trimethoprim
2nd line: Nitrofuratoin, amoxicillin, cefalexin

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Acute Prostatis Treatment

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1st line: Ciprofloxacin, ofloxacin, trimethoprim
2nd line: Levofloxacin, Co-trimoxazole

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Acute Pyelonephritis (Upper UTI)

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1st line in Women: cefalexin, trimethoprim, ciprofloxacin, Co-amoxiclav
1st line in Men: IV Antibiotics (specialist)
Pregnancy: Cefalexin
Children over 3 months: Co-amoxiclav

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Prophylactic Recurrent UTI Treatment

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Prophylaxis:
1st line: Nitrofuratoin or Trimethoprim
2nd line: amoxicillin or cefalexin

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Catheter associated UTI

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1st line with no upper UTI symptoms: Nitrofuratoin, Trimethoprim, amoxicillin.
2nd line with no upper UTI symptoms:
Cefalexin, Co-amoxiclav, trimethoprim, ciprofloxacin.
Pregnancy: Cefalexin
Children over 3 months: Trimethoprim, amoxicillin, Co-amoxiclav, Cefalexin

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Bacterial Meningococcal Meningitis treatment

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IV/IM Benzylpenicillin, cefotaxime, ceftriaxone.
Penicillin allergy: Chloramphenicol

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Oral candidiasis treatment

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Miconazole gel if not tolerated use Nystatin oral solution.
Fluconazole can be used if severe.

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Infectious diarrhoea treatment

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If campylobacter suspected: clarithromycin
If giardia suspected: tinidazole

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Traveller’s Diarrhoea treatment
Azithromycin Prophylaxis: Bismuth subsalicylate
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Threadworms treatment
Adults and children >6 months: Mebendazole Children <6 months and pregnancy: only hygiene measures.
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C. Difficile infection treatment
1st line: Vancomycin 2nd line: Fidaxomicin Relapse infection within 12 weeks: Fidaxomicin Relapse infection after 12 weeks: Vancomycin (and Fidaxomicin if it’s severe)
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Helicobacter Pylori treatment
Triple therapy: 2 antibiotics and a PPI Amoxicillin, clarithromycin and metronidazole are normally considered first line.
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H. Pylori treatment 2nd line
PML -(PPI +metronidazole+levofloxacin) To be used if levo/clarithromycin is unsuccessful: PBMT -(PPI + Bismuth+ metronidazole+tetracycline)
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Acute diverticulitis Treatment
1st line: Co-amoxiclav 2nd line/penicillin allergy: Cefalexin and metronidazole, OR trimethoprim and metronidazole, OR ciprofloxacin and metronidazole.
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Conjunctivitis treatment
Chloramphenicol
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Chlamydia Trachomata/Urethritis Treatment
1st line: Doxycycline 2nd line/allergy/breastfeeding/intolerance: Azithromycin
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Epididymitis gram negative bacteria
Doxycycline or ofloxacin or ciprofloxacin
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Vaginal Candidiasis Treatment
Clotrimazole or fenticonazole or oral fluconazole. If recurrent, then oral fluconazole 150mg every 72 hours then 150mg once weekly
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Bacterial Vaginitis
Oral or topical Metronidazole gel Or clindamycin 2% cream
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Genital Herpes Treatment
Oral Aciclovir or Valaciclovir or famciclovir
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Gonorrhoea treatment (Susceptibility known and unknown)
Known: Ciprofloxacin 500mg single oral dose Unknown/Pregnancy : Ceftriaxone 1g IM Alternatively: Azithromycin 2g single dose oral + (gentamicin 240mg IM/cefixime 400mg oral)
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Trichomoniasis Treatment
Metronidazole or Clotrimazole
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Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Treatment
1st line: Ceftriaxone+metronidazole+ doxycycline 2nd line: (metronidazole+ofloxacin) or moxifoxacin alone
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Cold sores Treatment
Aciclovir 400mg BD
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Eczema bacterial infection treatment
Topical antibiotics 1st line: Fusidic acid 2% Oral antibiotics 1st line: Flucloxacillin Penicillin allergy: Clarithromycin or Erythromycin (pregnant)
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Impetigo Treatment
Topical antiseptic: Hydrogen peroxide 1% Topical antibiotics: 1st line: fusidic acid 2% Resistance option: mupirocin 2% Oral antibiotics: Flucloxacillin (clarithromycin or erythromycin in pregnancy)
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Mastitis treatment
1st line: Flucloxacillin Penicillin allergy/pregnancy: Clarithromycin or Erythromycin (in pregnancy)
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Leg Ulcer infection treatment
1st line: Flucloxacillin Unsuitable/pregnancy: doxycycline or clarithromycin, erythromycin (in pregnancy) 2nd line: Co-amoxiclav or Co-trimoxazole (penicillin allergy)
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Cellulitis and/or erysipelas treatment (away from face)
1st line: Flucloxacillin Penicillin allergy/unsuitable: clarithromycin, Co-amoxiclav, doxycycline (adults only) Pregnancy: Erythromycin
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Cellulitis and/or erysipelas treatment (near eyes and nose)
1st line: Co-amoxiclav Penicillin allergy: clarithromycin and metronidazole (only add metronidazole in children if anaerobes are present)
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Mild Diabetic foot infection treatment
1st line: Flucloxacillin Penicillin allergy: Clarithromycin or Doxycycline Pregnancy: Erythromycin
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Mild Acne Vulgaris treatment
Benzoyl peroxide or topical clindamycin (not in under 12)
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Scabies treatment
Permethrin Penicillin allergy: malathion (6 months over)
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Insect bite treatment
Chlorophenamine
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Human animal Bite treatment
1st line: Co-amoxiclav Penicillin allergy: doxycycline and metronidazole
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Dermatophyte skin infection treatment
Topical terbafine/imidazole
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Dermatophyte nail treatment
1st line: Terbafine 2nd line: Itraconazole
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Varicella Zoster/Chickenpox/Shingles treatment
1st line: Aciclovir 2nd line: famiciclovir or valaciclovir
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Conjunctivitis treatment
1st line: Bath/clean eyelid with cotton wool dipped in sterile saline or boiled cooled water to remove crusting 2nd line: Chloramphenicol eye drops or ointment 3rd line: fusidic acid 1%
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Blepharitis treatment
1st line: Lid Hygiene for symptoms 2nd line: Topical Chloramphenicol 3rd line: Oral oxytetracycline or doxycycline
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Mucosal ulceration and inflammation treatment (simple gingivitis)
Chlorhexidine 0.1-0.12% or Hydrogen peroxide 6%
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Acute necrotising ulcerative gingivitis treatment
Chlorhexidine 0.1-0.12% or hydrogen peroxide or metronidazole
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Pericoronitis treatment
Metronidazole/amoxicillin+ Chlorhexidine/hydrogen peroxide
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Dental abscess treatment
Amoxicillin or Phenoxymethylpenicillin Penicillin allergy: metronidazole or clarithromycin
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Osteomyelitis treatment for 6 weeks
Flucloxacillin Penicillin allergy: Clindamycin *consider adding fusidic acid and rifampicin for initial 2 weeks*
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Epiglottis treatment
1st line: Cefotaxime or ceftriaxone Penicillin allergy: Chloramphenicol
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Syphillis treatment
Benzylpenicillin or procaine penicillin
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Treating Septicaemia
Anti-pseudomonal beta lactam e.g. Piperacillin with tazobactam, Ticarcillin with clavulanic acid, or broad spec cephalosporin (Cefuroxime). Add metronidazole if anaerobic infection
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Initial Blind Endocarditis treatment
1st line: Amoxicillin (maybe add low dose gentamicin) Penicillin allergy/MRSA suspected: Vancomycin and low dose gentamicin If severe sepsis with risk factors for gram negative: Vancomycin +Meropenem
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Prosthetic valve endocarditis
Vancomycin+ Rifampicin+ low-dose gentamicin
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Staphylococcal endocarditis treatment
1st line: Flucloxacillin for 4 weeks Penicillin allergy/MRSA: Vancomycin+ rifampicin for 4 weeks ( 6 weeks if secondary lung abscess or osteomyelitis is also there)
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Staphylococcal endocarditis with prosthetic valve treatment
1st line: Flucloxacillin+rifampicin+low dose gentamicin Penicillin allergy/MRSA: Vancomycin+ rifampicin+low dose gentamicin Both plans for 6 weeks
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Fully sensitive streptococcal endocarditis treatment
1st line: Benzylpenicillin Penicillin allergy: Vancomycin (or teicoplanin) + low dose gentamicin Duration: 4-6 weeks (Stop gentamicin after 2 weeks)
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Less-sensitive streptococcal endocarditis treatment
Benzylpenicillin+ low dose gentamicin
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Enterococcal endocarditis treatment
1st line: Amoxicillin or Benzylpenicillin +low dose gentamicin Penicillin allergy/resistance: Vancomycin (or teicoplanin)+ low dose gentamicin
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HACEK Endocarditis treatment
1st line: Amoxicillin +low dose gentamicin Penicillin allergy/resistance: Ceftriaxone (or cefotaxime) + low dose gentamicin

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