Infections + Common Ax to Rx Flashcards
1
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Common organisms affecting meninges / brain
A
Neisseria meningitis S.pneumonia E.coli H.influenza Listeria Treponema pallidum Toxoplasmosis
2
Q
Common organism Endocarditis
A
S.aureus S.viridans Enterococcus faecalis S.epidermidis S.pyogenes S.bovis after colonoscopy
3
Q
Common organism liver / pancreas
A
Bacteroides = abscess
Enterococcus
Leptospirosis
4
Q
Common organisms URTI
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S.pyogenes
S.pneumonia
H.influenza
M.catarrhalis
5
Q
Common organisms LRTI
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S.pneumonia H.influenza Klebsiella M.catarrhalis - COPD Mycoplasma Legionella Chlamydia TB S.aureus Bordetella pertussis
6
Q
Common organisms SSTI
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S.aureus S.pyogenes S.epidermidis Pseudomona / E.coli if immunocompromised C.perfrinigens = open wound / gangrene
7
Q
Common organisms bone / joint
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S.aureus S.pyogenes Pseudomona's E.coli / H.influenza in children Brucellosis - Farmer Borellia Burgdoferi - Lyme's Salmonella - Sickle TB / fungal if immunocompromised Nesseria gonorrhoea S.epididermis in prosthesis
8
Q
UTI
A
E.coli
Enterococci
Proteus
S.saphrophyticus
9
Q
Intra-abo
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E.coli Klebsiella Proteus Bacterodes Enterococci
10
Q
Rx bronchitis
A
Amoxicillin
Tetracycline
Clarithromycin
11
Q
Rx uncomplicated CAP
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Amoxicillin or doxy
Both if CURB 2+
12
Q
If allergic
A
Clarithromycin
13
Q
If suspect Staph e.g. influenza
A
Add flucloxacilin
14
Q
If not responding / increasing CURB
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Levofloxacin
Vancomycin
Meropenem
15
Q
Rx atypical
A
Clarithromycin
