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1
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Common organisms affecting meninges / brain

A 
Neisseria meningitis
S.pneumonia 
E.coli
H.influenza 
Listeria
Treponema pallidum
Toxoplasmosis
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Common organism Endocarditis

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S.aureus
S.viridans
Enterococcus faecalis
S.epidermidis
S.pyogenes
S.bovis after colonoscopy
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3
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Common organism liver / pancreas

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Bacteroides = abscess
Enterococcus
Leptospirosis

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4
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Common organisms URTI

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S.pyogenes
S.pneumonia
H.influenza
M.catarrhalis

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5
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Common organisms LRTI

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S.pneumonia
H.influenza
Klebsiella 
M.catarrhalis - COPD
Mycoplasma
Legionella 
Chlamydia 
TB
S.aureus
Bordetella pertussis
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Common organisms SSTI

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S.aureus
S.pyogenes
S.epidermidis 
Pseudomona / E.coli if immunocompromised 
C.perfrinigens = open wound / gangrene
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7
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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
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UTI

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E.coli
Enterococci
Proteus
S.saphrophyticus

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Intra-abo

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E.coli
Klebsiella
Proteus
Bacterodes
Enterococci
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10
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Rx bronchitis

A

Amoxicillin
Tetracycline
Clarithromycin

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11
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Rx uncomplicated CAP

A

Amoxicillin or doxy

Both if CURB 2+

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12
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If allergic

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Clarithromycin

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13
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If suspect Staph e.g. influenza

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Add flucloxacilin

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If not responding / increasing CURB

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Levofloxacin
Vancomycin
Meropenem

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15
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Rx atypical

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Clarithromycin

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16
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If <5 days HAP

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Co-amoxicillin

17
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If >5 days HAP

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Pipercillin + Tazobactam
Broad spec cephalosporin
Quinolone - Levo

18
Q

Rx lower UTI

A

Trimethoprim
Nitrofurantoin
Amoxicillin

19
Q

Rx acute pyelonephritis

A

Broad spec cephalosporin
Quinolone - ciprofloxacin
Co-amox

20
Q

Rx prostatitis

A

Trimethoprim

Quinolone

21
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Rx urosepsis

A

Gentamicin

Meropenem

22
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Rx impetigo

A

Topical fusidic
Topical or oral fluclox
Erythromycin if allergic or widespread

23
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Rx cellulitis / erysipelas

A

Flucloxacillin

24
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If allergic

A

Erythromycin / clarithromycin

Doxycycline

25
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If near eye

26
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Rx MRSA

A

Vancomycin

27
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Rx sinusitis

A

Amoxicillin

Doxy / erythromycin if allergic

28
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Rx ottis media

A

Amoxicillin

29
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Rx otitis externa

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Topical fluclox with topical corticosteroid

30
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Rx C.diff

A

Metronidazole

Oral vanc if recurrent

31
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Rx cambylobacter

A

Clarithromycin

32
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Rx salmonella

A

Ciprofloxacin

33
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Rx intra-abdominal sepsis

A

Metronidazole
Gentamicin (cipro sometimes used)
Amoxicillin

34
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How do you Rx animal or human bite

A 
Clean wound
Co-amoxicalv
Doxycycline and met if allergic
Tetanus prophylaxis 
Consider hep C/ HIV prophylaxis if human

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