infectious disease tx

Question 1

tx for lyme disease

prophylaxis?

Answer 1

tx- doxy or amoxicillin (10-21d)

Prophylaxis- doxy 200mg x1 dose w/in 72hrs of Ixodes tick

Question 2

tx for bacterial meningitis

Answer 2

dexamethasone + cephalosporin, vanco, penicillins

Question 3

tx for HIV? Whent is initiation considered

Answer 3

CD4 <350 or viral load >55,000

• NNRTI + 2 NRTIs or PI + 2 NRTIs
• INSTI + 2 NRTI