Infectious diseases Flashcards
Treatment of UTI in none pregnant women
3 days Nitrofurantoin or trimethoprim
When to send a urine culture
> 65
haematuria
pregnant and symptomatic
second line uni treatment in preggos
amoxicillin or cefalexin for 7 days
Breastfeeding is contraindicated in women with hep c
false
Treatment of giardiasis
metro
Memory aid for live vaccines
You mustn’t Prescribe BCG Incase They Suddenly RIP
Yellow fever
MMR
Polio
BCG
influenza
Typhoid
Shingles
Rotavirus
The most common cause of travellers diarrhoea
E. Coli
Treatment of Lyme disease
14-21 days Doxy
Treatment of toxoplasmosis in immunocompetent individuals
None
Main complicationin glandular fever
splenic rupture - avoid contact sports
Prodrome
Abdo pain
Bloody diarrhoea
Campylobacter Jejuni
Management of campylobacter
- usually self limiting
- clarithromycin if severe
Treatment of P. jiroveci
co-trimox
worsening flu like symptoms and dry cough
mycoplasma pneumonia
Main cause of erysipelas
S. pyogenes
Incubation period of hep b
6-20 weeks
symptoms of hep b
fever, jaundice, elevated transaminases
hep b vaccination ages
2,3,4 months
treatment of Lyme disease
doxy or amox
Incubation periods of the following
Staph
Bacillus
Salmonella
Shigella
Campylobacter
E Coli
Staph 1-6 hrs
Bacillus 6-15hrs
Salmonella 12-72hrs
Shigella 1-3 days
E Coli1-3 days
Campylobacter 2-5 days
BV treatment
- Metro
- Clinmdamycin
which pneumonia can present with a target lesion
mycoplasma presents with erythema multiforme
rose spots are associated with what
Salmonella
Legionella treatment
Clarithromycin
Most common site of NecFasc
Perineum
Majority of genital warts are caused by which HPV strains
6
11
Antibacterial choice in meningitis
3m - 50 = cefotaxime or ceftriaxone
> 50 = cefotaxime or ceftriaxone + amoxicillin
Treatment of family in meningitis
Cipro or rifampicin
