Infectious Diseases - Common Medications Flashcards
What is used to treat Staphyloccocus infections?
Flucloaxacillin
What is used to treat Streptococcus (group A strep) infections?
Benzylpenicillin (or Flucloxacillin)
What is used to treat skin or soft tissue infections in case of a penicillin allergy?
Doxycyline/ carbapanem/ ceftriaxone
What is used to treat MRSA infections?
Vancomycin
What is used to treat Pseudomonas enterobactae (e.g. diabetic foot) infections?
Broad spectrum penicillin - carbapenem
What is used to treat TB infections?
RIPE
Rifampin + Isoniazid + Pyrazinamide ± Ethambutol
How is Strep pneumoniae treated?
Amoxicillin + Clarithromycin
How is H.Influenzae treated?
Co-amoxiclav
How is atypical pneumonia (legionella, mycoplasma) treated?
Doxycycline
Flouroquinolone
How is rhinovirus/ adenovirus/ enterovirus treated?
No specific treatment
Oseltamivir ?
How is diarrhoea/ enterocolotis treated
No specific treatment
How is Enterobacteriacae: Campylobacter, Shigella, E.Coli treated?
Usually nil.
If severe: FQ (ciprofloxacin) Macrolide (eg clarithromycin, azithromycin)
How is Salmonella spp. (S. typhi /paratyphi) treated?
*Ceftriaxone/azithromycin
How is C. difficile treated?
PO Metronidazole/Vancomycin
How is Visceral infection/peritonitis Usually Enterobacteriacae treated?
- Co-amox OR cipro OR aminoglycoside (eg gentamicin)
- anaerobic cover: metronidazole
- +penicillin allergy: carbapenem
How is enterobacteriacae treated?
PO Trimethoprim/ Nitrofurantoin/ Co-amoxicillin
Moderate severe: IV co-amoxiclav
How is ESBL / resistant organisms treated?
Carbapenem
How is N.Gonnorrhoea treated?
IM/IV Ceftriaxone
How is Chlamydia Trachomatis treated?
Azithromycin
How is CNS Streptococci Pneumonia or N.Meningitis treated?
IV Cephalosporin (ceftriaxone/ cefotaxime)
How is N. Meningitis CNS treated?
IV Cephalosporin (ceftriaxone/ cefotaxime)
How is H.Influenzae treated?
IV Ceftriazone/ Cefoxatime
+Dexamethasone
How is CNS Listeria > age> 55 treated
IV Ceftriazone/ Cefoxatime
+ High dose IV amoxicillin
What is used to treated Herpes Simplex Virus?
IV Aciclovir
What is used to treat endocarditis (enterococcus: e.faecalis, e.faecium):
Amoxillin +/- Gentamycin
What is used to treat endocarditis (streptococcus viridans strep)
Amoxicillin +/- Gentamycin
How is endocarditis treated (staph aureaus IVDU)
Flucloxacillin +/- Gentamycin +/- rifampici
How is culture negative endocarditis treated?
Ceftriaxone
How is MRSA endocoarditis treated
How is hospital acquired enterobactae treated?
co-amoxcilav
How is hospital acquired pseudomonas treated?
Ciprofloxacin/ gentamycin
How is adult sepsis treated?
Meropenem 1g IV stat
