Infectious Dz Flashcards
Coverage of Penicillin (G, V, benzathine)
Viridans strep
Strep pyo
Oral anaerobes
Syphillis
leptospira
Coverage of ampicillin and amoxicillin
Same as penicillin +
E. coli
Lyme
Some G (-) coverage
HELPS
H. influenszae
E. coli
Leptospira
Proteus
Salmonella
Penicillins are the best initial therapy for
Otits media
Dental infection and endocarditis prophylaxis
Lyme disease
UTI in prego
Listeria
Enterococcal
What are the penicillinase resistant penicillins?
What are they used to Tx?
Skin infections (impitigo, cellulitis, erysipelas)
Endocarditis, meningitis, bacteremia from staph
Osteomyelitis and septic arthritis is bug sensititive
Oxacillin, cloxacillin, dicloxacillin, nafacillin
Best initial therapy for:
Cholecystitis, ascending cholangitis
Pyelonephritis
Bacteremia
VAP
Neutropenia with fever
Pipercillin
ticarcillin
azlocillin
mezlocillin
(cover G- bacilli as well as pseudomonas)
Reason we do not use methacillin
Causes renal failure from allergic interstitial nephritis
Best initial therapy for PID
Cefotan or cefoxitin (2nd gen)
+
Doxycycline
Ceftriaxone is this generation and covers…
3rd gen
CAP- pneumococcus with a macrolide
Meningitis
Gonorrhea
Lyme involving heart or brain
Which cefalosporin not to give noenates
Ceftriaxone
4th gen cephalosporin
Cefepime
Covers more staph– VAP
Adverse effect of cefoxitin and cefotan
deplete prothrombin and increase bleeding risk
Carbapenems cover…
Gram - bacilli
anaerobes
Step
Staph
Only monobactam abx
Good for…
Aztreonam
Exclusively for gram negative bacilli and pseudomonas
Best therapy for CAP
Levofloxacin and other Fluoroquinolones
Best treatment for cystitis and pyelonephritis
Ciprofloxacin
Only single agent treatment for diverticulitis
Moxifloxacin
Cautions with fluroquinolones
Bone growth abnormalities
Tendonitis and achillies tendon rupture
Side effects of aminoglycosides (gentamycin and tobramycine)
Ototoxic and nephrotoxic
god for gram negative bacilli in the bowel urine and bacteremia
Doxycycline works well for…
Chlamydia
Lyme disease (limited to joint, rash, bell palsy)
Rikettsia
Adverse effects of doxy
tooth discoloation
fanconi syndrome (Type II RTA proximal)
Photosensitivity
TMP-SMX works well for
cystitis
PCP pna tx and prophylaxis
Adverse effects of TMP-SMX
Rash
Hemolysis in G6PD deficiency
Bone marrow suppression (folate antag)
Best initial therapy for gram-positive organisms (staph and strep)
Oxacillin
Cloxacillin
Dicloxacillin
Nafcillin
Best initital treatments for MRSA
Vanc
Linezolid
Daptomycin- elevated CPK
Tigecycline
Ceftaroline
Best tharapies for gram-negative bacilli
(peritonitis, diverticulitis, pyelo, cholangitis, cholecystitis)
Quinolones
aminoglycosides
carbapenems
piparcillin
aztreonam
cephalosporins
Coverage for oral anaerobes
Penicillin (G, VK, ampicillin, amxicillin)
Clindamycin
Coverage for abdominal/GI anaerobes
Metronidazole
beta-lactamase/lactamase combo
When to answer head CT first when suspecting infection…
If there is the possibility of a space occupying lesion
- papilledema
- seizures
- focal neurological abnormalities
- Confusion