Matching bacteria to drug treatment Flashcards
Drugs used for strep:
- all beta-lactams (penicills+/amoxicills+)
- all cephalosporins (except ceftazidime)
- levofloxacin
- trimethoprim/sulfa
- clindamycin
- all carbapenems
- azithro/clarithromycin
- linezolid
- vancomycin
- all “cyclines”
Drugs not used for strep:
- ceftazidime
- ciprofloxacin
Drugs used for MSSA:
- Ampicillin/sulfabactam
- amox/clav
- dicloxacillin/nafcillin
- pip/tazobactam
- all cephalosporins (except ceftazidime)
- levofloxacin
- trimethoprim/sulfa
- clindamycin
- all carbapenems
- linezolid
- vancomycin
- all “cyclines”
Drugs not used for MSSA:
- ampicillin
- amoxicillin
- piperacillin
- ceftazidime
- ciprofloxacin
Drugs used for MRSA:
- linezolid
- vancomycin
- dalbavancin
- oritavancin
- tedizolid
Drugs used for enterococcus:
- ampicillin
- Ampicillin/sulfabactam
- amoxicillin
- amox/clav
- piperacillin
- pip/tazobactam
- all aminoglycosides (gentamicin, tobramycin, amikacin) *** only synergistically
- linezolid
- vancomycin
Drugs not used for enterococcus:
- dicloxacillin/nafcillin
- all cephalosporins
- all fluoroquinolones (levo/cipro)
- trimethoprim/sulfa
- clindamycin
- all carbapenems
Drugs used for E. coli/kleb
- amp/sulfabactam
- amox/clav
- piperacillin
- pip/tazobactam
- all cephalosporins
- all aminoglycosides (gentamicin, tobramycin, amikacin)
- all fluoroquinolones (levo/cipro)
- trimeth/sulfa
- aztreonam
- all carbapenems
Drugs not used for E. coli/kleb
- ampicillin
- amoxicillin
Drugs used for H. flu
- amp/sulfabactam
- amox/clav
- pip/tazobactam
- all cephalosporins (except for cefazolin and cephalexin)
- all aminoglycosides (gentamicin, tobramycin, amikacin)
- all fluoroquinolones (levo/cipro)
- trimeth/sulfa
- aztreonam
- all carbapenems
- azithro/clarithromycin
- all “cyclines”
Drugs not used for H. flu
- ampicillin
- amoxicillin
- piperacillin
- cefazolin
- cephalexin
Drugs used for pseudomonas
- piperacillin
- pip/tazobactam
- ceftazidime
- cefepime
- all aminoglycosides (gentamicin, tobramycin, amikacin)
- all fluoroquinolones (levo/cipro)
- aztreonam
- all carbapenems
Drugs not used for pseudomonas
- all beta-lactams (except piperacillin and pip/tazobactam)
- all cephalosporins (except ceftazidime and cefepime)
- trimeth/sulfa
Drugs used for oral anaerobes
- all beta-lactams
- all cephalosporins (except ceftazidime)
- trimeth/sulfa
- clindamycin
- metronidazole
- all carbapenems
- azithro/clarithromycin
- vancomycin
- all “cyclines”
Drugs not used for oral anaerobes
- ceftazidime
- all fluoroquinolones (levo/cipro)
- linezolid
Drugs used for B. fragilis/clostridium difficile
- amp/sulfabactam
- amox/clav
- piperacillin
- pip/tazobactam
- cefoxitin
- clindamycin
- metronidazole
- all carbapenems
Drugs not used for B. fragilis/clostridium difficile
- ampicillin
- amoxicillin
- dicloxacillin/nafcillin
- all cephalosporins (except cefoxitin)
- all fluoroquinolones (levo/cipro)
- trimeth/sulfa
Drugs used for N. meningitidis
-penicillin
Drugs used for syphilis
-penicillin
Drugs used for respiratory infections
- ampicillin
- amoxicillin
- macrolides (erythromycin, clarithromycin, and azithromycin)
- all “cyclines”
Drugs used for p. aeruginosa
- piperacillin/ticarcillin
- ceftazidime
- cefepime
- all carbapenems
- aztreonam
- all aminoglycosides (gentamicin, tobramycin, amikacin)
- all fluoroquinolones
Drugs used for pneumoniae
-ceftaroline
Drugs used for atypical pathogens (legionella sp., chlamydia pneumoniae, and mycoplasma pneumoniae)
- all fluoroquinolones
- macrolides (erythromycin, clarithromycin, and azithromycin)
- all “cyclines”
Drugs used for vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE)
- linezolid
- tigecycline, eravacycline, and omadacycline
Drugs used to treat Enterobacteriaceae
-trim/sulfa
