Other infections and antibiotics

Question 1

Infective exaccerbation of COPD: antibiotics

Answer 1

Amoxicillin, tetracycline or clarithromycin

Question 2

Community acquired pneumonia (mild, moderate, severe)

Answer 2

Mild: amoxicillin (5 days)
Moderate: amoxicillin and doxycycline (5 days)
Severe: co-amoxiclav (IV) and doxycycline (PO) (5 days)

Question 3

Atypical pneumonia

Answer 3

Clarithromycin

Question 4

Hospital acquired pneumonia

Answer 4

Co-amoxiclav (or doxy if pen allergic)

Review once cultures back

Question 5

UTI (uncomplicated, complicated and septic)

Answer 5

Uncomplicated: trimethoprim 3 days
Complicated: trimethoprim 5 days
Septic: SEPSIS 6 (IV coamoxiclav, then switch to oral, total of 5 days)

Question 6

Impetigo, cellulitis, mastitis

Answer 6

flucloxacillin (clarithromycin if pen allergic)

Question 7

Bites (animal and human)

Answer 7

Co-amoxiclav

Consider tetanus, rabies (dog) and BBV (human)

Question 8

Sinusitis, otitis media, peridontal abcess

Answer 8

Amoxicillin (erythromycin if pen allergic)

Question 9

C.diff

Answer 9

Metronidazole (if first time)

Vancomycin (if they’ve had it before)