Pediatric Infections Flashcards
Sepsis (less than four weeks)
Most Likely Pathogens
Streptococcus agalactiae
Escherichia coli
Listeria monocytogenes
Herpes simplex virus
Sepsis (less than four weeks )
First choice antibiotics
Ampicillin plus gentamicin or cefotaxime
with or without Acyclovir
Sepsis (less than four weeks)
Penicillin allergy antibiotics
Vancomycin plus gentamicin or Cefotaxime
with or without acyclovir
Sepsis (greater than four weeks)
Most likely pathogens
Neisseria meningitidis
streptococcus pneumonia
Escherichia coli
staphylococcus aureus
Sepsis (greater than four weeks)
First choice antibiotics
Cefotaxime
With or without vancomycin
Sepsis (greater than four weeks)
Penicillin allergy antibiotics
Cefotaxime
with or without vancomycin
Meningitis (less than four weeks)
Most likely pathogens
Streptococcus agalactiae
Escherichia coli
Listeria monocytogenes
herpes simplex virus
Meningitis (less than four weeks)
first choice antibiotics
Ampicillin
plus Cefotaxime
plus acyclovir
Meningitis (less than four weeks)
Penicillin allergy antibiotics
Vancomycin
plus Cefotaxime
with or without Acyclovir
Meningitis (greater than four weeks)
most likely pathogens
Neisseria meningitidis
streptococcus pneumoniae
Haemophilus influenzae
Meningitis (greater than four weeks)
first choice antibiotics
Ampicillin
Plus vancomycin
With or without acyclovir
Meningitis (greater than four weeks)
Penicillin allergy antibiotics
Cefotaxime
Plus vancomycin
With or without acyclovir
Encephalitis
Most likely Pathogens
Herpes simplex virus
Encephalitis
First choice antibiotics
Acyclovir
Plus antibiotics as for meningitis
Encephalitis
penicillin allergy antibiotics
Acyclovir
Plus antibiotics as for “meningitis”
Cerebral abscess or subdural empyema
most likely Pathogens
Streptococci species staphylococcus aureus anaerobic organisms gram-negative organisms streptococcus pneumonia Haemophilus influenza
Cerebral abscess or sub dural empyema
first choice antibiotics
Cefotaxime
Plus vancomycin
Plus metronidazole
Cerebral abscess or subdural empyema
penicillin allergy antibiotics
Cefotaxime
Plus vancomycin
Plus metronidazole
Streptococcal pharyngitis/tonsillitis
Most likely Pathogens
Streptococcus pyogenes (group A strep)
Streptococcal pharyngitis/tonsillitis
first choice antibiotics
Penicillin V PO
Or amoxicillin PO
Or penicillin G
Streptococcal pharyngitis/tonsillitis
penicillin allergy antibiotics
Cephalexin PO
Or clindamycin PO
Or clarithromycin PO
Or cefazolin
Bacterial acute otits media
most likely Pathogens
Haemophilus influenza
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Moraxella catarrhalis
Bacterial acute otitis media
first choice antibiotics
Amoxicillin PO
Or amoxicillin-clavulanate PO
Bacterial acute otitis media
penicillin allergy antibiotics
Cefprozil PO
Or clarithromycin PO
Mastoiditis most likely Pathogens
Streptococcus pneumonia streptococcus pyogenes (group a strep) staphylococcus aureus
Mastoiditis
first choice antibiotics
Cefotaxime
With or without vancomycin
Mastoiditis
penicillin allergy antibiotics
Cefotaxime
With or without vancomycin
Sinusitis
most likely Pathogens
Haemophilus influenza streptococcus pneumonia Moraxella catarrhalis staphylococcus aureus streptococcus pyogenes (group a strep) Anaerobic organisms (in older children)
Sinusitis
first choice antibiotics
Amoxicillin PO
Or amoxicillin-clavulanate PO
If IV treatment required, treat as for mastoiditis
Sinusitis
penicillin allergy antibiotics
Cefprozil PO
Or clarithromycin PO
Or cefixime PO plus clindamycin PO
If IV treatment required, treat as for mastoiditis
Cervical lymphadenitis
most likely Pathogens
Staphylococcus aureus streptococcus pyogenes (group a strep)
Cervical lymphadenitis
first choice antibiotics
Cephalexin PO
Or clindamycin PO
Or cefazolin
Cervical lymphadenitis
penicillin allergy antibiotics
Clindamycin PO
Or cefazolin
Preseptal cellulitis
most likely Pathogens
Streptococcus pneumonia
Staphylococcus aureus
Preseptal cellulitis
first choice antibiotics
Cephalexin PO
Or clindamycin PO
Or cefazolin
Or vancomycin
Preseptal cellulitis
penicillin allergy antibiotics
Cefprozil PO
Or clindamycin PO
Or cefazolin
Or vancomycin
Orbital cellulitis
most likely Pathogens
Staphylococcus aureus
streptococcus pneumonia
other Streptococcus species
haemophilus influenza
Orbital cellulitis
first choice antibiotics
Cefotaxime
With or without vancomycin
Orbital cellulitis
penicillin allergy antibiotics
Cefotaxime
With or without vancomycin
Dental abscess with fever and/or extensive spread
most likely Pathogens
Viridans streptococci Peptostreptococcus species Prevotella species porphyromonas melaninogenicus fuslbacterium species usually polymicrobial
Dental abscess
with fever and or extensive spread
first choice antibiotics
Amoxicillin-clavulanate PO
Or penicillin G plus metronidazole PO
Dental abscess
with fever and or extensive spread
penicillin allergy antibiotics
Clindamycin PO/IV
Community acquired pneumonia (less than one month)
most likely Pathogens
Streptococcus agalactiae
Eacherichia coli
listeria monocytogenes
Community acquired pneumonia (less than one month)
first choice antibiotics
Ampicillin
Plus gentamicin or cefotaxime
Community acquired pneumonia (less than one month)
penicillin allergy antibiotics
Cefotaxime
Plus gentamicin
Plus vancomycin