TREATMENT Flashcards
Gonococci- prevention and treatment
Prevention: condoms, erythromycin eye ointment prevents neonatal blindness
Treatment: ceftriaxone (+ azithromycin or doxycyclin, possibe chlymadia confection)
Meningococci- prevention and treatment
Propylaxis: rifampin, ciprofloxacin or ceftriaxone
Treatment: ceftriaxone pr penicillin G
Hemophilus influenza
Amoxicillin +/- clavulanate- mucosal infections
Ceftriaxone- meningitis
Rifampin prophylaxis for close contacts
Legionella pneumophila
Macrolide or quinolone
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
CAMPFIRE
Carbapenems
Aminoglucosides
Monobactems
Polymyxins (polymixin B, colistin)
Fluoroquinolones (ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin)
thIRd and fourth generation cephalosporins (ceftazidime, cefepime)
Extended-spectrum penicillins (piperacillin, ticarcillin)
Typhoid fever
Ceftriaxone or fluoroquinolones
H pylori
Triple therapy (Antibiotic Cure Pylori)
Amoxicillin
Clarithromycin
Proton pump inhibitors
Lyme disease
Doxycycline (1st line)
Amoxicillin and cefuroxime in pregnant women and children.
Gardenerella vaginalis
Metronidazole or clindamycin
Chlamydiae
Azithromycin (favoured because one-line treatment) or doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for possible concomitant gonorrhea)
Chlamydia trachomatis types L1, L2, L3
Lymphogranuloma venereum
Doxycycline
Rickettsia
Doxycycline; caution during pregnancy- chloramphenicol
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Macrolides, doxycycline or fluoroquinolone
Penicillin ineffective- no cell wall
Fungi
Local infection: fluconazole or itraconazole
Systemic infection: amphotericin B
Tinea (pityriasis) versicolor
Selenium sulfide, topical and/or oral antifungal medications
