Treatments Flashcards
Neisseria meningitidis
Ceftriaxone (only in meningococcal sepsis)
Beta lactams - Penicillin V
Escherichia coli
Trimethoprim
Staphylococcus aureus
Flucloxacillin (for cellulitis)
Vancomycin (MRSA)
Staphylococcus epidermidis
Flucloxacillin
Streptococcus pyogenes
Penicillin V
Clostridium difficile
Metronidazole (mild cases)
Vancomycin (serious cases)
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Mild: Amoxicillin
Moderate: Amoxicillin and Doxycycline
Severe: Co-amoxiclav (IV) and Doxycycline
Viridans streptococci
Surgical antibiotic prophylaxis
Penicillin V
Gentamicin
Haemophilus influenzae
Amoxicillin
Salmonella typhi
3rd generation cephalosporins
Ceftriaxone
Legionella pneumophila
Clarythromycin
Epstein-Barr virus
Acyclovir
Varicella zoster
Acyclovir
Viral replication inhibitor
Hepatitis B
Life long antivirals to suppress viral replication
Vaccine - HbsAb
Hepatitis C
Ribovarin and interferon for 8-12 weeks
No vaccine
HIV
HAART
2 x Nucleoside inhibitors (reverse transcriptase inhibitors) and
1 x non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor
Or
1 x protease inhibitor
Or
1 x integrase inhibitor
Adenovirus (flu/cold)
Supportive treatment
Norovirus
Supportive treatment (anti-pyretics, IV fluids)
Plasmodium falciparum - Malaria
Quinine
Doxycycline
Candida albicans
Nystatin
Clotrimazole
IV fluconazole
Systemic: amphotericin B
Aspergillous
Amphotericin B
Target chitin fungal cell wall
Cellulitis
Flucloxacillin IV
Beta lactam
Penicillin or vancomycin
Tonsillitis
Penicillin V
Sepsis
Ceftriaxone within 1 hour
UTI
Trimethoprim
Folic acid inhibitor
Nitrofurantoin
UTI 2
Topical: Nystatin or clotrimazole
IV fluconazole
Systemic: Amphotericin B
Peritonitis
Trimethoprim
