Treatments Flashcards
Community acquired septicaemia
1) a broad spectrum antipseduomonal penicillin (e.g. piperacillin with tazibactam) or Broad spectrum cephalosporin (e.g. cefuroxime)
2) if MRSA- Add vancomicin
3) if anaerobic- add metronidazole
4) if other resistance- more broad spectrum beta lactate (meropenem)
Hospital acquired septicaemia
1) broad spectrum antispedomonal
2) if MRSA- add vancomicin or teicoplanin
3) if anaerobic- add metronidazole
Septicaemia related to vascular catheter
1) vancomicin (or teicoplanin)
2) if gram neg- add broad spectrum antipseudomonal beta lactate
3) consider removal of catheter
Meningococcal septicaemia
Single dose benzylpenicillin ( or cefotaxime in PA/ chloramphenicol in hypersensitivity) before hospital
Then, ciprofloxacin/ rifampicin/ ceftriaxone to eliminate nasal carriage
Endocarditis initial (blind) therapy if native valve
Amoxicillin
Consider adding low dose gentamicin
If MRSA/ severe sepsis- use vancomicin and low dose gentamicin
If severe sepsis with risk factors for gram neg- vancomicin and meropenem
Initial blind therapy for endocarditis with prosthetic heart valve
Vancomicin+ rifampicin+ low dose gentamicin
Endocarditis that is caused by staphylococci (native)
Flucloxacillin for 4-6 weeks
If PA/MRSA- vancomicin + rifampicin
Endocarditis caused by staphylococci (prosthetic)
Flucloxacillin+ rifampicin + low dose gentamicin
For 6 weeks (review gent at 2 weeks)
In PA or MRSA- vancomicin + rifampicin + low dose gentamicin
For 6 weeks (review gent at 2 weeks)
Endocarditis is strep and fully sensitive
Benzypenicillin 4-6 weeks
In PA- vancomicin + low dose gentamicin
Endocarditis caused by less sensitive steptococci
Benzylpenicillin + low dose gentamicin 4-6 weeks
If PA or MRSA- vancomicin + gentamicin
Endocarditis caused by enterococci
Amoxicillin + low dose gentamicin
or
benzylpenicillin + low dose gentamicin
Or if PA or MRSA
Vancomicin + low dose gent
or if gentamicin resistance
Amoxicillin with streptomicin (if susc- for 2 weeks)
Endocarditis caused by HACEK organisms
Amoxicillin (4 weeks) + low dose gentamicin (2 weeks)
Or
If amoxicllin resistant- ceftiaxone + low dose gentamicin
Hacek organisms
Haemophilus, actinobacillus,cardiobacterium, eikenella, kingella
Meningitis blind therapy first step
Benzylpenicillin ASAP (cefoxamine/ chloramphenicol if PA or hypersensitivity)
Dexamethosone within 12 hours (unless shock/ septic/ immunocompromised)
Blind hospital treatment of meningitis if 3months- 50 years old
Cefotaxime
+/- vanxomicin
10 days
Blind hospital treatment of meningitis if >50 years old
Cefotaxime + amoxicillin
+/- vancomicin
10 days
Meningitis caused by meningococci
Benzylpenicillin or cefotaxime (or chloramphenicol if hypersensitivity)
7 days
Meningitis caused by pneumonococci
Cefotaxime
Or benzylpenicillin if susc
If very resistant- + vancomicin +/- rifampicin
14 days
Meningitis caused by haemophilus influenzae
1)Cefotaxime
2) chloramphenicol if resistant
10 days
If Hib- give rifampicin for 4 days before discharge
Meningitis caused by listeria
Amoxicillin (21 days) + gentamicin (7 days)
If hypersensitivity- co-trimoxazole (21 days)
Mild diabetic foot infection (no pen allergy)
Oral flucloxacillin
Moderate to severe diabetic foot infection (no pen allergy)
Flucloxacillin +/- iv gentamicin +/- metronidazole
Or
Co-amoxiclav +/- iv gentamicin
Or
Iv ceftriaxone + metronidazole
Moderate to severe diabetic foot infection (pen allergy)
Co-trimoxazole +/- iv gentamicin +/- metronidazole
Mild diabetic foot infection (pen allergy)
clarithromicin/ doxycycline/ erythromycin (preg)
Otitis externa is caused by which 2 bacteria
Psedomonas aureginosa
Staphylococcus aureus
Otitis externa if psedomonas suspected
Ciprofloxacin
Otitis externa if no pen allergy
Flucloxacillin
Otitis externa if pen allergy
Clarithromycin
Otitis media caused by which bacteria
Haemophilus influenza, streptococcus pneumonia, streptococcus pyrogenes, moraxella catarrhalis
Otitis media in children
Amoxicillin
If worsening after 2-3 days- co-amoxiclav
Otitis media with pen allergy
Clarithromycin or erythromycin in preg
Conjunctivitis
Chloramphenicol eye drops
Campylobacter enteritis if immonucompromised or severe
Clarithromycin
Or
Ciprofloxacin