Treatments Flashcards
Staph aureus gastroenteritis
self limiting
Staph aureus (MSSA)
Nafcillin/oxacillin
MRSA
vancomycin
VRSA
quinupristin/dalfopristin
Strep pyogenes
Beta lactams (macrolides if allergic)
Strep agalactiae
Ampicillin w/ aminoglycoside
cephalosporin
Strep pneumoniae pneumonia
Macrolides
Strep pneumoniae adult meningitis
ceftriaxone or sefotaxime
Strep pneumonia otitis media/sinusitis
amoxicillin (erythromycin if allergic)
Strep viridans endocarditis
penicillin G w/ aminoglycosides
Enterococcus
Amoxicillin/ampicillin
Bacillus anthracis
ciprofloxacin
doxycycline
Bacillus cereus
self limiting
Clostridium tetani
hyperimmune human globulin
metranidzole or penicillin
Clostridium botulinum
Antitoxin and respiratory support
Amoxicillin for a wound
Clostridium perfringens Gangrene
clindamycin
penicillin
hyperbaric chamber
Clostridium perfringens Food poisoning
self limiting
Clostrdium difficile
metranidazole
Vancomycin
Listeria
Ampicillin
Gentamicin (immunocompromised patients)
Corynebacterium diptheriae
Erythromycin
Antitoxin
Corynebacterium diptheriae endocarditis
Penicillin
Aminoglycoside
Actinomyces
ampicillin or
penicillin G
Nocardia
sulfonamides or
Trimethoprim/sulfamethixazole
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
2 months isoniazid + rifampin + pyrazinamide
4 months isoniazid + rifampin