Treatments Flashcards
S. aureus
Nafcillin or Vanco
S. agalactiae
Intrapartum penicillin/ampicillin
VRE
Linezolid or Tigecycline
Corynebacterium diptheriae
Passive Vaccination
C. tetani
Passive Vaccination
C. diff
Metronidazole or Oral Vanco
C. botulinum
Passive immunity?.. IDK?
C. perfringens
Penicillin
Anthrax
Flouroquinolones and Doxycyclin
Listeria
Ampicillin
Actinomyces
Penicillin
Nocardia
Sulfonamides
TB
RIPE
Rifampin, INH, Pyrazinamide, Ethambutol
MAI
Z-pack prophylaxis
M. leprae
Tuberculoid: Dapsone and Rifampin for 6 months
Lepromatous: Dapsone, Rifampin, and Clofazimine for 2-5 years
Neisseria meningitidis
Ceftriaxone. Rifampin prophylaxis
Possible penicillin G
N. gonorrhea
Ceftriaxone + (Azithromycin or Doxycycline for chlamydia coinfection)
Erythromycin in neonates for prophylaxis
H. influenzae
Ceftriaxone for meningitis
Rifampin for prophylaxis
Amoxicillin in mucosal infections + clavulanate
Legionella
Macrolides and/or Fluroquinolone
Pseudomonas
Piperacillin/tazobactam, Fluroquinolone, Aminoglycoside, impinem, meropenem, ticarcillin, cefepime
EIEC
FQ or Bactrim
ETEC
FQ or Bactrim
EHEC
Don’t treat, can make it worse
Shigella
FQ, Bactrim, Ampicillin
Salmonella
Don’t treat, prolongs shedding, except FQ for typhoid.