Usual antibacterial and prevention Flashcards
Β-lactam drugs, Vancomycin (if MRSA)
S. aureus
Penicillin (If allergic, use Macrolide/Clindamycin)
S. pyogenes
Penicillin
S. pneumoniae
Ciprofloxacin or Doxycycline
B. anthracis
Ampicillin or Penicillin
L. monocytogenes
Neutralize toxin plus Penicillin/Erythromycin
C. diphtheriae
Beta-lactams
E. rhusiopathiae
Metronidazole
Gardnerella vaginalis
R.I.P.E. drugs (Most common Isoniazid + Rifampicin)
M. tuberculosis
Penicillin and Beta-lactam antibiotics
N. meningitidis
Cephalosporin
N. gonorrhoeae
Macrolide (2nd line: Metronidazole)
H. pylori
Beta-lactam, or cephalosporins
H. influenzae
Penicillin G
T. pallidum
No vaccine. But intranasal carriers are treated with topical mupirocin
S. aureus
Pneumococcal vaccine
S. pneumoniae
Prophylaxis: Ciprofloxacin or Doxycycline
B. anthracis
Diphtheria toxoid vaccine (DPT vaccine)
C. diphtheriae
BCG vaccine; Prophylaxis: Isoniazid
M. tuberculosis
Meningococcal vaccine (strains: AYW135)
N. meningitidis
0.5% Erythromycin ointment for ophthalmia neonatorum
N. gonorrhoeae
Hib vaccine
H. influenzae
Doxycycline (or monogamy, hehe)
T. pallidum