Infectious Disease

  1. Surgical antibiotic prophylaxis
    • cefazolin
    • cefuroxime
    • pen allergy - vanco
  2. meningitis
    ceftriaxone + vanco
  3. Acute Otitis Media
    • amoxicillin 80-90 mg/kg/day in divided doses
    • augmentin 90 mg/kg/day in divided doses
  4. bronchitis
    • if lasting more than 2 weeks
    • z-pack
  5. Community acquired pneumonia
    • outpatient: macrolide OR
    • respiratory fluoroquinolone ( moxi, levo, gemifloxacin)
    • OR beta lactam (augmentin) + macrolide

    • inpatient: beta lactam (ampicillin, ceftriaxone, cefotaximine) + macrolide
    • OR resp fluoroquinolone
  6. Tuberculosis
    latent: isoniazid (9 months) OR rigampin (4 months)

    active: Rifampin, Isoniazid, Pyrazinamide, Ethambutol
  7. Infective Endocarditis
    • Strep IE: penicillin, OR ceftriaxone
    • MSSA IE: nafacillin, OR cefazolin
    • MRSA IE: vanco
  8. IE prophylaxis
    • amoxicillin 2 grams 
    • pen allergy: clindamycin OR azith, clarithromycin
  9. Primary Peritonitis
    ceftriazxone for 5-7 days
  10. Urinary Tract Infections
    • acute uncomplicated:
    • nitrofuratonin 100mg BID X5days
    • bactrim DS BID x3days

    • acute uncomplicated pyelonephritis:
    • cipro 500mg BID or Cipro XR 1000mg QD x7 days

    • complicated UTI: 
    • carbapenems
  11. C. Diff
    • metronidazole 
    • vanco PO
  12. Syphilis (STD)
    penicillin
  13. Gonorrhea
    ceftriaxone + azithromycin
  14. Chlamydial
    azithromycin
  15. bacterial vaginosis
    metronidazole tabs OR gel
  16. Herpes
    • acyclovir (Zovirax)
    • valazyclovir (Valtrex)
Author
capnhue
ID
279846
Card Set
Infectious Disease
Description
infectious Disease
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