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20 Cards in this Set
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Streptococcus pyogenes
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Penicillin
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Streptococcus agalactiae
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Penicillin
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Staphylococcus aureus
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Methycillin (or vancomycin for MRSA)
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Streptococcus pneumoniae
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Penicillin (but growing resistance -- PBPs)
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Haemophilus influenzae
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Penicillin
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Neisseria meningitidis
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Penicillin (or 3G cephalosporin)
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Bordetella pertussis
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Erythromycin
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa
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Synergistic combos (e.g., aminoglycoside + anti-pseudomonal penicillin) + address underlying issue
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Legionella pneumophila
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Macrolides or quinolones
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Bacteroides fragilis
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Metronidazole (Flagyl)
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Helicobacter pylori
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Antibiotic + raise pH of stomach (e.g., clarithromycin + amoxicillin + proton pump inhibitor)
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Enterococcus
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Ampicillin (except vancomycin for ampicillin-resistant)
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Clostridium difficile
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Discontinue problem antibiotics and start vancomycin or metronidazole
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis
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3 or 4 out of isoniazid, streptomycin, pyrazinamide, ethambutol, rifampin
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Mycobacterium leprae
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Rifampin + dapsone/clofazamine
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Borrelia burgdorferi
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Doxycycline (or amoxicillin)
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Rickettsia rickettsii
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Doxycycline, chloramphenicol, or fluoroquinolones
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Treponema pallidum
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Penicillin
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Neisseria gonorrhoeae
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Ceftriaxone (fluoroquinolone resistance)
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Chlamydia trachomatis
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Azithromycin (1 dose) or doxycycline (7 days)
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