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18 Cards in this Set
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Bacillus anthracis
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(pulomary anthrax)
-Ciprofloxacin -levofloxacin -doxycycline + clindamycin |
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Borrelia burgdorferi
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-doxycycline
-amoxicillin (Lyme disease) -ceftriaxone ALTERNATIVE= pen G, cefotaxime, azithromycin, clarithromycin |
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Bartonella henselae
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(Cat-scratch disease)
-azithromycin ALTERNATIVE= erythromycin, doxycycline |
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Bordetella pertussis
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(whooping cough)
-macrolide ALTERNATIVE= TMP-SMX |
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Brucella sp
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(brucellosis)
-doxycycline + either streptomycin or gentomycin ALTERNATIVE= doxy or cipro + rifampin |
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Campylobacter jejuni
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(diarrhea)
-erythromycin ALTERNATIVE= cipro |
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Clostridium difficile
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(pseudomembranous colitis)
-metronidazole ALTERNATIVE= vancomycin |
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chlamydia trachomatis
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(urethritis)
-doxycycline -azithromycin ALTERNATIVE= erythromycin |
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Clostridium perfringens
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(cellulitis or myonecrosis)
-penicillin + clinamycin ALTERNATIVE= dyxy |
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Enterococcus sp (normal)
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(UTI, sepsis, endocarditis)
-Pen G or vancomycin or ampicillin + aminoglycosides |
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Enterococcus sp (vancomycin resistant)
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(systemic infections)
-Pen G or ampicillin + aminoglycosides |
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Enterococcus sp (Pen G, ampicillin and vancomycin resistant)
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(systemic infections)
-linezolid -quinupristin/dalfopristin |
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Francisella tularensis
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(tularemia)
-streptomycin -gentamycin ALTERNATIVE= doxycycline or ciprofloxacin |
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Gardnerella vaginalis
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(Vaginosis)
-metronidazole ALTERNATIVE= clindamycin |
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Haemophilus influenzae
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(meningitis & other life-threatening illnesses)
-ceftriaxone -cefotaxime ALTERNATIVE= ciprofloxacin |
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Haemophilus influenzae
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(non-threatening infection)
-amoxicillin -trimethoprim + sulfamethoxazole -2nd or 3rd generation ceph -moxifloxacin -levofloxacin |
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Helicobacter pylori
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(peptic ulcer)
-a proton pump inhibitor + clarithromycin + amoxicillin ALTERNATIVE= many multi-drug regimens |
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Klebsiella pneumoniae
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(pneumonia)
-ceftazidime or imipenem or piperacillin + aminoglycosides or fluoroquinolones (uncomplicated UTI) -fluoroquinolones |