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Penicillin G |
Penicillin G is used to treat:
Syphillis by Treponema pallidum.
Endocarditis by viridans streptococci and enterococci.
Meningitis by Meningococci.
Pneumonia by pneumococci.
And various streptococcal infections. |
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Penicillin V |
Penicillin V is used to treat pharyngitis infection caused by streptococcus pyogenes. |
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Nafcillin and oxacillin |
Nafcillin and oxacillin are used to treat osteomyelitis, endocarditis, pneumonia, skin and soft tissue infections caused by staphylococcus aureus. |
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Amoxicillin and clavulanate |
Amoxicillin and clavulanate are used to treat otitis, upper respiratory tract infections, pneumonia, skin and soft tissue infections, and urinary tract infections caused by pneumococci, streptococci, staph, H. influenza, M. catarrhalis, E. coli and P. multocida |
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Ampicillin and sulbactam |
Ampicillin and sulbactam are used to treat: meningitis caused by listeria monocytogenes.
Decubitus and diabetic foot ulcers caused by gram positive and anaerobic organisms.
Endocarditis caused by streptococci and enterococci.
Lyme disease caused by borrelia burgdorferi |
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Piperacillin + tazobactam and ticarcillin + clavulanate |
these combinations are used to treat intra-abdominal infections, skin and soft tissue infections, pneumonia and other infections caused by aerobic and anaerobic organisms, including pseudomonas aeruginosa |
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Cephalexin |
Skin and soft tissue infections caused by streptococci and staphylococci |
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Cefazolin |
perioperative prophylaxis (staph. and e. coli) |
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Cefotetan |
Used to treat intra-abdominal, gynecologic, biliary tract infections caused by aerobic and anaerobic bacilli. |
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Cefdinir, cefprozil, cefuroxime axetil |
Used to treat respiratory tract, skin and soft tissue infections.
Major pathogens: pneumo, H. influenza, M. catarrhalis |
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Ceftriaxone |
Infections: Gonorrhea, urinary tract infections, otitis, meningitis, pneumonia, lyme disease.
Major pathogens: gonococci, pneumococci, meningococci, B. burgdorferi, H. influenza, other gram negative bacilli |
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Ceftazidime |
Urinary tract infections, pneumonia, others.
Major pathogens: P. Aeruginosa
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Cefepime |
Intra-abdominal infections, urinary tract infections, pneumonia, skin and soft tissue infections.
Major pathogens: Drug-resistant gram negative bacilli, including citrobacter and enterobacter species
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Ceftaroline |
Community acquired pneumonia, skin and soft tissue infections.
Major pathogens: Methicillin resistant S. aureus, drug resistant pneumococci. |
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Carbapenems |
Intra-abdominal infections, meningitis, febrile neutropenia.
Major pathogens: Aerobic, anaerobic, and drug resistant gram negative bacilli
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Monobactam (aztreonam) |
Urinary tract, gynecologic, intra-abdominal, skin, lung, and other infections.
Major pathogens: Aerobic, gram negative bacilli |
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Vancomycin |
Bone and joint infections, skin and soft tissue infections, pneumonia, septicimia, endocarditis, and others.
Major pathogens: Methicillin-resistant staphylococci, enterococci, and others |
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Bacitracin |
Skin and eye infections
Major pathogens: Staphylococci, streptococci
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Fosfomycin |
Lower urinary tract infections.
Major pathogens: E. coli, Enterococcus faecalis, others
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