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54 Cards in this Set
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Tx for Staph aureus
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Methicillin
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Tx for Clostridium difficile
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Metronidazole
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Tx for Nocardia
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Sulfonamides
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Tx for Actinomyces isrealli
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Penicillin
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Tx for H. influenza meningitis
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Ceftriaxone
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Tx for Legionella pneumophila
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Erythromycin
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Tx for Pseudomonas aeruginosa
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Aminoglycoside plus extended-spectrum penicillin (piperacillin, ticarcillin)
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Tx for H. pylori
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Triple therapy- (1)Bismuth, metronidazole & either tetracycline or amoxicillin;
(2)Metronidazole, omeprazole, clarithromycin |
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Tx for Gardnerella vaginalis
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Metronidazole
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Tx for Leprosy
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Long-term oral dapsone
Alternate tx's include rifampin & combo of clofazimine & dapsone |
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Tx for Rickettsiae
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Tetracycline
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Tx for Mycoplasma pneumoniae
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Tetracycline or erythromycin
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Tx for Chlamydiae
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Erythromycin or tetracycline
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Tx for Borrelia burgdorferi
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Tetracycline
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Tx for Treponema pallidum
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Penicillin G
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Tx for Candida albicans
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Nystatin for superficial infection, amphotericin B for serious systemic infection
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Tx for Coccidioidomycosis
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Local infection: fluconazole or ketoconazole
Systemic infection: amphotericin B |
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Tx for Histoplasmosis
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Local infection: fluconazole or ketoconazole
Systemic infection: amphotericin B |
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Tx for Paracoccidioidomycosis
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Local infection: fluconazole or ketoconazole
Systemic infection: amphotericin B |
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Tx for Blastomycosis
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Local infection: fluconazole or ketoconazole
Systemic infection: amphotericin B |
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Tx for Pneumocystis carinii
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TMP-SMX
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Tx for Sporothrix schenckii
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Itraconazole or Potassium iodidie
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Tx for E. histolytica
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Metronidazole & iodoquinol
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Tx for Giardia
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Metronidazole
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Tx for Babesia
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Quinine, clindamycin
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Tx for Toxoplasma
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Sulfadiazine & Pyrimethamine
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Tx for Plasmodium
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Chloroquine, sulfadoxine & pyrimethamine, mefloquine, quinine
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Tx for Trichomonas vaginalis
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Metronidazole
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Tx for Trypanosoma cruzi
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Nifurtimox
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Tx for Leishmania donovani
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Sodium stibogluconate
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Tx for Corynebacterium diphtheriae
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Erythromycin & antitoxin
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Tx for Fusobacterium nucleatum
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Penicillin G
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Tx for Strep pneumoniae
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Penicillin
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Tx for Bordetella pertussis
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Erythromycin
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Tx for Mycobacterium tuberculosis
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Isoniazid, rifampin, pyrazinimide, ethambutoll
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Tx for Salmonella
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Chloramphenicol(for enteric fever); can also use ampicillin
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Tx for Shigella
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Only tx s. dysenteriae
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Tx for E. coli
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Ciprofloxacin & penicillin
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Tx for Vibrio cholerae
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Fluid replacement plus tetracycline to keep from spread of organism
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Tx for Bacteroides fragilis
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Metronidazole
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Tx for Proteus mirabilis
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Ampicillin, cephalosporin
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Tx for Neisseria gonorrhoeae
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Ceftriaxone & tetracycline
Silver nitrate to prevent infant eye infection |
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Tx for Strep agalactiae
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Penicillin G
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Tx for Neisseria meningitidis
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High dose IV Penicillin
Prevention w/ rifampin or ciprofloxacin |
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Tx for Clostridium tetani
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Penicillin & antitoxin
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Tx for Strep viridans
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Penicillin w/ addition of aminoglycoside if resistant
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Tx for Clostridium perfringens
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Penicillin & antitoxin
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Tx for Listeria monocytogenes
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Ampicillin
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Tx for Yersinia pestis
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Streptomycin
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Tx for Ehrlichia
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Doxycycline
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Tx for Coxiella burnetii
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Doxycycline
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Tx for Francisella tularensis
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Streptomycin
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Tx for Brucella
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Tetracycline & streptomycin
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Tx for Bacillus anthracis
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IV Penicillin
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