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CAP symptoms
Pleuritic chest pain, hemoptysis, sputum, fever, arthralgia, myalgia, confusion
Single most sensitive sign of cap
>30 breaths per minute
CAP- Previously healthy and no abx in 3 mo
Macrolide po (azithro, clarith, erythro) or doxy po
CAP - comorbities
DM, alcoholism, immunosuppressed (CORTICOsteroids, hiv, malignancies), chronic heart, lung or kidney dx
CAP - tx w/ comorbidities outpatient
Resp. Fluroquonolone(moxi, levo),

or HD amoxi/clav or
amoxi/clav + macrolide po
no erythro as mono
CAP - hospital ward pt
Resp. Fluoroquinolones po/iv (pen allergy)
or B-lactam po/iv + macrolides po/iv
CAP - ICU admission indications
Septic shock, acute resp failure req intubation
CAP - ICU tx
B-lactam iv + macrolide iv or respiratory FQ iv

Allergy: aztreonam + respiratory FQ
CAP - ICU pseudomonas
Anti pnemucoccal/antipseudomonal B-lactam iv plus:

Cipro iv or
AMG iv + macrolide IV or
AMG iv + cipro iv
Anti pseudomonal B-lactams
Ticarcillin, piperacillin, ceftazidime, cefepime, aztreonam, imipenem,meropenem

Add cipro or levo (gram -ve)
H. Flu coverage
2nd or 3rd gen cephs, amoxi/clav, FQ, azithro, clarithro
Legionella
FQ, azithro, doxy(alt)

21 day tx
M.pneumo, Chlamydophila pneumo
Macrolides, tetracyclines, FQ(alt)
MSSA
Cloxacillin, cefazolin, clinda
Aspiration pneumo (poor dental hygene/putrid sputum/alcoholics)
Metronidazole, clinda, amoxi/clav, pip/tazo, carbapenems, moxi
Sinusitis - children - acute (<4 wk and < 3 ep/yr) organisms and tx
S. Pneumo, M.Catarrhalis, H.flu, (maybe s aureus, s.pyogenes, anaerobes)

Std amoxil 10d or HD amoxil (daycare/abx use), TMP-SMX (ALLERGY)
Azithro/clari only in allergy+abx/daycare
Sinusitis - child - first line failure (no improvement or worsen after 3 days or recurrence < 3 mo
Patho same as acute

Amoxi/clav (7:1) 10d + amoxi or cefuroxime axetil 10d

B-lactam allergy: azithro 3-5d, clarithro 10d

Severe: iv cefuroxime 10d
Child chronic sinusitis (>12wks)
Anaerobes, enterobacteria

Amoxi/clav 3wks or clinda 3wks
Adult sinusitis acute (<4wk and <3 ep/yr)
Amoxil 10d
Allergy: doxy 10 days or SMX/TMP 10d
Adult sinusitis first line failure (deterioration in 72hr)
Amoxi/clav 10d or cefuroxime axetil 10d

Allergy: azithro 3-5d, clarithro 10d, levo, moxi 5-10 d
Adult - chronic sinusitis (>12wk)
Amoxi/clav 3wk
Allergy: clinda 3wk
Concentration dependent killing
AMG, doxy, FQ
AECOPD - signs for abx treatment
Incr. dyspnea, incr. Sputum purulence, or incr. Sputum

Need at least 2
AECOPD - risk factors that need more serious tx
FEV <50 predicted, >4 exacerbations/yr, CVD, O2 use, oral CS use, abx <3 mo
Chronic suppurative bronchitis
AECOPD risk factors + constant purulent sputum, FEV <35?
AECOPD - without risk factors abx tx
2nd or 3rd gen ceph (cefprozil, cefutoxime axetil), amoxil, doxy, tmp/smx

Alt - FQ, amoxi/clav or telithro
AECOPD - with risk factors abx tx
FQ or amoxi/clav

Alt - iv therapy
Diabetic Foot Infection (Osteomyelitis)

Mild/Moderate/Severe
Mild: amox/clav, or cipro + clindamycin

Moderate: Carbapenem, amoxi/clav, pip/tazo or moxi +/- clinda or metro
Diabetic Foot Infection Duration of Therapy
2 to 3 weeks if removed infected bone
4 to 6 weeks standard treatment
10 to 12 weeks if no debridement occurs
Osteomyelitis - MSSA IV/Oral abx
IV: Cloxacillin, cefazolin, or clinda

Oral: Cloxacillin, cephalexin, clinda, amoxi/clav
Osteomyelitis - GAS IV/oral
IV: Penicillin

Oral: Penicillin, Amoxicillin or clinda
Osteomyelitis - GBS, and Enteric gram -ve
IV: Penicillin (GBS), Cefotaxime (gram -ve cocci)

Oral: not appropriate in babies
Osetomyeltitis - Pseudomonas IV/Oral abx
IV: Ceftazidime + Gentamicin

Oral: ciproflox (only give to children after consideration)
Osteomyelitis MRSA abx
Vanco

Oral: Only if CA-MRSA, possible for clindamycin, otherwise home iv
Osteomyelitis - Mixed aerobic/anaerobic
IV: Carbapenem, moxi, amoxi/clav, pip/tazo

Oral: Cipro + Clinda or amoxi/clav
Cellulitis - Adult
1: Cephalexin po
Cefazolin iv +\- clinda

2: Cloxacillin po
clinda

3: macrolides
(discharge from ER with cefazolin 2g IV w/ probenecid 1g po bid
Cellulitis - Child
1:Cephalexin po
cefazolin +/- clinda

2: clinda po
3: macrolides