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Beta hemolytic streps
IV Penicillin G
send home on PO amoxicillin
Low resistance strep pneumo
IV cefotaxime or IV ceftriaxone
MDR strep pneumo and high PCN resistance
IV VANC or IV moxifloxacin or high dose IV levofloxacin
Prophylaxis for beta hemolytic strep
IM procaine pen G or IM benzathine pen G
beta hemolytic strep in pt w/ PCN allergy
PO clindamycin or PO fluroquinone
Cellulitis (MRSA) inpt
IV oxacillin, nafcillin $$$
IV cefazolin...cheap
Cellulitis (MSSA) outpt w/ PCN allergy
PO clindamycin
PO doxycycline
Cellulitis (MRSA) outpt
PO clindamycin
PO trim-sulfa
PO doxycline
MRSA (hospital)
IV VANC
MRSA (hospital) in pt who can't tolerate VANC
IV daptomycin
IV or PO linezolid
IV ceftaroline
inpt pneumonia in pt w/ PCN allergy
IV moxifloxacin or levofloxacin
nosocomial pneumonia
IV piperacillin, tazobactam
IV cefepime + VANC
legionella pneumonia
IV azithromycin
IV levofloxacin or moxifloxacin
PCP pneumonia
trimeth-sulfa (lg dose)
Aspiration pneumonia
IV or PO clindamycin
outpt URI in a pt w/ PCN allergy
PO macrolide
beta hemolytic strep
IV pen G for inpt and PO amoxicillin for outpt
Any SSTI caused by "letter" strep
IV pen G for inpt
PO amoxicillin for outpt
infected diabetic foot ulcer
IV piperacillin-tazobactam
primary/secondary syphillis
IV pen G
neurosyphillis
IV pen G
gonorrhea
IM ceftriaxone
CA meningitis (empiric if you don't know the bug) when pt is 1mos-50y.o.
IV ceftriaxone or IV cefotaxime
PLUS IV vanc
CA meningitis when pt less than 1mos or older than 50
add IV ampicillin (need to cover listeria's butt)
bacterial meningitis when you know the bug (H. flu, strep pneumo, Neisseria)
IV cefotaxime or IV ceftriaxone
Febrile neutropenia
IV piperacillin-tazo OR
IV cefepime

PLUS
IV vanc (cover gram +)
MRSA pneumonia
IV vanc
IV linezolid
IV ceftaroline
MRSA Osteomyelitis
IV vanc
osteomyelitis in kids
PO clindamycin
otitis media
PO amoxicillin
PO amoxicillin + clavulanate
PO cefdinir
Pseudomonas
IV piperacillin-tazobactam
IV ceftazidime
IV cefepime
Serious gram - (use empiric)
antipseudomonal beta lactam
PLUS
aminoglycoside
Serious gram - in pts w/ PCN allergy
aztreonam
surgical prophylaxis (not intra-abdominal)
IV cefazolin
gut decontamination before GI surgery
PO neomycin (not absorbed from GI)
perioperative prophylaxis for GI surgery
IV cefoxitin
IV cefotetan
anaerobic infections (penetrating GI trauma, appendicitis, lung abscess, post-op GI surgery)
IV piperacillin + tazobactam
inpt PID
cefoxitin, IV cefotetan (for Neisseria and anaerobes)

PLUS

IV doxycyline (for chlamydia)
outpt single dose for PID
IM ceftriaxone (Neisseria)

PLUS

Po metronidazole (at 2wks; for anaerobes)

PO doxycycline (at 2wks; for Chlamydia)
anaerobic infections in PCN allergy
IV metronidazole
Enterococcus
IV ampicillin
Amp resistant: IV vanc
Vanc resistant: IV or PO linezolid or daptomycin
VRE
IV or PO linezolid
IV daptomycin
gram + bacteremia
IV vanc
C. difficile
PO metronidazole
severe: PO vanc
lots relapses: fidixomicin
Mycoplasma
PO doxycycline
PO macrolide
Chlamydia
PO doxycyline
PO macrolide
Rickettsia
PO doxycycline
Borrelia burgdorfi
PO doxycycline
Nocardia
trim-sulfa
Nocardia w/ sulfonamide allergy
minocycline/doxycycline
ceftriaxone
imipenem
Diarrhea (salmonella, shigella, E. coli, campylobacter)
PO ciprofloxacin
Uncomplicated UTI, outpt
PO trim-sulfa
Complicated UTI, outpt
levofloxacin
ciprofloxacin
Complicated UTI, inpt including nursing homes
IV cefotaxime
IV ceftriaxone
PO cefpodoxime
Pyelonephritis (E.coli 80% time)
IV ceftriaxone
IV cefotaxime
send home w/ PO cefpodoxime
UTI pregnant woman
PO nitrofurantoin
TB, sputum +
all four:
PO rifampin
PO isoniazid
PO pyrazinamide
PO ethambutol
TB, AIDS
PO rifabutin + "IPE"
Latent TB, inpt w/ + PPD but negative CXR and negative sputum
PO isoniazid
PO rifampin
If it ends in -bacter...
1. piperacillin + tazobactam
2. cefipime
3. carbapenems
4. ceftazidine
Brucellosis (cheese)
PO doxycycline
PLUS
IV gentamycin
Mycobacterium avium (AIDS only)
PO or IV macrolide
PLUS
ethambutol
Acne
PO minocycline
topical clindamycin
topical erythromycin
leprosy
dapsone
CAP, outpt
PO macrolide (azithro or clarthro)
CAP, outpt w/ structural lung disease
PO "respiratory" flurorquinones: levofloxacin, moxifloxacin
pneumonia, inpt (does not respond to outpt tx w/ macrolide or in untx pt admitted to hospital)
IV ceftriaxone, IV cefotaxime
PLUS
IV, PO azithromycin OR
IV moxifloxacin, levofloxacin