Bbc Drug Of Choice

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Drug of choice for osteomyelitis

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under 4 months- naf or oxacillin + ceftazidime or cefepime

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Encephalitis

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acyclovir until CSF PCR comes in, if HSV continue acyclovir otherwise switch to specific tx

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Meningitis (neonate)

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amp + cefotaxime

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Meningitis Child or adult

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ceftriaxone or cefotaxime + dexamethasone = vanc

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meningitis prophylaxis (close contacts)

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Hib- rifampin

Neiserria - rifampin, or ceftrioaxone or cipro

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otitis externa

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ofloxican or polymyxin + neomycin + hydrocortisone or cipro + hydrocortisone all in drop form

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Otitits media

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amoxicillin if under 2, if over 2 just analgesics

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Bacterial conjunctivitis

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fluoroquinolone drops (viral no antimicrobial Tx)

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Newborn conjunctivitis

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1st day, nothing
onset 2nd-4th day- ceftriaxone (gonorhea)
3-10th- erythromcin- chlamydia
2-16 days- trifluridine drops and acyclovir (HSV)

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Diarrhea in premature infant

Back 10

piperacillen + taxobactam or amp + sulbactam

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Diarhea post antibiotic use

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metronidazole (C Diff)

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Diarrhea following travel

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fluroquinolones or rifaximin, prophylaxs is FQ with imodium

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Acute bronchiutis

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antitussives +/- inhlaed B2 agonists

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Anthrax prophylaxis

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ciprofloxican (also in kids)

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Pneumonia in neonates (hospitalized with CAP) empiric

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amp + gentamicin +/- cefotaxime (+ vanc if MRSA suspected)

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PNeumonia in 1-3 months old (hospitalized with CAP) empiric

Back 16

eryhtomcyin of axithromcyin

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pnemonia 5-18 (empiric)

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ceftriaxone + azithromycin +/- vanc

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CAP in adults, hospitalized

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ceftriaxone or ertapenem + azithyromycin

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prostatitis tx

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under 35- ceftriaxone then doxycyline

Over 35- FQ or TMP-SMX

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Sepsis empiric therapy neonates

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amp + cefotaxime if under a week, if over a week amp + ceftriaxone or cefotaxime

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Sepsis mpiric treatment in child

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van + either cefotzime or ceftraiaxone

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Sepsis empiric tretament in adult

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carbapenem plus vancomycin

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Tx of UTI

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outpatient TMP-SMX,
inpatient FQ
Pregnant patient- nitrofurantoin

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Tx of human or animal bite

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ampicillin-clavulanic acid

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B. cereus infection

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vancomycin or clindamycin

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Borellia burgdorferi

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doxycline alt. eryhtromycin

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Campylobacter jejuni

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1st eryhrthromcyin alt. any FQ

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candida

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miconazole for skin/vag, flucanoze for systemic

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chlamydia trachomatis

Back 29

doxycycline, azithromycin is an alternate (pregnancy, kids under 8)

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C diff

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metronidazole, alt. vancomycin BOTH PO

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Corynebacterium diphteheria

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erythromycin

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Gardenerella vaginallis

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metronizdazole alt, tinidazole

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hemophillus ducreyi

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azithromycin or ceftriaxone

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HiB

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cefotaxime or ceftriaxone

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Mycoplasma pneumonia

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azithromycin

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neiseria gonorhea

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ceftriaxone, ALWAYS with doxycline added,( empiric for chlamydia)

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Neiserria menigitidis

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Pen G

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Bacillus anthracis

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penicillin once proven sensitive, ciprofloxican or doxycyline + clindamycin or rifampin empirically

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listeria monocytogenes

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ampicillin

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Borrellia burgodorferi

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doxycycline (alt erhyromycin)

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Campylobacter jejuni

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1st line eryhtromcyin (alt FQ)

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candida

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miconazole for skin/vag, fluconazole for systemic

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chlaymydia trachomatis

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doxycycline, azithromycin in younger patients or pregos

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C diff

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metronidazole alt vanc but both PO

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Corynenbacterium diphtheria

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eryhtromycin

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gardnerella vaginalis

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metronidazole alt tinidazole

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H. ucreyi

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azithromycin, ceftriazone

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H. infulenza

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cefotaxime, ceftriazone

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mycoplasma pneumonaie

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azithromycin

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neisseria gonorrhea

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ceftriaxone DOC, always with doxycycline too

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neisseria menigitidis

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pen G

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Bacillus antrhracis

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penicillin, but empiric is cirpo or levofloxican or doxycycline + clindamycin or rifapin

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listeria monocytogenes

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ampicillin

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pasterualla

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pencillins

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salmonella typhi

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cetriaxone or quinolones

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shigella

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azithromycin, or any quinolone, alt, TMP-SMX + ampicillin

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treponema pallidum

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Pen G

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Trichomonas vaginalis

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metronidazole, alt tinidazole

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Staph aureus

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oxacillin, naficillin, dicloxacillin if on skin, MRSA use vanc

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strep pyogenes

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Pen G or V

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genital warts

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podophylilin resin, cryotherapy, or trichloacetic acid

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Group B strep- prophyilaxis for pregos

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Pen G

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Staph saprophycitus

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cephalosporins or amp=clavulanic acid

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Strep pneumoniae

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pen G

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Vibrio cholera

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doxycycline or any fluroquinolone

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giardia lambilia

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tinidzole or nitazoxanide (alt metronidazole)

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Entamoeba histolytica

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metronidazole or tinidzole

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asaris lumbricoides

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albendazole or mebendazole

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enterobius vermicularis

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mebendazole

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necator amercicanus

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albendazole or mebendazole

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trichinella spiralis

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albendazole + prednisone

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Schistosoma

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paziquantel

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piphllobothrium latum

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praziquantel

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adenovirus

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cidovir + probenacid

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Infulenza A

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zanmivir, resistant to oseltamivir

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Influenza B and avian (H5 N1)

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oseltamivir or zanamivir

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measles Vit A or ribavirin in adults

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Vit A in kids or ribavirin in adults

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Smallpox

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vaccine wihtin 4 days of exposure + cidofovir