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Antibiotics Flashcards

1
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What antibiotics would you prescribe for exacerbations of chronic bronchitis?

A

Amoxicillin OR

Tetracycline OR

Clarithromycin

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What antibiotics would you prescribe for an uncomplicated community acquired pneumonia?

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Amoxicillin

Doxycycline or clarithromycin if penicillin allergic

Add flucloxacillin if staphylococci suspected eg in influenza

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3
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What antibiotics would you prescribe for an atypical pneumonia?

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Clarithromycin

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What antibiotics would you prescribe for a hospital acquired pneumonia?

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Within 5 days of admission: co-amoxiclav or cefuroxime

More than 5 days after admission: piperacillin with tazobactam OR

A broad spectrum cephalosporin eg ceftazidime OR

A quinolone eg ciprofloxacin

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5
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What antibiotics would you prescribe for a lower urinary tract infection?

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Trimethoprim or nitrofurantoin (avoid trimethoprim in pregnancy, nitro in severe renal impairment)

Alternative: Amoxicillin or cephalosporin

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What antibiotics would you prescribe in acute pyelonephritis?

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Broad spectrum cephalosporin or quinolone

(‘cef_’ / ‘_floxacin’)

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What antibiotics would you prescribe in acute prostatitis?

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Quinolone or trimethoprim

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8
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What antibiotics would you prescribe for gonorrhea?

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IM ceftriaxone

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What antibiotics would you prescribe for chlamydia?

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Doxycycline or azithromycin

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What antibiotics would you prescribe for pelvic inflammatory disease?

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Oral ofloxacin + oral metronidazole OR

IM ceftriaxone + oral doxycycline OR

Oral doxycycline + oral metronidazole

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What antibiotics would you prescribe for syphilis?

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Benzathine benzylpenicillin OR

Doxycycline OR

Erythromycin

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What antibiotics would you prescribe for BV?

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Oral or topical metronidazole OR

Topical clindamycin

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What antibiotics would you prescribe for impetigo?

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Topical hydrogen peroxide, oral flucloxacillin OR erythromycin if widespread

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What antibiotics would you prescribe for cellulitis?

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Flucloxacillin

Clarithromycin, erythromycin or doxycycline if penicillin allergic

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What antibiotics would you prescribe for cellulitis near the eyes or nose?

A

Co-amoxiclav

Clarithromycin + metronidazole if penicillin allergic

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16
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What antibiotics would you prescribe for erysipelas?

A

Flucloxacillin

Clarithromycin, erythromycin or doxycycline if penicillin allergic

17
Q

What antibiotics would you prescribe for a human or animal bite?

A

Co-amoxiclav

Doxycycline + metronidazole if penicillin allergic

18
Q

What antibiotics would you prescribe for mastitis whilst breast feeding?

A

Flucloxacillin

19
Q

What antibiotics would you prescribe for a throat infection?

A

Phenoxymethylpenicillin

Erythromycin alone if penicillin allergic

20
Q

What antibiotics would you prescribe for sinusitis?

A

Phenoxymethylpenicillin

21
Q

What antibiotics would you prescribe for otitis media?

A

Amoxycillin

Erythromycin alone if penicillin allergic

22
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What antibiotics would you prescribe for otitis externa?

A

Flucloxacillin

23
Q

What antibiotics would you prescribe for a periapical or periodontal abscess?

A

Amoxycillin

24
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What antibiotics would you prescribe for acute necrotising ulcerative gingivitis?

A

Metronidazole

25
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What antibiotics would you prescribe for a patient’s first c.diff infection?

A

oral vancomycin

26
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What antibiotics would you prescribe for a patient’s second or subsequent c.diff infection?

A

Oral fidaxomicin

27
Q

What antibiotics would you prescribe for campylobacter enteritis?

A

Clarithromycin

28
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What antibiotics would you prescribe for salmonella (non-typhoid)?

A

Ciprafloxacin

29
Q

What antibiotics would you prescribe for shigellosis?

A

Ciprofloxacin

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