Antibiotics used in infections

Question 1

Antibiotics for lower uncomplicated UTI?

Answer 1

Sulfamethoxazole + trimethoprim, nitrofurantoin

Question 2

Antibiotics for uncomplicated pyelonephritis?

Answer 2

Ciprofloxacin

Question 3

Treatment and bacteria in impetigo?

Answer 3

S.aureus (gold crusting) or s.pyogenes

Topical fusidic acid, flucloxacillin or erythromycin

Question 4

Treatment and bacteria in cellulitis?

Answer 4

S.aureus or s.pyogenes

Flucloxacillin, clarythromycin, erythromycin or doxycycline

Question 5

Treatment and bacteria in erysipelas?

Answer 5

Group A strep

Flucloxacillin, clarythromycin, erythromycin or doxycycline

Question 6

Treatment and bacteria in throat condition?

Answer 6

Mostly s.pyogenes

Phenoxymethylpenicillin or erythromycin (if penicillin allergic)

Question 7

Treatment and bacteria in sinusitis?

Answer 7

s.pneumoniae, h.influenzae, moraxella or s.pyogenes

Amoxicillin, erythromycin or doxycycline

Question 8

Treatment and bacteria in otitis media?

Answer 8

s.pneumoniae, h.influenzae or moraxella

Amoxicillin or erythromycin

Question 9

Treatment and bacteria in otitis externa?

Answer 9

p.aeruginosa or s.aureus

Flucloxacillin, erythromycin or ciprofloxacillin

Question 10

Antibiotic treatment for gonorrhoea?

Answer 10

IM ceftriaxone or oral azithromycin

Question 11

Antibiotic treatment for chlamydia?

Answer 11

Doxycycline or azithromycin

Question 12

Antibiotic treatment for syphilis?

Answer 12

Benzathine benzylpenicillin, erythromycin or doxycycline

Question 13

Antibiotic treatment for bacterial vaginosis?

Answer 13

Metronidazole or topical clindamycin

Question 14

Antibiotic treatment for PID (pelvic inflammatory disease)?

Answer 14

Oral ofloxacin + oral metronidazole or IM ceftriaxone + oral doxycycline + oral metronidazole