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Mild community acquired pneumonia

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Amoxicillin (IV/PO)

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Moderate community acquired pneumonia

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Amoxicillin (IV/PO)

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Severe community acquired pneumonia

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Co-amoxiclav IV
Clarithromycin IV
(or doxycycline PO)

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Severe community acquired pneumonia

penicillin allergic

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IV Levofloxacin

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Mild community acquired pneumonia

penicillin allergic

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PO Doxycycline

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A patient with severe CAP is put on Co-amoxiclav IV and Clarithromycin IV. What should this treatment be stepped down to?

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Doxycycline (100mg)

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Severe hospital acquired pneumonia

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IV Amoxicillin
Metronidazole
Gentamicin

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A patient with severe hospital acquired pneumonia is treated with IV Amoxicillin, Metronidazole and Gentamicin. What should this treatment be stepped down to?

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PO Co-trimoxazole

Metronidazole

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Severe hospital acquired pneumonia

Penicillin allergic

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IV Co-trimoxazole
Metronidazole
+/- Gentamicin

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Non-severe hospital acquired pneumonia

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PO Amoxicillin
Metronidazole
(for 5 days)

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For how many days should a patient with non-severe hospital acquired pneumonia be treated with Amoxicillin and Metronidazole?

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5 days

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Non-severe hospital acquired pneumonia

penicillin allergic

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PO Co-trimoxazole

Metronidazole

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What is the first line antibiotic for an exacerbation of COPD?

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Amoxicillin (500mg) (3 times daily)

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What is the second line antibiotic for and exacerbation of COPD?

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Doxycycline (200mg on day 1) (100mg daily for 5 days)

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Native valve indolent endocarditis

subacute

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IV Amoxicillin (2g, 4 hourly)
Gentamicin  (1mg/kg, twice daily)
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Native valve severe sepsis endocarditis

acute

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IV Flucloxacillin (2g, 6 hourly)

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Prosthetic valve endocarditis

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IV Vancomycin
IV Gentmicin
PO Rifampicin

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Native valve severe sepsis endocarditis

Risk factors for resistant pathogens

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IV Vancomycin
IV Meropenem (2g, 3 times daily)
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Endocarditis (suspected MRSA)

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Vancomycin IV
Rifampicin PO (600mg, twice daily)
Gentamicin IV (1mg/kg, twice daily)
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Severe C. difficile GI infection

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PO Vancomycin (125mg, 4 times daily)
\+/- IV Metronizadole
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Non-severe C. difficile GI infection

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PO Metronidazole ( 400mg, 3 times daily) (for 10 days)

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For a patient with a non-severe C. difficile GI infection, how many days should they be treated with Metronidazole for?

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Acute gastroenteritis

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Antibiotics not used

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Peritonitis

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IV Amoxicillin
Metronidazole
Gentamicin

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Biliary tract infection
IV Amoxicillin Metronidazole Gentamicin
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Intra-abdominal infection
IV Amoxicillin Metronidazole Gentamicin
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Peritonitis | Penicillin allergic
IV Vancomycin Metronidazole Gentamicin
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Biliary tract infection | Penicillin allergic
IV Vancomycin Metronidazole Gentamicin
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Intra-abdominal infection | Penicillin allergic
IV Vancomycin Metronidazole Gentamicin
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A patient with (peritonitis/biliary tract infection/intra-abdominal infection) is treated with IV Amoxicillin, Metronidazole and Gentamicin. What should their treatment be stepped down to?
PO Co-trimoxazole | Metronidazole
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A patient has recurrent, relapsing C. difficile infection, which antibiotic would be used to treat them?
Fidaxomicin
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An infection of an unknown source can be treated with:
IV Amoxicillin Metronidazole Gentamicin
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An infection of an unknown source can be treated with: | penicillin allergic
IV Vancomycin Metronidazole Gentamicin
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A patient has an infection of an unknown source but staphylococci is suspected
Flucloxacillin/ Vancomycin
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Which antibiotic can be used to a treat staph. aureus infection?
Flucloxacillin
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Which antibiotic(s) can be used to treat an MRSA infection?
Vancomycin or Teicoplanin
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What type of infection can Teicoplanin be used to treat?
MRSA
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Which antibiotic can be used to treat an amoebiasis infection?
Metronidazole
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Which antibiotic can bee used to treat a giardiasis infection?
Metronidazole
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Which antibiotics can be used to Legionnaire's disease?
Erythromycin or Clarithromycin
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Which antibiotic can be used to treat Epiglottitis?
IV Ceftriaxone
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Tuberculosis | for first 2 months
Rifampicin Pyrazinamide Ethembutol Ioniazid
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Tuberculosis | after first 2 months
Rifampicin Ioniazid (for a further 4 months)
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Pneumocystitis?
Pentamidine | Cotrimidazole

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