Bacteria of Medical Importance - Treatment Flashcards
(27 cards)
Staphylococcus aureus
Vancomycin
Clostridium perfringes
clean wound, antibiotics, hyperbaric chamber, amputation
Clostridium tetani
tetanus vaccine (DPT) - toxoid (artificial active), antitoxin (passive artificial), antibiotics
Mycobacterium leprae
sulfone drugs, refampin, BCG vaccine
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
polymyxin, ampicillin
Leptospira interrogans
doxycycline, vaccinate pets
Francisella tularemia
streptomycin
Borrelia burgdorferi
doxycycline
Rickettsia prowazekii
doxycycline
Rickettsia rickettsii
doxycycline
Streptococcus pyogenes
vancomycin
Streptococcus pneumoniae
vancomycin
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
antitoxin therapy, antibiotics (penicillin), vaccine DPT (toxoid)
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
BCG vaccine, INH and rifampin, streptomycin
Bordetella pertussis
DPT vaccine (inactivated vaccine), antibiotics (erythromycin)
Legionella pneumophila
erythromycin
Chlamydia psittaci
doxycycline
Coxiella burnetti
doxycycline
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
erythromycin
Salmonella enteritidis
replace liquids (antibiotics unnecessary)
Shigella dysenteriae
ampicillin, replace fluids, surgery
Vibrio cholerae
replace fluids (antibiotics not effective)
Clostridium botulinum
antitoxin, guanidine hydrochloride
Clostridium difficle
flagyl