Drugs Of Choice Flashcards
(45 cards)
Staph aureus (food poisoning)
Supportive (preformed toxin)
Staph aureus (MSSA)
Nafcillin
Staph aureus (MRSA)
Vancomycin
Staph aureus (VRSA)
Linezolid
Staph aureus (TSS)
Vancomycin, Clindamycin
Staph epidermidis
Vancomycin
Staph saprophyticus
TMP-SMX, quinolones
Strep pyogenes (quincy abscess)
Penicillin V (oral)
Strep pyogenes (pharyngitis)
Penicillin G
Strep agalactiae
Penicillin G
Group D strep
Penicillin + Gentamicin
Strep pneumoniae (pneumonia)
Amoxicillin
Strep pneumoniae
Penicillin G
Viridans strep
Penicillin G +/- Gentamicin
Bacillus anthracis
Ciprofloxacin
Bacillus cereus (food poisoning)
Supportive
Bacillus cereus (ophthalmitis)
Vancomycin
Clostridium tetani
Metronidazole
Clostridium botulinum
Metronidazole, trivalent antitoxin ABE
Clostridium perfringens (food poisoning)
Supportive
Clostridium perfringens (gas gangrene)
Debridement, Penicillin
Clostridium difficile
Oral metronidazole, oral vancomycin
Corynebacterium
Penicillin G, antitoxin
Listeria monocytogenes
Ampicillin +/- Gentamicin