Infectious Diseases - Common Medications

Question 1

What is used to treat Staphyloccocus infections?

Answer 1

Flucloaxacillin

Question 2

What is used to treat Streptococcus (group A strep) infections?

Answer 2

Benzylpenicillin (or Flucloxacillin)

Question 3

What is used to treat skin or soft tissue infections in case of a penicillin allergy?

Answer 3

Doxycyline/ carbapanem/ ceftriaxone

Question 4

What is used to treat MRSA infections?

Answer 4

Vancomycin

Question 5

What is used to treat Pseudomonas enterobactae (e.g. diabetic foot) infections?

Answer 5

Broad spectrum penicillin - carbapenem

Question 6

What is used to treat TB infections?

Answer 6

RIPE

Rifampin + Isoniazid + Pyrazinamide ± Ethambutol

Question 7

How is Strep pneumoniae treated?

Answer 7

Amoxicillin + Clarithromycin

Question 8

How is H.Influenzae treated?

Answer 8

Co-amoxiclav

Question 9

How is atypical pneumonia (legionella, mycoplasma) treated?

Answer 9

Doxycycline

Flouroquinolone

Question 10

How is rhinovirus/ adenovirus/ enterovirus treated?

Answer 10

No specific treatment

Oseltamivir ?

Question 11

How is diarrhoea/ enterocolotis treated

Answer 11

No specific treatment

Question 12

How is Enterobacteriacae: Campylobacter, Shigella, E.Coli treated?

Answer 12

Usually nil.

If severe: FQ (ciprofloxacin) Macrolide (eg clarithromycin, azithromycin)

Question 13

How is Salmonella spp. (S. typhi /paratyphi) treated?

Answer 13

*Ceftriaxone/azithromycin

Question 14

How is C. difficile treated?

Answer 14

PO Metronidazole/Vancomycin

Question 15

How is Visceral infection/peritonitis Usually Enterobacteriacae treated?

Answer 15

• Co-amox OR cipro OR aminoglycoside (eg gentamicin)
• • anaerobic cover: metronidazole
• +penicillin allergy: carbapenem

Question 16

How is enterobacteriacae treated?

Answer 16

PO Trimethoprim/ Nitrofurantoin/ Co-amoxicillin

Moderate severe: IV co-amoxiclav

Question 17

How is ESBL / resistant organisms treated?

Answer 17

Carbapenem

Question 18

How is N.Gonnorrhoea treated?

Answer 18

IM/IV Ceftriaxone

Question 19

How is Chlamydia Trachomatis treated?

Answer 19

Azithromycin

Question 20

How is CNS Streptococci Pneumonia or N.Meningitis treated?

Answer 20

IV Cephalosporin (ceftriaxone/ cefotaxime)

Question 21

How is N. Meningitis CNS treated?

Answer 21

IV Cephalosporin (ceftriaxone/ cefotaxime)

Question 22

How is H.Influenzae treated?

Answer 22

IV Ceftriazone/ Cefoxatime

+Dexamethasone

Question 23

How is CNS Listeria > age> 55 treated

Answer 23

IV Ceftriazone/ Cefoxatime

+ High dose IV amoxicillin

Question 24

What is used to treated Herpes Simplex Virus?

Answer 24

IV Aciclovir

Question 25

What is used to treat endocarditis (enterococcus: e.faecalis, e.faecium):

Answer 25

Amoxillin +/- Gentamycin

Question 26

What is used to treat endocarditis (streptococcus viridans strep)

Answer 26

Amoxicillin +/- Gentamycin

Question 27

How is endocarditis treated (staph aureaus IVDU)

Answer 27

Flucloxacillin +/- Gentamycin +/- rifampici

Question 28

How is culture negative endocarditis treated?

Answer 28

Ceftriaxone

Question 29

How is MRSA endocoarditis treated

Question 30

How is hospital acquired enterobactae treated?

Answer 30

co-amoxcilav

Question 31

How is hospital acquired pseudomonas treated?

Answer 31

Ciprofloxacin/ gentamycin

Question 32

How is adult sepsis treated?

Answer 32

Meropenem 1g IV stat