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Brucellosis

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Doxycycline and Streptomycin

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Meningitis Empirical more than 50 years

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IV Cefotaxime + Amoxicillin

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Q Fever

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Doxycycline

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Meningococcal Meningitis

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IV Benzylpenicillin or Cefotaxime

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Strongyloides Stercoralis

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Thiabendazole, Albendazole, Ivermectin

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Gonorrhoea

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Single dose IM Ceftriaxone 1g
if sensitive to Ciprofloxacin –> single dose oral ciprofloxacin 500mg
If Ceftriaxone is refused –> oral cefixime 400mg + oral azithromycin 2g single dose only

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Cholera

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Oral rehydration therapy

Role fo doxycycline or ciprofloxacin

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Legionella

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Erythromycin or Clarithromycin

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Rabies

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If Immunised –> give 2 further doses

If nont immunised –> Human rabies immunoglobulin with full course of vaccine

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Cellulitis

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Flucloxacillin(clarithromycin or clindomycin if penicillin-allergic)

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Toxoplasmosis

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Pyrimethamine + Sulphadiazine for 6 weeks

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Trypansomiasis African

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Early: IV Pentamidine or Suramin
Late: IV Melarosoprol

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Impetigo

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Topical fusidic acid, oral flucloxacillin or erythromycin if widespread

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Amoebiasis

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Metronidazole (trophozoite stage)
Diloxanide Furoate (dormant cystic stage)
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Meningitis Pre-Hospital

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IM Benzylpenicillin

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Leprosy

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Rifampicin, Dapsone and Clofazimine

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Uncomplicated community-acquired pneumonia

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Amoxicillin, (Doxycycline or clarithromycin in penicillin allergic, add flucloxacillin if staphylococci suspected e.g. In influenza)

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Meningitis by Haemophilus Influenzae

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IV Cefotaxime

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Leptospirosis

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Benzylpenicillin or Doxyycline

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Hepatitis A Post Exposure Prohpylaxis

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Hepatitis A Vaccine and Human Normal IgG

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Lyme Disease

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Doxycycline or Amoxicillin if early disease

Ceftriaxone if disseminated

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Pubic Lice

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Deconatminate clothes and bedding
Permethrin 1%
Malathion 0.5%
Re-apply after 3 days

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Shigella

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Self limiting

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Meningitis by Listeria

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IV Amoxicillin + Gentamicin

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Non-Gonoccocal Urethritis
Oral azithromycin or doxycycline
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Mastitis during breast-feeding
Flucloxacillin
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Mycobacterium Avium Intracellulare
Rifabutin, Ethambutol, Clarithromycin
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Genital Warts
Topical Podophyllum or cryotherapy Multiple non-keratinised warts --> topical agent Single keratinised wart --> cryotherapy Imiquimod --> topical cream --> second line Most clear spontaneously in 1-2 years
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PCP
Co-trimoxazole
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Chlamydia
``` Doxycycline 7 day course OR Azithromycin (single dose - fist line) ```
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CMV Retinitis
IV Ganciclovir
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HSV1 and HSV2
Oral Aciclovir
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Cellulitis
Flucloxacillin or Clarithromycin if allergic
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Chikungunya
Sypmtomatic relief only
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Japanese Encephalitis
Supportive
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Hepatitis C Post Exposure Prohpylaxis
Monthly PCR | If seroconversion --> IFN +/- Ribavirin
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Exacerbations of chronic bronchitis
Amoxicillin or tetracycline or clarithromycin
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Throat infections
Phenoxymethylpenicillin (erythromycin alone if penicillin-allergic)
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Clostridium difficile
First episode: metronidazole - Second or subsequent episode of infection: vancomycin
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Syphillis
IM Benzathine Penicillin | OR Doxycycline
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Lower urinary tract infection
Trimethoprim or nitrofurantoin. Alternative: amoxicillin or cephalosporin
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Bacterial Vaginosis
Oral metronidazole 5-7 days
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Listeria
Amoxicillin
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Animal or human bite
Co-amoxiclav (doxycycline + metronidazole if penicillin-allergic)
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Tularaemia
Doxycycline
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Dengue
Symptomatic
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Varicella Zoster Post Exposure Prohpylaxis if immunosuppressed or pregnant
VZV Immunolobulin for IgG negative women
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Meningitis Empirical less than 3 months | GBS, E. Coli, Listeria
IV Cefotaxime + Amoxicillin
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Invasive Aspergillosis
Voriconazole
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Gingivitis: acute necrotising ulcerative
Metronidazole
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Hepatitis B
Pegylated interferon-alpha
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Acute prostatitis
Quinolone or trimethoprim
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Acute pyelonephritis
Broad-spectrum cephalosporin or quinolone
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Hepatitis C
Protease inhibitors +/- Ribavirin i. e. Daclastasvir + Sofosbuvir i. e. Sofosbuvir + Simeprevir
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Shigellosis
Ciprofloxacin
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Tetanus
Supportive
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Periapical or periodontal abscess
Amoxicillin
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Cysticercosis
Niclosamide
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Erysipelas
Phenoxymethylpenicillin (erythromycin if penicillin-allergic)
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Cutaneous Anthrax
Ciprofloxacin
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Animal bites or Human bites
Co-Amoxiclav | IF allergy: Doxycycline + Metronidazole
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Campylobacter enteritis
Clarithromycin
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TB
``` R = Rifampicin I = Isoniazide P = Pyrazinamide E = Ethambutol ``` Active: 2 months RIPE followed by 4 months RI Latent TB: 3 months of RI + Pyridoxine or 6 months Isoniazid + Pyridoxine Meningeal TB Prolonged course + steroids
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Otitis externa
Flucloxacillin (erythromycin if penicillin-allergic)
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Malaria
Artemisinin-based combination therapy | Primaquine following acute therapy in Ovale and Virax to destroy liver hypnozoites
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Typhus
Doxycycline
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Otitis media
Amoxicillin (erythromycin if penicillin-allergic)
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Trachomonas Vaginalis
Oral Metronidazole 5-7 days
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Trypansomiasis American
Acute: Azole + Nitroderivative i.e. benznidazole or nifurtimox Chronic: Treat complicaitons
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Salmonella (non-typhoid)
Ciprofloxacin
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H1N1 Influenza
Oseltamivir (neuraminidase inhibitor). Zanamivir (neuraminidase inhibitor)
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MRSA
Mupirocin 2% for nose and Chlorhexidine soap | Vancomycin, Linezolid, Teicoplanin
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Schistosomiasis
Praziquantel
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Mycoplasma Pneumonia
Doxycycline or macrolide
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Hepatitis B Post Exposure Prohpylaxis
HBsAg Positive Source: - If known responder  give booster - If non-responder/not fully vaccinated  give Hepatitis B Immune Globulin and Vaccine Unknown Source: - Consider booster dose HBV - Non-responders: HBIG + Vaccine - Being Vaccinated  accelerate course of vaccine
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Hydatid Disease
Albendazole
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Sinusitis
Amoxicillin or doxycycline or erythromycin
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Hospital-acquired pneumonia
Within 5 days of admission: co-amoxiclav or cefuroxime - More than 5 days after admission: piperacillin with tazobactam OR a broad-spectrum cephalosporin (e.g. ceftazidime) OR a quinolone (e.g. ciprofloxacin)
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Cryptosporidoiosis
Support | Nitazoxanide if immunocompetent
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Pneumonia possibly caused by atypical pathogens
Clarithromycin
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HIV Post Exposure Prohpylaxis
Low Risk: No PEP High Risk: - Combination of oral antiretrovirals ASAP for 4 weeks (start 1-2 hours up to 72 hours) - Serology testing at 12 weeks post completion - Reduces risk of transmission by 80%
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Giardiasis
Metronidazole
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Meningitis Empirical 3 months to 50 years
IV Cefotaxime

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