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Recommended Antibiotics Flashcards

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1
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Recommended Antibiotics: Exacerbations of chronic bronchitis

A

Amoxicillin or tetracycline or clarithromycin

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Recommended Antibiotics: Uncomplicated
communityacquired
pneumonia

A

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

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Recommended Antibiotics: Pneumonia possibly caused by atypical pathogens

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Clarithromycin

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Recommended Antibiotics: Hospital Acquired Pneumonia

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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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Recommended Antibiotics: Lower urinary tract infection

A

Trimethoprim or nitrofurantoin. Alternative:

amoxicillin or cephalosporin

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Recommended Antibiotics: Acute pyelonephritis

A

Broad-spectrum cephalosporin or quinolone

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Recommended Antibiotics: Impetigo

A

Topical fusidic acid, oral flucloxacillin or

erythromycin if widespread

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Recommended Antibiotics: Cellulitis

A

Flucloxacillin (clarithromycin or clindomycin if

penicillin-allergic)

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Recommended Antibiotics: Animal or human bite

A

Co-amoxiclav (doxycycline + metronidazole if

penicillin-allergic)

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Recommended Antibiotics: Mastitis

A

Flucloxacillin

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Recommended Antibiotics: Throat infections

A

Phenoxymethylpenicillin (erythromycin

alone if penicillin-allergic)

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Recommended Antibiotics: Sinusitis

A

Amoxicillin or doxycycline or erythromycin

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Recommended Antibiotics: Otitis Media

A

Amoxicillin (erythromycin if penicillinallergic)

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Recommended Antibiotics: Otitis externa

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Flucloxacillin (erythromycin if penicillinallergic)

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Recommended Antibiotics: Gonorrhoea

A

Intramuscular ceftriaxone + oral azithromycin

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Recommended Antibiotics: Chlamydia

A

Doxycycline or azithromycin

17
Q

Recommended Antibiotics: Syphilis

A

Benzathine benzylpenicillin or doxycycline or

erythromycin

18
Q

Recommended Antibiotics: Bacterial vaginosis

A

Oral or topical metronidazole or topical clindamycin

19
Q

Recommended Antibiotics: Clostridium difficile

A

First episode: metronidazole
Second or subsequent episode of infection:
vancomycin

20
Q

Recommended Antibiotics: Campylobacter

enteritis

A

Clarithromycin

21
Q

Recommended Antibiotics: Salmonella (nontyphoid)

A

Ciprofloxacin

22
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Recommended Antibiotics: Shigellosis

A

Ciprofloxacin

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