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Anaerobic cover
Metronidazole
CLindamycin (only mouth and lung abscness)
Carbapenem (best)
beta lactam/lactamase
ESBL
Imipenem x 6 wk + admission
G(-) bacilli/rod
Penicillin + lactamase inhib
3/4-G cephalosporin (NOT pseudomonas)
QUinolone
Aminoglycoside
Carbapenem
Penicillase-resistant Penicillins ?
Ox - Clox - Diclox - Nafcillin
Nafcillin best
Penicillin coverages
G+ cocci - pen G, ampicillin, amoxicillin
G- bacilli - piperacillin, ticarcillin, mezlocillin
Quinolone
ciprofloxacin = G(-) and pseudomonas (no G(+)
levo / gemi / moxi - FLOXACIN = G(+) + G(-) + atypicals
Aminoglycosides
"Ami = your friend is gentle = gentamicin"
Gentamycin, tobramycin, amikacin
aztreonam (mono bactam)
Macrolide
erythromycin, clari, azithromycin
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S Aureus
COCCI
G (+)
Cat (+)
Coag (+)
Yellow
MSSA - nafcillin
MRSA - vancomycin
VRSA - quinupristin
MRSA + Vanc allergy - daptomycin (but no for pneumonia)
MRSA + Vanc allergy/resistance + pneumonia - Linezolid
S Epidermidis
COCCI
G (+)
Cat (+)
Coag (-)
biofilm (+)
Novobiocin (+)
nafcillin
S Saprophyticus
COCCI
G (+)
Cat (+)
Coag (-)
Novobiocin (-)
nafcillin
N Meningitidis
COCCI - diplococci - kidney shaped
G (-)
Cat (+)
Ox (+)
Maltose (+)
MX
LP
Ceft + Vanc + Amp + Dex
(amp to cover Listeria)
N Gonorrhoeae
COCCI - diplococci - kidney shaped
G (-)
Cat (+)
Ox (+)
Maltose (-)
Dx -
urine dna-pcr
urine ligase chain reaction
Outpt:
IM Ceft + PO azithromycin (chlamydia cover)
alt = IM Ceft x 1 time + PO Doxycycline x 2 wk
Inpt: Doxycycline + Cefotetan
PID: IM ceft x 1 + PO doxycycline x 2 wk
Strep Pneumoniae
Cocci - lancet shaped diplococci
G (+)
Cat (-)
Optochin (+)
Alpha (+)
Mx
Azithromycin + ceftriaxone
Allergy = azithromycin + vancomycin
Enterococcus Faecalis
Cocci
G (+)
Cat (-)
Delta (+)
NacL culture (+)
Ampicillin + gentamycin 6 wk
Strept Bovis
Cocci
G (+)
Cat (-)
Delta (-)
NacL culture (-)
Listeria Monocytogenes
Rod
G (+)
NON-spore
Aerobic
Tumbling motility
Beta hemolytic
Ampicillin
Coryne Diphtheriae
Rod
G (+)
NON-spore
Aerobic
NON-motility
Beta hemolytic
Toxoid vaccine + Diptheria Ig + Erythromycin
Neisseria Asteroides
Rod
G (+)
NON-spore
Aerobic
NON-motility
urease
Sulfonamide
Actinomyces Israelii
Rod + branch
G (+)
Anaerobic (+)
NON-spore
NON-motile
Sulfur granules
Penicillin + drain
Bacillus Cereus
Rod
G(+)
spore (+)
Motile (+)
Aerobic (+)
fried rice
Bacillus Anthracis
Rod
G(+)
spore (+)
Motile (+)
Aerobic (+)
Doxycyclin
Clostridium Tetani
Rod
G(+)
spore (+)
Motile (+)
Anaerobic (+)
Tetanus-Ig + penicillin
Clostridium Botulinum
Rod
G(+)
spore (+)
Motile (+)
Anaerobic (+)
Botox-Ig + penicillin
Clostridium Difficile
Rod
G(+)
spore (+)
Motile (+)
Anaerobic (+)
Severe = wbc > 15000, Cr > 15 = PO Vanc
Toxic megacolon = IV vanc + metronidazole
On 1st presentation = PO metro
On 1st recurrence = PO metro
On 2nd recurrence = PO vanc + taper + probiotic
On 3rd recurrence = Fidomoxicin
On 4th recurrence = faecal transplant
Clostridium Perfringens
Rod
G(+)
spore (+)
non-Motile (+)
Anaerobic (+)
PenG + clindamycin + debride
Bordetella Pertussin
Pseudomonas Aeruginosa
Bacteroides Sp
Treponema Sp
H influenzae
Campylobacter jejuni
G(-) rod
fac anaerobe (+)
erythromycin, fluoroquinolones
Helicobacter pylori
G(-) rod
fac anaerobe
motile, flagella
ox (+)
cat (+)
urease (+)
omeprazole + amoxicillin + clarithromycin
Vibrio vulnificus
G(-) rod
fac anaerobe (+)
motile, flagella
ox (+)
cat (+)
oysters, fisherman
must have liver dz - cirrhosis, etoh, haemochromatosis, hepatitis, HBV/HCV
tetracycline
Enterobacteriaceae species
G(-) rod
fac anaerobe (+)
Gluc (+)
Ox (-)
Cat (+)
Nitrate red (+)
Lactose (+) = Ecoli, Klebs Pneumo
Lactose (-) = Serratia, Proteus, Salmonella typhi, Shigella, Yersinia Pestis
E coli
G(-) rod
ennterobacteriaceae
Lactose (+)
fac anaerobe (+)
Gluc (+)
Ox (-)
Cat (+)
Nitrate red (+)
Ampicillin, sulfonamides, cephalosporine
Klebsiella Pneumoniae
G(-) rod
ennterobacteriaceae
lactose (+)
fac anaerobe (+)
Gluc (+)
Ox (-)
Cat (+)
Nitrate red (+)
cephalosporin + aminoglycoside
Serratia Marcescens
G(-) rod
ennterobacteriaceae
lactose (+)
fac anaerobe (+)
Gluc (+)
Ox (-)
Cat (+)
Nitrate red (+)
RED pigment
motile
DNAase, lipase, gelatinase, casein hydralase
biofilm/catheter
Amikacin + Aztreonam
Meningitis - meropenem
Proteus sp
Salmonella enterica
Shigellla sp
Yersinia pestis
G(-) rod
ennterobacteriaceae
lactose (-)
fac anaerobe (+)
Gluc (+)
Ox (-)
Cat (+)
coag (+)
Nitrate red (+)
Streptomycin + quarantine
Mycobacter Tuberculosis
G(+) but poor
acid fast
Latent
PPD(+) / IFN-gamma(+) + CXR(-)
Isoniazid INH x 9 mo
Active
Sputum/Culture (+) or CXR(+)
RIPE x 2 mo - (rifampin, isoniazid, pyrazinamide, ethambutol), followed
by
INH + rifampin x 4 mo
Drug resistant
1o - streptomycin, kanamycin
2o - levofloxacin
Mycobacteria avium-intracellulare
G(+), acid fast
Mycobacter Leprae
Rickettsias rickettsi
G(-)
Doxycycline
bartonella henselae
Ehrlichia
Ixhodes tick
doxycycline
Chlamydia trachomatis
Chlamydophila penumoniae
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Clostridium Difficile
G(+) rod
spore (+)
Anaerobic (+)
motile (+)
1st presentation: PO metro
1st reoccurrence: PO metro
2nd reoccurrence: PO Vanc + taper + probiotic
3rd reoccurrence: fidomoxicin
4th reoccurrence: faecal transX
Severe (WBC > 15000, Cr > 1.5) = PO Vanc
toxic megacolon: IV vanc + metronidazole
Clostridium perfringens
G(+) rod
spore (+)
Anaerobic (+)
motile (-)
Pen G + CLindamycin + debride + hyperbaric O2
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Ceftriaxone indications:
1. pyelonephritis
2. lyme dz - serious/complic (AV-block, meningitis)
3. septic arthritis + vanc
4. CAP = ceftriaxone + azithromycin (or doxycycline) - to cover atypicals)
5.Gonorrhea
6. Meningitis - ceftriaxone + vancomycin + ampicillin (amp cover for Listeria -
>50yo, <3mo, steroids, pregnant, HIV, transplant)
7. Cirrhosis + esophageal varices bleed
8. SBP (or cefotaxime)
9. vibrio vulnificus - ceftriaxone + ciprofloxacin (or doxycycline)
10. strept viridan endocarditis (or just penicillin)
11. Ceftriaxone doesn't cover pseudomonas (tf cannot use it for neutropenic fever,
CF, burns, nosocomial infections)
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Pregnant + HIV:
Immediate triple therapy (2NRTI + (NNRT or PI or 2xPI)
Give AZT during birth
Give AZT to baby for 6 mo
C-section if viral load > 1000
baby doesn't need PCP prophylaxis
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Raltegravir:
integrase inhibitor
used for resistant HIV to rever transcriptase inhib or protease inhib
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Acute HIV:
occurs in 1st weeks (no anti-bodies yet)
pharyngitis, LNpathy, fever, rash (diffuse/red), mouth ulcers
Dx - PCR-HIV
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HIV therapy:
start at CD4 < 500
2 NRTI + (NNRT or PI or 2xPI (rotanavir boost + other PI)
NRTI = "-INE"
zidovudine
didanosine
stavudine
lamivudine
emtricitabine
tenovofir
abacavir
zalcitabine
NNRTI = "apine"
efavirenz
nevirapine
delavirdine
rilpivirine
PI = "-avir"
nelfinavir
indinavir
ritonavir
saquinavir
amprenavir
lopinavir/ritonavir combo
atazanavir
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