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Infectious Diseases

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meningitis organisms for newborn to 1 month group B strep; gram negs (E. Coli), listeria
meningitis treatment for newborn to 1 month amino+ amp or ceftriaxone or cefotaxime
meningitis 1 month - 29 years organisms h. influenza, n. meningidis, strep pneumonia
meningitis treatment for 1 month-29 years cefotaxime or cetriaxone AND vanco
meningitis organisms for 30-60 years strep pneumonia, n. meningitis
meningitis treatment for 30-60 years ceftriaxone/cefotaxime + vancomycin
meningitis organisms for > 60 years s. pneumonia, gram negative, listeria
meningitis treatment for > 60 years amp + amino/vanco; or cefotaxime or ceftriaxone
most common organisms in endocarditis streptococcus, staph aureus
treatment for pen-susceptible streptococci endocarditis Pen G; Pen G + Gent; Ceftriaxone; Vanco
treatment for strep relatively resistant to pen endocarditis Pen G; Pen G + Gent; Vanco
treatmenet for staphyloccocus without prosthetic material (meth sensitive) endocarditis Nafcillin/Oxacillin (3-5 days of gent may be added); Cefazoline with or without gent; Vanco
treatment for staphalococcus without prosthetic material (meth resistant) endocarditis Vanco
organisms in acute/chronic bronchitis strep pneumonia, h. influenza, m. catarhalis, chlamydia pneumonia, mycoplasma pneumonia
acute treatment for bronchitis macrolides or drugs used for chronic
chronic treatment for bronchitis amoxicillin, augmentin, bactrim, macrolides, doxycycline, cefaclor, cefuroxime, cefprozil
neonatal organisms in pneumonia listeria, group B, e. coli
neonatal treatment for pneumonia amp+ gent; cefotax + gent
1-3 months organisms in pneumonia C. trachomatis, Bordetella
1-3 months treatment for pneumonia erythro, clarithro, cefuroxime
3 months to 5 years organisms in pneumonia s. pneumonia, c. trachomatis
3 months-5 years treatment pneumonia clarithro, cefuroxime, cefotaxime
5-18 years organisms in pneumonia mycoplasma, s. pneumonia, c. pneumonia
5-18 years treatment for penumonia clarithro, erythro, cefuroxime
adult community acquired organisms in pneumonia s. pneumonia, h. influenza, klebsiella, m. pneumonia
adult CA pneumonia treatmment ambulatory: macs or quinalones; hospital: cefotax/ceftriax +/- mac or quinolone
adult HA organisms in pneumonia SPACE, staph aureus
adult HA pneumonia treatment amino + one of the following: cefotax, cetriaxome, cefepime, timentin, zosyn, imipenem, meropenem, vanco
adult, aspiration organisms in pneumonia mouth anaerobes
adult aspiration in pneumonia treatment uncomplicated: Pen G/Clinda; HA: timentin, zosyn
latent TB treatment - isoniazid sensitive Isoniazid x 9 months
latent TB treatment - isoniazid resistant Rifampin + pyrazinamide x 2 months
active TB disease isoniazid + rifampin + pyrazinamide x 2-4 months
common organisms in skin and soft tissue infections staph and strep
cellulitis organisms Group B, Staph
cellulitis treatment dicloxacillin, cefadroxil, cephalexin, erythro
diabetic foot infection organisms proteus, E. Coli, S. aurues, B. frag, anaerobic, strepto cocci
diabetic foot infection treatment clindamycin or cephalexin, severe: timentin, vanco
decubitis ulcer organisms gram negative, pseudomonas, anaerobes
decubitis ulcer treatment clinda or cephalexin; severe-timentin or vanco
acute uncomplicated cystitis organisms E. Coli, staph, saprophyticus
acute cystitis treatment bactrim x 3 days; quinolone x 3 days
acute pyelonephritis organisms e. coli, proteus, klebsiella, entercoccus
acute pyelonephritis treatment quinolone x 14 days; bactrim x 14 days; if severe, IV quinolone, extended pen + amino
prostatitis organisms e. coli, proteus, klebsiella
prostatitis treatment quinolone x 4-6 weeks; bactrim x 4-6 weeks
uncomplicated adult syphylis treatment Benz Pen G 2.4 million units IM
uncomplicated adult gonorrhea treatment ceftriaxone or spectinomycin
infant born of untreated mother with syphilis treatment Pen G
infant born of untreated mother gonorrhea treatment cefotaxamine
dissemenated syphilis treatment secondary/latient: Benz Pen G; tertiary: Pen G
disseminated gonorrhea treatment ceftriaxone
diagnosis of sepsis requires 2/3 T>38 or T<36; HR>90; RR>20; PaCO2<32;WBC>12000 or <4000; Immature bands>10%
treatment of sepsis look at sensitivities; if life threatening, use cefotax, cetriax, cefepime, timentin, zosyn, imipenem, meropenem + amino, vanco
Rocky Mountain Spotted fever rickettisii; Doxycycline
Lyme Disease Borellia Borgdorferri; Doxycyline
Erhlichosis Ehrlichia Phagocytophilia; Doxycycline
Tularemia Francisella Tularensis; Gent/Tobra
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