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ID EXAM 4 TREATMENTS

IAI, CDI, NON-C.DIFF DIARRHEA, SPESIS, ABSSI & BACTEREMIA

DISEASETREATMENTOTHER NOTES PATHOGEN
IAI EMPIRIC TREATREAMENT (HIGH RISK) - Cefepime + Metro - Imipenem, Cilastatin or Meropenem - Pip/Tazo X 4 days after adequate source control RECOMMEND ECHINOCANDIN (micafungin) if severly ill w/ or suspect of Candida species LIMIT ABX TO 24 HOURS FOR: - pt with traumatic bowel perforation that has been operated on w/in 12 hours - Acute or gangrenous appendicitis/cholecysitis w/o perf
IAI EMPIRIC TXT (LOW RISK) - 3rd gen Cephas: Cefotaxime or Ceftriaxone + Metronidazole - Ertapenem (monotherapy) x 4 days after adequate source control RECOMMEND Cipro + Metro for SERIOUS B-lactam allergies LIMIT ABX TO 24 HOURS FOR: - pt with traumatic bowel perforation that has been operated on w/in 12 hours - Acute or gangrenous appendicitis/cholecysitis w/o perf
PO IAI TXT - cipro + metro
INTIAL EPISODE C.DIFF TXT - PREFERRED: Fidaxomicin x10 days -ALT: Vanco x 10 days ALT for NON-SEVERE: if fida or vanco not available: Metro x 10-14 days
FULMINANT C.DIFF TXT - Vanco QID IF ILEUS PRESENT: consider vanco rectally AND add metro Q8H
FIRST RECURRENCE C.DIFF TXT - PREFFERED: Fidaxomicin PO BID x 10 days or BID x 5 days followed by once every other day x 20 days - ALT: PO Vanc taper with pulse therapy - ALT: Oral Vanc PO QID IF metro was used for inital episode
SECOND OR SUBSEQUENT RECCURENCE - Fidaxomicin PO BID x 10 day or 5 days followed by once every other day X 20 days - ALT: PO Vanc Taper with pulse therapy - ALT: Vanc PO QID x 10 days FOLLOWED by rifaximin x 20 days - FECAL MICROBIOTA TRANSPLANT
WATERY DIARRHEA TXT (adults) E.coli: - Cipro Vibrio Cholerae: Doxy E.coli ALT: rifaximin or Azithromycin Vibrio Cholerae: Azithromycin or Cipro
DYSENTERIC DIARRHEA TXT (Adults) Campylobacter species: Azithromycin Shigella: Cirpro or ceftriaxone Salmonealla: Azithromycin or cefrtriaxone or Cipro Yersinia: TMP-SMX Campylobacter species: Cipro Shigella: Ampicillin or azithromycin or TMP-SMX Salmonealla: Ampicillin or TMP-SMX Yersinia: Cefotaxime IV or Cipro
TRAVELERS DIARRHEA (ONLY TREAT IF SEVERE) Azithromycin OR cipro OR Levo OR Ofloxacin OR rifamycin SV OR rifaximin
SEPSIS TXT STEPS 1- Measure lactate 2- obtain blood cultures 3- admin broad spectrum ABX ( zoysn +tobra or Cefepime + tobra or levo) 4- rapid admin of crystalloid for hypotension or lactate 5- admin vasopressors if hypo or after fluid resuscitation; MAP ≥ 65
EMPIRIC MILD NON-PURULENT SSTI TXT ORAL! - PCN VK PO Q6H - Cephalexin PO Q6H - Dicloxacillin - Clinda PATHOGEN: Strep
EMPIRIC MOD NON-PURULENT SSTI TXT IV!! - PCN Q4-6H - Ceftriaxone - Cefazolin Q8H - Clinda Q8H - Nafcillin Q4-6H PATHOGEN: Strep + MSSA/MRSA
EMPIRIC SEVERE NON-PURULENT SSTI TXT - Vanco + Pip/Tazo PATHOGEN: Strep + MRSA + Gram (-) + Anaerobes
SEVERE NON-PUR SSTI POLYBACTERIAL SAME AS EMPIRIC - Vanc + Pip/tazo
SEVERE NON-PUR SSTI S.PYOGENES PCN + CLINDA
SEVERE NON-PUR SSTI CLOSTRIDIUM PCN + CLINDA
SEVERE NON-PUR SSTI VIBRIO DOXY + CEFTAZIDIME
SEVERE NON-PUR SSTI AEROMONAS DOXY + CIPRO
EMPIRIC MILD PURULENT SSTI ORAL!!! - I+D -TMP-SMX -CLINDA for 5 -7 days PATHOGEN: STREP + S. AUREUS
EMPIRIC MOD PURULENT SSTI PO or IV!!! - I & D - TMP-SMX - DOXY for 5 - 7 days PATHOGEN: S. AUREUS
EMPIRIC SEVERE PURULENT SSTI IV !!! - Vanco - Dapto - Linezolid - Televancin - Ceftaroline - Dalbavancin - Omadacycline - Tedizolid for 5 -7 days PATHOGEN: MRSA if failed initial treatment or immunocompromised with SIRs with hypotension
MSSA positive PURULENT SSTI Dicloxacillin or Cephalexin for 5 - 7 days
MRSA positive PURULENT SSTI IV! look at empiric treatment for severe infection for 5-7 days
EMPIRIC TXT MILD DFI - NO RF: antistaph PCN or 1st gen cephalosporin - B-lactam allergy: Clinda or FQ (levo or moxi) or TMP-SMX or doxy - Recent ABX exposure: Amox/Clav or Amp/Sulbactam OR levo or Moxi OR TMP-SMX - HIGH RISK FOR MRSA: Linezolid, clinda, TMP-SMX or doxy GPC, GNR, MRSA
EMPIRIC TXT MOD OR SEVERE DFI NO COMPLICATIONS - B lactam + B lactamase inhibitor: Amox/Clav or Amp/Sulbactam - @nd or #Wrd gen cephalosporin (cefuroxime, cefotaxime, ceftriaxone) GPC, GNR
EMPIRIC TXT MOD OR SEVERE DFI: RECENT ABX - Pip/tazo - 2nd or 3rd gen cephalosporin (cefuroxime, cefotaxime or ceftriaxone) - Ertapenem GPC, GNR
EMPIRIC TXT MOD OR SEVERE DFI: MACERATED ULVER OR WARM CLIMATE - Pip/tazo - Antistaph penicillin + Ceftazidime or ciprofloxacin - Mero or imipenem GNR including Pseudomonas species
EMPIRIC TXT MOD OR SEVERE DFI: ISCHEMIC LIMB/NECROSIS/GAS FORMING - Amox clav OR Amp/Sulb OR pip/tazo - Carbapenems - 2nd or 3rd gen cepha + clinda or metro GPC, GNR, Strict anaerobes
EMPIRIC TXT MOD OR SEVERE DFI: MRSA RF CONSIDER adding or subbing glycopeptides, linezolid, daptomycin, tmp-smx or doxy MRSA
EMPIRIC TXT MOD OR SEVERE DFI: RF for resistant GNR Carbapenems or Cipro ESBL
CARDIAC SURGERY Cefazolin or cefuroxime ALT for B-lactam Allergy: Clina or Vanc
THORACIC SURGERY Cefazolin or Amp/sulbactam ALT for B-lactam Allergy: Clina or Vanc
ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY Cefazolin ALT for B-lactam Allergy: Clina or Vanc
VASCULAR SURGERY Cefazolin ALT for B-lactam Allergy: Clina or Vanc
Gram (-)Bacteremia Empiric therapy Considerations - Infections characteristics - Patient Hx: culture HX, RFs - Resistance Risk: Hx of ESBL/MDRO w/in 1 y, prior ABX use - Pharmacologic considerations: drug allergies, organ function, SOA penetration, IV vs PO DOT=7-14 days
Steps to treatment for Gram (-) Bacteremia - Clincal stat - Blood cultures - Imaging - Determine source + source control - Start empiric ABX therapy - De-escalate therapy based on susceptibility report - Determine DOT and F/U - DOT = 7-14 days
Steps to treat Gram (+) Bacteremia Same as Gram (-) but you repeat cultures for gram (+) - staphylococcus spp (stickiest of all the bugs = s.aureus) - streptococcus spp -enterococcus spp
Gram (-) Bacteremia step down from IV to PO URINARY SOURCE: Amox/Clauv, cephalexin, TMP/SMX, FQs NON-URINARY SOURCE: FQs or TMP/SMX Consider when: - Pt has clinically improved w/in 24-48 hrs - has an uncomplicated bacteremia - "easy to kill" pathogens (e.coli, P.mirabilis or K.pneumo)
Gram (+) Empiric therapy considerations - Infection characteristics - Pt HX - Resistance Risk: HX of VRE or MRSA w/in 1 year, prior ABX use - Pharma considerations: Drug allergies, organ function, SOA penetration, IV vs PO
Empiric therapy for Gram (+) Bacteremia: Staph- S. Aureus MRSA: Vanc, Daptomycin, Linezolid MSSA: Cefazolin, Oxacillin or Nafcillin DOT: empiric therapy (uncomplicated) = 2 weeks Tailored therapy (complicated) = 4-6 weeks
Empiric Therapy for Gram (+) Bacteremia: Steptococcus S.pneumo - IV ceftriaxone S. pyogenes (group A strep) - IV PCN + IV Clinda or Linezoilid All other streps: IV B-Lactams S.PYOGENES IS A TOXIN PRODUCING ORGANISM: Can DC clinda or Linezolid after 48 hours DOT: 7-10 days
Definitive (Narrow) therapy for Gram (+) Bacteremia: Strep Commonly IV PCN or Ceftriaxone S.PYOGENES IS A TOXIN PRODUCING ORGANISM: Can DC clinda or Linezolid after 48 hours DOT 7-10 days
Empiric Therapy for Gram (+) Bacteremia: Enterococcus Spp - Enterococcus Faecalis- Ampicillin or Vanc - Enterococcus faecium - Linezolid, Daptomycin DOT: 10-14 days
IE Dental Prophylaxis Admin x1 30-60 min prior to procedure - 1st line: Amox 2 gPO - 2nd: Azithromycin 500mg or Doxycyline 100 mg PO IV only: cefazolin or ceftriaxone When to give prophylaxis: - Prosthetic <3 valve or <3 valve with artifical material - Hx of endocarditis - Heart transplant - Congential heart defects, such as a heart valve disease
IE treatment Viridans Group Step Penicillin or ceftriaxone (+/- gentamicin) F/U : - Blood cultures 24-48 hrs until negative - Repeat TTE/TEE after completion of ABX therapy DOT: 4-6 weeks of IV therapy
IE Treatment MSSA Nafcillin or Cefazolin (+ genta AND rifampin if prosthetic valve) F/U : - Blood cultures 24-48 hrs until negative - Repeat TTE/TEE after completion of ABX therapy DOT: 4-6 weeks of IV therapy
IE Treatment MRSA vanco or dapto (+ genta and rifampin if valve) F/U : - Blood cultures 24-48 hrs until negative - Repeat TTE/TEE after completion of ABX therapy DOT: 4-6 weeks of IV therapy
IE Treatment Enterococci PCN OR Ampicillin + Gentamicin OR Ampicillin + High Dose Ceftriaxone. IF VRE use = dapto or linezolid F/U : - Blood cultures 24-48 hrs until negative - Repeat TTE/TEE after completion of ABX therapy DOT: 4-6 weeks of IV therapy
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