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antibiotic Tx
primary and secondary Tx for various bacteria
Bacteria | Primary Tx | secondary Tx |
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streptococcus | penicillins | 1st cephalosporins, eyrithromycin, clindomycin, vancomycin |
staphylococcus | anti-staphlococcals | 1st cephalosporins, vancomycin |
n. meningitidis | Penicillins | cholampheniocol, 3rd cephalosporin |
N. gonorrhoeae | cefixime | ciprofloxacin, 3rd cephalosporin |
Bordella pertussis (whooping cough) | erythromycin | Cotrimoxazole |
H. influenza | Aminopenicillin | Cefuoxime, 3rd cepholosporin, chloramphenicol |
P aeruginosa | Antipseudamonal plus aminoglycocides | ceftazidime, ceprofloxacin, fluoroquinolone |
Mycoplasma pneumoniae | macrolide (erythromycin) | tetracycline |
Mycoplasma hominis | Tetracycline | clindomycin |
Chlamydia trachomiatis | tetracycline | azithromycin, erythromycin |
legionella | erythromycin | tetracycline |
clostridium difficile | vancomycin | metronidazole |
mycobacterium tuberculosis | Isoniazid plus rifampin plus pyrazinamide plus ethambutol | streptomycin, fluoroquinolone, ethionamide, cycloserine, viomycin, capreomycin |
mycobacterium leprae | dapsone plus rifampin +/- clofazimine | clarithromycin |
MRSA | vancomycin | none |
Rickettsial species | Tetracycline | Chloramphenicol |
L. monocytogenes | Ampicillin +Gentamicin | Vancomycin + Gentamicin |
Bacteriodes fagilis | Metronidazole or clindamycin | Imipenem or Penicillin w/beta lactamase inhibitors |
Ureaplasma urealyticum | Tetracycline | Erythromycin |
Bordetella pertussis | Erythromycin | TMP-SMZ |
Pasteurella multocida | Penicillin | 1st gen cephalosporin |
Enterobacteriaceae in urine | TMP-SMZ | Ciprofloxacin or Gentomycin |
Enterobacteriaceae in CSF | 3rd gen cephalosporin | TMP-SMZ |