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Antibiotic, Antifungal, and Anti-helminthic Drug Indications (DOCs). Julia Jones (with fungal contributions from Wendy Chen). Primary Syphilis. What if patient is very allergic to Penicillins?. Penicillin G, IM x 1. Doxycycline p.o. x 2wks. Staphylococci with plasmid-encoded β -lactamases.
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Antibiotic, Antifungal, and Anti-helminthic Drug Indications (DOCs) Julia Jones (with fungal contributions from Wendy Chen)
Primary Syphilis What if patient is very allergic to Penicillins? Penicillin G, IM x 1 Doxycycline p.o. x 2wks
Staphylococci with plasmid-encoded β-lactamases Dicloxacillin
What if patient is a little bit allergic to Penicillins? Pseudomonas Aeruginosa 3rd gen ceph (ceftazadime) 4th gen ceph (cefepime) What if patient is a lot allergic to Penicillins, cephalosporins? Aztreonam (monobactam) Piperacillin-Tazobactam What if I wanted to use a protein synthesis inhibitor? Aminoglycosides The Big Gun? What if that drug was too nephrotoxic? Imipenem Aztreonam (monobactam)
Meningitis in patients >3 months old Ceftriaxone (IV, 3rd GC) can add Vancomycin +/- Rifampin
Gonorrhea 3rd GC Ceftriaxone (IM) or Cefixime (p.o.) What if very allergic to cephalosporins? ( 2 alternatives) FQs Azithromycin
Serratia • Imapenem • Aztreonam
EHEC • None. Supportive/symptomatic
Typhoid Fever Or? Ceftriaxone (serious G- infxn) FQ, 2nd line TMP/SMX
ETEC • Severe G- infection: • cephalosporin • Severe G- rod aerobic infection: • AG • 2nd line: • TMP/SMX • G- GI tract Tx: • FQ
Shigella • 1st line: • FQ • 2nd line: • TMP/SMX • Other? • Amino-penicillin
Community-acquired pneumonia Azithromycin (ML) Plus? Ceftriaxone + AG
Nosocomial pneumonia Ceftriaxone + Gentamicin (aminoglycoside)
Serious Gram (-) infections Ceftriaxone
MRSA Vancomycin (sometimes add Gentamicin +/- Rifampin)
Mycoplasma pneumonia Doxycycline (tetracycline) Azithromycin
Enterobacter • DOC? • Imapenem • Other choices? • 2nd/3rd/4th gen Cephalosporins • Pipercillins
Chlamydia Doxycycline (+macrolide – azithromycin or erythromycin) How do I pick? depends on desired dosing regimen What other protein synthesis inhibitor? TMP/SMX
Rickettsia (RMSF) Doxycycline
Vibrio cholera Doxycycline
Legionella Doxycycline (+erythromycin)
Skin infections caused by community-acquired MRSA TMP/SMX What if allergic to sulfonamides? Doxycycline Other drugs? Clindamycin, FQs
Staph aureus drugs? • Dicloxacillin • Other drugs in this group? • “I met a nasty ox:” • Methicillin, • Nafcillin, • Oxacillin • Vancomycin • Clindamycin
Proteus • Aminopenicillins • All cephalosporins
Acinetobacter • This used to be a pseudomonas • Imepenem
Anthrax!! • FQ • This is actually the prophylactic Tx. Not DOC.
Lyme disease • Doxycycline • 3rd gen cephalosporin
MAC (Mycobacterium avium) • Azithromycin • Ethambutol • (FQ)
Hemophilis • Amino-penicillins • 2nd/3rd/4th gen Ceph • Aztreonam • Chloramphenicol • For prophylaxis? • Rifampin • Who gets it? • All close contacts
Klebsiella • All cephalosporins • Aztreonam
Strep pneumo • Penicillin • Aminopenicillin + B-lactamase inhibitor • Strep pneumo is notorious for what resistance mechanism? • Altering PBP. Solution? • 3rd/4th gen cephalosporins
Dental prophylaxis for endocarditis • Clindamycin • Aminopenicillins • Rx for strep viridans/mutans? • Penicillin
Lupus • INH • Ooh. Lupus is also a contraindication in which drug? • Primaquine
Moraxella • Amino-penicillin • Azithromycin
Corynebacterial Diphtheria Macrolides (Azithromycin or Erythromycin) What else? Pen G/V
Anaerobic Abscesses Clindamycin or Metronidazole
Brain Abscesses Metronidazole
B.Frag Rx • Metronidazole • Imipenem (probably b/c this is a good Rx for mixed infections) • What other drug is good for mixed infections? • Clindamycin
Meningitis in a patient with a β-lactam allergy Chloroamphenicol
Strep Pyogenes? • Pharyngitis • Pen V • what if allergic? • Erythromycin
H.Pylori • Amino penicillin + ML • Or • Doxycycline
Listeria meningitis • Amino-penicillin
Adult sinusitis TMP/SMX Aminopenicillins
Nocardia • TMP/SMX
Lower UTI TMP/SMX Upper + lower UTI FQ UTI d/t #1 cause in women E.Coli – AG UTI d/t #2 cause in women Staph saprophyticus--Dicloxaxillin
Chronic Bronchitis TMP/SMX
Prostatitis TMP/SMX
Pneumocystis Pneumonia TMP/SMX Prevention/prophylaxis? Caspofungin Prophylaxis in an AIDS patient? Dapsone
Pseudomembranous Colitis due to C. difficile Metronidazole (1st choice) Vancomycin (2nd choice) What caused it in the first place? Any antibiotic can cause. In real life, FQ is apparently the #1. In our class, #1 is Clindamycin, #2 is amino-penicillins
Prophylaxis for meningitis due to H. influenzae or N. meningitidis Rifampin Side effect: Orange Pee