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Assignment 15, BBC
C. cereus | vancomycin or clindamycin |
borrelia burgdoferi | doxycycline |
campylobacter jejuni | erythromycin |
candida spp | miconazole or skin/vagina; fluconazole for systemic infection |
Chlamydia trachomatis | doxycycline (azithromycin alt) |
clostridium difficile | metronidazole (alt vancomycin) |
corynebacterium diphtheria | erythromycin |
gardnerella vaginalis | matronidazole (alt tinidazole) |
hemophilus ducreyi | azithromycin |
hemophilus influenza | cefotaxime or ceftriaxone |
mycoplasmia influenza | azithromycin |
neisseria gonorrheae | ceftriaxone (add doxycyline to empirically tx for chlamydia |
neisseria meningitidis | penicillin G |
bacillus anthracis | penicillin (empiric cipro or levo or doxy + clindamycin or rifampin) |
listeria monocytogenes | ampicillin |
pasteurella multocida | penicillin family drugs |
samonella typhi | ceftriaxone or any quinolone |
shigella species | azithromycin or any quinolone (alt TMP-SMX + ampicillin) |
treponema pallidum | penicillin G |
trichomonas vaginalis | metronidazole (alt tinidazole) |
staphylococcus aureus | oxacillin or nafcillin; dicloxacillin if on skin; if MRSA - vancomycin |
streptococcus pyogenes | penicillin G or V |
genital warts | podophyllin resin OR cryotheraphy OR trichloroacetic acid |
group B strep prophylaxis for pregnant females | penicillin G during labor |
staph saprophyticus | any cephalosporin or ampicillin-clavulanic acid |
strep pneumoniae | penicllin G |
vibrio cholerae | doxycycline or any fluroquinolone |
giardia lamblia | tinidazole OR nitazoxanide (alt metronidazole) |
entamoeba histolytica | metronidazole OR tinidazole |
ascaris lumbricoides | albendazole OR mebendazole |
enterobius vermicularis | mebendazole |
mecator americanus | albendazole OR mebendazole |
trichinella spiralis | albendazole + prednisone |
schistosoma spp | praziquantel |
diphyllobothrium latum | praziquantel |
adenovirus | cidovir + probenecid |
influenza A | zanamivir |
influenza B and avian (H5N1) | oseltamivir OR zanamivir |
H1N1 | oseltamivir |
measles | vitamin A (kids) OR ribavirin (adults) |
smallpox | smallpox vaccine (w/in 4 days of exposure) + cidofovir |