Sarah Michelle Antibiotics Quick Reference

SARAH MICHELLE ANTIBIOTICS QUICK REFERENCE –
Conditions that DO NOT get antibiotics... Accurate Answer - bronchitis
(unless pertussis)
allergic rhinitis
uveitis
any "itis" of the musculoskeletal system EXCEPT osteomyelitis
mononucleosis (unless comorbid strep infection)

Sinusitus Accurate Answer - Augmentin
Penicillins
AUGust colds

Strep Throat Accurate Answer - Macrolides (azythromycin)
Penicillins
treat My throat Pain

Purulent Cellulitis Accurate Answer - BCD
Bactrim
Clindamycin
Doxycyclin (Vibramycin)

Dog Bitten = Accurate Answer - Augmentin

Pregnancy Accurate Answer - CAMP
Cephalosporins
Amoxicillin
Macrolides
Penicillin/Amoxicillin

Pneumonia Accurate Answer - MAD Lung
Macrolides
Amoxicillin
Doxycycline/Vibramycin
Levaquin

Trichomoniasis/Bacterial Vaginosis Accurate Answer -
Metronidazole/Flagyl

, Chlamydia Accurate Answer - Doxycycline
Azithromycin

Gonorrhea Accurate Answer - Rocephin (IM)

Syphilis Accurate Answer - Penicillin G (IM)

Penicillins Accurate Answer - -cillin
well tolerated
pregnancy and infant safe
Amoxicillin: pneumonia, otitis media, GAS throat, sinusitis
Augmentin: animal bites
Dicloxacillin: mastitis

Sulfonamides Accurate Answer - sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim
(Bactrim, Septra)
~ most common
UTIs, purulent cellulitis, prophylaxis in AIDs patients, below the waist skin
complaints
Safety Concern: Stevens-Johnson Syndrome

Macrolides Accurate Answer - Azithromycin
Clarithromycin
Erythromycin
SE: GI upset (try other from class)
pneumonia, pertussis
Clarithromycin: part of H Pylori triple therapy
alternative to penicillins

Cephalosporins Accurate Answer - contain "ceph" or "cef"
good for non-IgE mediated PCN allergy
pregnancy safe
Keflex: above the waist skin complaints
post op wounds

Fluoroquinolones Accurate Answer - -floxacin (ciprofloxacin,
levofloxacin)
heavy duty