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Treatment options of CAP
Empiric treatment when cultures are not available
Oral amox, doxycycline or macrolides (first line treatments)
Treatment of chlamydial pneuomonia
Macrolides (Azithromycin)
If someone is allergic to penicillin what would you prescribe?
Tetracycline
Quinolones
Macrolides
if someone is allergic to sulfa drugs what would you prescribe?
PCN
Cipro
Ceph
Carbapenems
What causes C-diff?
Cephalosporin
Which ABT requires renal dose adjustments?
Vanco and PCN
What types of infections are usually viral and do not warrant
antibacterial agents?
,Viral infections like flu, rsv and covid
Treatment for Tinea Pedis (ringworm of the foot or athletes foot)
T.B
Terbinafine
BUtenafine
Treatment for Tinea Corporis (ringworm of the body)
Topical Azole or Allylamine and should be continued 1 week
after the symptoms has cleared.
For severe cases - systemic anti-fungal agent like griseofulvin is
given
T.B
Treatment for Tinea Cruris (ringworm of the groin)
Topical works well and should be continue 1 week after the
symptoms have cleared.
If Severe, give systemic antigungal like Clotrimazole or both
topical and systemic glucocorticoids may be needed as well.
T.B.C if severe
Tinea Capitis (ringworm of the scalp)
Oral griseofulvin should be take 6 to 8 weeks as a standard
therapy.
or
Oral Terbinafine which can be take for 2 to 4 weeks (more
effective)
G.T
Treatment for oral candidiasis (thrush)
, Topical agents - nystatin, clotrimaozle and miconazole
If immunocompromised host, oral therapy of flucanozale or
ketoconazole
Treatment for asperigillosis (farmers lung)
drug of choice is voriconazole
alt drugs: A.B.I.I.PC.M
Amphotericin B
Isavuconazonium
Itraconazole
Posaconazole
Caspofungin
Micafungin
Penicillin Monitoring
Renal impairment because it can accumulate if the kidney is not
working that could cause toxic levels.
Penicillin high risk patients
history of severe allergic reactions to penicillin, cephalosporin
or carbapenems
Penicillin evalutation of therapeutic effects
reduction of symptoms like fever, edema, pain and inflammation
Cephalosporin therapeutic goal
treatment of infection that is caused by susceptible organism
Cephalosporin baseline data