Infection Drug Treatment

Drug Treatment

Pharyngitis

S. Pneumoniae - treated with penicillin OR if allergic - erythromycin

Bronchitis

Broad spectrum antibiotics - augmentin

Pneumonia

Community acquired pneumonia (via S. Pneumonia) - Cephalosporin

Atypical pneumonia (via Mycoplasma) - Erythromycin

UTI

E.coli - Amoxycyclin

Skin Infection

S. Aureus - Fluclocacillin

HSV - Azyclovir

Genital Infection

N. Gonorrhea - Cephalosporin

Syphilis - Penicillin

T. Chlamydia - Erythromycin

C. Albicans - Canestan

GIT Infection

Giardia/Amoeba/Anaerobes/E. Coli - Mentroizadole (Flagyl)

Salmonella - antibiotics not required

Ring worm - Canestan or other anti-fungal