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Antiinfectives- Therapeutic Uses
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Nursing
Undergraduate 3
09/03/2014

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Term
Sulfonamides
Definition
UT I and Nocardiosis (an infection in the lungs)
Term
Sulfonamide combos
Definition
UTI, otitis media
Term
Penicillin
Definition
Strep pneumonia, meningitis, endocarditis, anthrax
Term
Cephlasporins, 1st generation
Definition
Surgical prophylaxis
Term
Cephlasporins 2nd generation
Definition
UTI, and lower respiratory infection
Term
Cephlasporins, 3rd generation
Definition
CSF infection (like meningitis), nosocomial infections
Term
Cephlasporins, 4 th generation
Definition
Complete roll to be discovered. Empiric therapy for febrile neutropenic patients, and moderate to severe pneumonia.
Term
Carbapenems
Definition
Bone, joint, skin, and soft tissue (complicated body cavity infections)
Term
Fosfomycin
Definition
Single dose therapy in women for UTI from e coli or enterococcus faecalis.
Term
Monobactams
Definition
Severe systemic infections and UTI
Term
Tetracyclines
Definition
Lyme' s disease, Rickettsia, syphilis, Rocky Mountain spotted fever
Term
Aminoglycosides
Definition
Pseudomonas and e-coli
Term
Flouroquinolones
Definition
Lower respiratory infection, bone and joint, UTI, STD, anthrax
Term
Vancomycin
Definition
MRSA, patients with penicillin allergies, C-diff
Term
Clindamycin (cleocin)
Definition
Respiratory tract infections, skin and soft tissue infections and peritonitis
Term
Metronidazole (flagyl)
Definition
C-diff
Term
Glycylcycline
Definition
MRSA
Term
Macrolides
Definition
Upper respiratory infection
Term
Ketolides
Definition
Mild to moderate upper respiratory infection
Term
Streptogramins
Definition
Vanco resistant E. Faecium, MRSA, drug resistant strep, pneumoniae
Term
Linezolid
Definition
VRE and MRSA
Term
Chloramphenicol
Definition
Only for life-threatening infections due to the risk of aplastic anemia and other blood dyscrasias
Term
Pleuromutilin antibiotic
Definition
Typical therapy for impetigo caused by strep pyogenes
Term
Monoxycarbolic acid
Definition
Impetigo caused by strep pyogenes and elimination of nasal colonization by MRSA
Term
Daptomycin ( cubicin )
Definition
Bloodstream infections with staph and complicated skin and structure infections with MRSA.
Term
Rifampin ( rifadin )
Definition
TB and asymptomatic carriers of Neisseria meningitis
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