Infectious Disease Causes & Treatment/ Infectious Disease Agent/ Infectious Agents
Chlamydia trachomatis(urethritis/pelvic inflamatory disease)- Doxycycline
Rickettsiae- Doxycycline
Mycoplasma- Doxycycline
Pseudomonas aeruginosa- Meropenem/Ceftazidime/Piperacillin-tazobactum
Salmonella- Ceftriaxone
Shigella- Ceftriaxone
Serratia- Carbapenem
Vibrio cholera ( Diarrhoea)- Doxycycline
Yersinia pestis- Plague- Streptomycin+/-Doxycycline
Actinimyces- Penicillin or clindamycin
Streptococcus hemolytic (groups A, B, C, G)- Peniclllin or Macrolide
Staphylococcus methicillin resistant- Vancomycin or Linezolid
Staphylococcus methicillin-susaptible- amoxicillin cavulanic acid
(Pneumococcus) Streprococcus pneumoniae- Penicillin or Levofloxacin
Viridans streptococci- Penicillin or Cephalosporin
Nocardia- Linezolid
Borrelia buegdorferi(Lyme disease)- Doxycycline
Borellia recurrentis(Relapsing fever)- Doxycycline
Leptospira- Penicillin or ceftriaxone (Doxycycline in mild to moderate)
Syphilis(treponema pallidum)- penicillin or doxycycline or ceftriaxone
Yawa(Treponema pertenue)- Penicillin or Doxycycline
Chlamydia pnemoniae- Doxycycline
Chlamydia psittaci- Doxycycline
Moraxella catarrhalis- Ceftriaxone, amoxicillin cavulanic acid.
(Gonococcus) Neisseria gonorrhoeae- Ceftriaxone + azithromycin, or doxycycline
(Meningococcus) Neisseria meningitidis- Penicillin or Ceftriaxone (ampicillin)
Enterococcus faecalis- Ampicillln+/- gentamlcin
Enterococcus faecium- Vancomycin+/- gentamicin
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis- Isoniazide+ Rifampin+ pyrazinamide+ etambutol
Mycobacterium avium complex- Clarithromycin+ ethambutol+/- rifabutin
Mycobacterium fortuitum- chilonei- cefoxitin+ clarythromycin
Mycobacterium kansasii- Isoniazide+rifampin+/- etambutol
Mycobacterium leprae- Dapsone+ rifampin+/- clofazimine
Acinetobacter- Meropenem
Bacteroides(GIT)- Metronidazole
Brucella- Doxycycline + rifampln
Burkholderfa mallei- Streptomycln + tetracycline
Burkholderia pseudomallei(melioidosls)- Ceftazidime
Campylobacter jejuni- Azithromycin
Entaobacter- Meropenem
Escherichia coli(uncomolicated outpatient urinary tract infection)- Ciprofloxacin
Escherichia coli(Sepsis)- Cefotaxim or Meropenem
Haemophilus- Ceftriaxone
Helicobacter pylori- Pantoprazole+ amoxycillin+ Clarithromycin
Klebsiella- Ceftriaxone
Legionella(pneumonia)- Levofloxacin
Preotella- Clindamycin
Proteus- Ceftriaxone
Bacillus (eg. Anthrax)- Penicillin or Macrolide
Clostridium-Tetanus/Gas gangrene- Penicillin or metronidazole
Corynebacterium Diptheria- Macrolide
Listeria- Ampicillin
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