Antibiotic choices for common infections.

The following information is a consensus guide. It is intended to aid selection of an

appropriate antibiotic for typical patients with infections commonly seen in general

practice. Individual patient circumstances and local resistance patterns may alter

treatment choices.

it contain following topics

>>Respiratory

COPD – acute exacerbations

Pertussis (whooping cough)

Pneumonia – adult

Pneumonia – child

>>Genito urinary

Bacterial vaginosis

Chlamydia

Epididymo-orchitis

Gonorrhoea

Pelvic inflammatory disease

Trichomoniasis

Urethritis – acute non-specific, male

Urinary Tract Infection Cystitis adult

Urinary Tract Infection Pyelonephritis

Urinary tract infection Cystitis child

>>Skin

Bites – human and animal

Boils (furuncles)

Cellulitis 1

Diabetic foot infections

Impetigo

Mastitis

>>Gastrointestinal

Campylobacter enterocolitis

Clostridium difficilecolitis

Giardiasis

Salmonella enterocolitis

>>Ear, nose and throat

Otitis externa – acute

Otitis media – acute

Pharyngitis

Sinusitis – acute

>>Eyes

Cellulitis

Conjunctivitis

>>CNS

Meningitis and meningococcal septicaemia