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===Pharyngitis, streptococcal===
===Pharyngitis, streptococcal===
[[Pencillin]] V oral children: 250 mg twice daily or 3 times daily
*Pharyngitis
adolescents and adults: 250 mg 4 times daily or 500 mg twice daily for 10 days
:*Preferred regimen :
::*children: [[Pencillin V]] PO 250 mg twice daily or 3 times daily
::*adolescents and adults:[[Pencillin V]] PO 250 mg 4 times daily or 500 mg twice daily for 10 days
[[Amoxicillin]] 50 mg/kg once daily (max = 1000 mg) alternate:25 mg/kg (max = 500 mg) twice daily for 10 days
[[Amoxicillin]] 50 mg/kg once daily (max = 1000 mg) alternate:25 mg/kg (max = 500 mg) twice daily for 10 days
[[Benzathine Penicillin G]]  I.M 27 kg: 600 000 U; ≥27 kg: 1 200 000 U 1 dose only
[[Benzathine Penicillin G]]  I.M 27 kg: 600 000 U; ≥27 kg: 1 200 000 U 1 dose only

Revision as of 17:41, 11 June 2015

Epiglottitis

Jugular vein phlebitis

  • Septic jugular thrombophlebitis (Lemierre's syndrome)[1]
  • Causative pathogens
  • Fusobacterium
  • Viridans and other streptococci
  • Staphylococcus
  • Peptostreptococcus
  • Bacteroides
  • Other oral anaerobes

Laryngitis

Lemierre's syndrome

  • Septic jugular thrombophlebitis (Lemierre's syndrome)[2]
  • Causative pathogens
  • Fusobacterium
  • Viridans and other streptococci
  • Staphylococcus
  • Peptostreptococcus
  • Bacteroides
  • Other oral anaerobes

Ludwig's angina

  • Ludwig's angina[3]
  • Causative pathogens
  • Viridans and other streptococci
  • Peptostreptococcus
  • Bacteroides
  • Other oral anaerobes

Parapharyngeal space infection

  • Parapharyngeal space infection[4]
  • Causative pathogens
  • Viridans and other streptococci
  • Staphylococcus
  • Peptostreptococcus
  • Bacteroides
  • Other oral anaerobes

Pharyngitis, diphtheria

  • The CDC recommends either:
  • Preferred regimen: Erythromycin (PO or by IV) for 14 days (40 mg/kg per day with a maximum of 2 g/d), OR Procaine penicillin G given IM for 14 days (300,000 U/d for patients weighing <10 kg and 600,000 U/d for those weighing >10 kg).

Patients with allergies to penicillin G or erythromycin can use rifampin or clindamycin.

Pharyngitis, streptococcal

  • Pharyngitis
  • Preferred regimen :
  • children: Pencillin V PO 250 mg twice daily or 3 times daily
  • adolescents and adults:Pencillin V PO 250 mg 4 times daily or 500 mg twice daily for 10 days

Amoxicillin 50 mg/kg once daily (max = 1000 mg) alternate:25 mg/kg (max = 500 mg) twice daily for 10 days Benzathine Penicillin G I.M 27 kg: 600 000 U; ≥27 kg: 1 200 000 U 1 dose only Cephalexin oral 20 mg/kg/dose twice daily (max = 500 mg/dose)for 10 days

Cefadroxil oral 30 mg/kg once daily (max = 1 g) for 10 days Clindamycin oral 7 mg/kg/dose 3 times daily (max = 300 mg/dose) for 10 days Azithromycinoral 12 mg/kg once daily (max = 500 mg) for 5 days Clarithromycin oral 7.5 mg/kg/dose twice daily (max = 250 mg/dose) for 10 days

Sinusitis, Acute

Sinusitis, Chronic

Sinusitis, Post-intubation

Sinusitis, Treatment failure

Stomatitis

Stomatitis, aphthous

Stomatitis, herpetic

Submandibular space infection

  • Submandibular space infections including Ludwig angina[6]
  • Causative pathogens
  • Viridans and other streptococci
  • Peptostreptococcus
  • Bacteroides
  • Other oral anaerobes

Tonsillitis

Ulcerative gingivitis

Vincent's angina

  1. Hall, Jesse (2015). Principles of critical care. New York: McGraw-Hill Education. ISBN 978-0071738811.
  2. Hall, Jesse (2015). Principles of critical care. New York: McGraw-Hill Education. ISBN 978-0071738811.
  3. Hall, Jesse (2015). Principles of critical care. New York: McGraw-Hill Education. ISBN 978-0071738811.
  4. Hall, Jesse (2015). Principles of critical care. New York: McGraw-Hill Education. ISBN 978-0071738811.
  5. The first version of this article was adapted from the CDC document "Diphtheria - 1995 Case Definition" athttp://www.cdc.gov/epo/dphsi/casedef/diphtheria_current.htm. As a work of an agency of the U.S. Government without any other copyright notice it should be available as a public domain resource.
  6. Hall, Jesse (2015). Principles of critical care. New York: McGraw-Hill Education. ISBN 978-0071738811.