Reference Cards
Infectious Disease Guide
GI:
Diarrhea, Travelers: (Shigella, Salmonella, some E. Coli)
- Cipro 500 mg po q 12 hrs or Norfloxacin
- Norfloxacin 400 mg po q 12 hrs x 3 days or Cipro
- Bactrim DS one tab po BID x 5 days
- also consider Loperamide
Diarrhea, Clostridia difficile (with recent Abx use)
- Flagyl 250 mg po QID or 500 mg po TID
- Vancomycin 125 mg po QID
Peptic Ulcer Disease
- Helicobacter pylori Peptobismol 525 mg po QID + Flagyl 250 mg po TID + (Amoxicillin 500 mg po BID or Tetracycline 500 mg po QID) x 2 wks