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| Bug | Classic Clue | Treatment Pearl | |------|--------------|----------------| | Strep pyogenes | Scarlet fever, rheumatic fever | Penicillin – don’t forget PANDAS | | Strep agalactiae | Neonatal sepsis, meningitis | Intrapartum prophylaxis (GBS) | | S. aureus | Toxin-mediated (TSS, food poisoning) | MRSA → vanco or linezolid | | N. meningitidis | Petechial rash, rapid progression | Ceftriaxone + rifampin for contacts | | Klebsiella | Currant jelly sputum, alcoholics | 3rd-gen cephalosporin | | Legionella | Confusion, hyponatremia, pneumonia | Macrolide or fluoroquinolone | | B. fragilis | Intra-abdominal abscess | Metronidazole | | C. diff | Watery diarrhea after abx | Oral vanco / fidaxomicin |

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