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Antibiotics - Spectrum and Coverage Antibiogram

#Antibiogram #Antibiotics #Classes #Bacterial #Spectrum #Coverage #Susceptibility #Susceptibilities #InfectiousDiseases #Pharmacology
Antibiotics - Spectrum ... and Coverage Antibiogram ... #Antibiotics #Classes ... #Bacterial #Spectrum ... #Coverage #Susceptibility
ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES IN INTENSIVE CARE

Antibiotic spectra made simple(r). Version 2, now updated with new bugs &
Antibiotic spectra ... #Antibiotics #Classes ... #Bacterial #Spectra ... #Spectrum #Coverage
Cephalosporin Comparison - Coverage 
1st Generation Cefazolin, Cephalexin 
2nd Generation Cefaclor, Cefotetan, Cefoxitin, Cefuroxime 
3rd Generation
Ceftaroline: "5th ... but added MRSA coverage ... , and the spectrum ... be called the 5th ... follow the same spectrum
General Bacterial Antibiogram - Antibiotics and Spectrum of Coverage
Make sure you consult your local antibiogram!
VRE -
Antibiotics and Spectrum ... of Coverage Make ... (ceftazidime), 5th ... #Antibiotics #Classes ... #Bacterial #Spectrum
Cephalosporins - Table of Coverage by Generation

1st Generation   Cefazolin, cephalexin 
2nd Generation Cefotetan 
3rd
Cephalosporins - Table ... of Coverage by ... Generation Cefepime 5th ... Cephalosporins #Coverage ... #Antibiotics #Table
For my UME micro course, I made a figure that captures this terminology and lets learners
‘broaden’ this coverage ... holes” in their coverage ... important drug classes ... #antibiotics #coverage ... #table #sensitivities
Cephalosporin Coverage by Generation - HENPECKS Mnemonic
1st Gen: PEK (Proteus, E. coli, Klebsiella)
2nd Gen: HNPEK (Add
Cephalosporin Coverage ... Streptococcus and MSSA) 5th ... Cephalosporins #Coverage ... HENPECKS #Mnemonic #spectrum
Tigecycline (IV) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Glycylcycline class - structurally related to Tetracyclines (bacteriostatic).  Only
- Antibiotics Class ... Glycylcycline class ... Spectrum: Broad ... coverage - Gram ... Notable holes in coverage
Antibiotics for severe community-onset pneumonia 

Atypical coverage always 

- Usually azithromycin 500 mg daily 

- Doxycycline
pneumonia Atypical coverage ... fibrosis) Broad-spectrum ... gram-positive coverage ... ) MRSA coverage ... only in selected cases
Vancomycin and Dalbavancin (lipoglycopeptide antibiotics) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Glycopeptide -  inhibits cell wall synthesis
- Antibiotics Class ... Spectrum: gram positive ... gram negative coverage