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Clostridium Dificile Risk by Antibiotic Class

Pooled and study-specific risk estimates of community-associated CDI risk by antibiotic
Clostridium Dificile ... #CDifficile #Infection ... #Pharmacology # ... #Clindamycin #Clostridium ... #Table #Comparison
Anti-C. Difficile - Antibiotics Class Overview
 1. Metronidazole – (see anti-anaerobe section above for more details).
Difficile - Antibiotics ... infection (defined ... Fidaxomicin (PO) #Pharmacology ... #Overview #CDifficile ... #Clostridium
IDSA 2017 CDiff Guidelines - Table 7. Potential Treatment Agents for Treatment of the Primary Clostridium difficile
of the Primary Clostridium ... difficile infection ... Episode #Pharmacology ... #CDifficile #IDSA2017 ... #Adjunct #Antibiotics
Table of Antibiotics for Highly Resistant Gram Negative Infections 

Ceftazidime, Cefepime, Piperacillin/ Tazobactam, Carbapenems, Aztreonam, Aminoglycosides
Table of Antibiotics ... Gram Negative Infections ... Gentamicin, Tobramycin, Amikacin ... #GramNegative #Infections ... #Table #Pharmacology
Aminoglycosides  - Antibiotics Class Overview

Gentamicin, Tobramycin, Amikacin, Streptomycin -30S inhibitor (all IV)
Spectrum: Extremely efficacious vs.
Aminoglycosides - Antibiotics ... Gentamicin, Tobramycin, Amikacin ... gram negative infections ... urinary tract infections ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
IDSA Treatment of Necrotizing Infections of the Skin, Fascia, and Muscle
 • Mixed infections
 • Streptococcus
of Necrotizing Infections ... Muscle • Mixed infections ... Staphylococcus aureus • Clostridium ... Treatment #management #antibiotics ... #pharmacology
Cephalosporin Antibiotics
 • First Generation: Cefazolin, Cefadroxil, Cephalexin
 • Second Generation: Cefuroxime sodium, Cefuroxime axetil
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Cephalosporin Antibiotics ... Cephalosporin #Antibiotics ... #comparison #pharmacology ... #classification
Acute Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Framework
1)  Diagnostic studies only for dysentery, severe disease, >7 days
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culture 3) Empiric antibiotics ... recommended Infectious ... • Bacterial: Clostridium ... - Invasive: Clostridium ... difficile, Campylobacter
Antibiotics and CNS Diffusion

1. Drugs with good CNS diffusion:

- Fluoroquinolones, Fluconazole, voriconazole, Rifampin, Oxazolidinones, Metronidazole

2. Drugs
Antibiotics and ... no use in CNS infections ... Macrolides #Antibiotics ... Perfusion #CSF #Pharmacology ... #Classification
Antibiotic classification refers to the categorization of antibiotics based on their chemical structure, mechanism of action,
Antibiotic classification ... Antibiotics are ... treat bacterial infections ... #Antibiotics #pharmacology ... #classification