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Antibiotics - Spectrum and Coverage Antibiogram

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

Antibiotic spectra made simple(r). Version 2, now updated with new bugs &
20Summary.pdf #Antibiogram ... #Antibiotics #Classes ... #Bacterial #Spectra ... #Spectrum #Coverage ... CriticalCare #Overview
General Bacterial Antibiogram - Antibiotics and Spectrum of Coverage
Make sure you consult your local antibiogram!
VRE -
General Bacterial ... and Spectrum of ... Coverage Make ... #Antibiotics #Classes ... #Bacterial #Spectrum
Vancomycin and Dalbavancin (lipoglycopeptide antibiotics) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Glycopeptide -  inhibits cell wall synthesis
- Antibiotics Class ... Spectrum: gram positive ... gram negative coverage ... organisms, including bacteremia ... #Dalbavancin #Dalvance
Tigecycline (IV) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Glycylcycline class - structurally related to Tetracyclines (bacteriostatic).  Only
- Antibiotics Class ... Overview Mechanism ... Glycylcycline class ... Spectrum: Broad ... coverage - Gram
For my UME micro course, I made a figure that captures this terminology and lets learners
clinically important bacteria ... ‘broaden’ this coverage ... holes” in their coverage ... important drug classes ... #antibiogram #pharmacology
Daptomycin  - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Lipopeptide antibiotic – forms transmembrane channels and depolarizes cells.
- Antibiotics Class ... Overview Mechanism ... Spectrum: only covers ... more for MRSA bacteremia ... Antibiotics #Review #Overview
Synercid (Quinupristin/Dalfopristin) (IV) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: “Streptogramins”– inhibits sequential steps in ribosomal synthesis
Spectrum: covers MRSA
- Antibiotics Class ... Overview Mechanism ... ribosomal synthesis Spectrum ... Poor choice for bacteremia ... Antibiotics #Review #Overview
Aminoglycosides  - Antibiotics Class Overview

Gentamicin, Tobramycin, Amikacin, Streptomycin -30S inhibitor (all IV)
Spectrum: Extremely efficacious vs.
- Antibiotics Class ... Overview Gentamicin ... inhibitor (all IV) Spectrum ... suspected (pneumonia, bacteremia ... Antibiotics #Review #Overview
Tetracyclines – Doxycycline, Tetracycline, Minocycline - Antibiotics Class Overview

- 30S Inhibitors (PO and IV)
Spectrum: Fairly broad
- Antibiotics Class ... Overview - 30S ... : Fairly broad spectrum ... Staph and MRSA coverage ... gram negative coverage