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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
For my UME micro course, I made a figure that captures this terminology and lets learners
clinically important bacteria ... ‘broaden’ this coverage ... important drug classes ... We can combine these ... #antibiogram #pharmacology
Antibiotics for severe community-onset pneumonia 

Atypical coverage always 

- Usually azithromycin 500 mg daily 

- Doxycycline
fibrosis) Broad-spectrum ... ) MRSA coverage ... only in selected cases ... #Community #Acquired ... #Pneumonia #CAP
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 ... suspect community-acquired
Monobactam - Aztreonam - Antibiotics Class Overview

Spectrum: only has activity vs. aerobic gram negatives, no gram
- Antibiotics Class ... Overview Spectrum ... for: hospital acquired ... gram-negative limited spectrum ... empiric double coverage
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Causes of Antibiotic ... Pseudo-cellulitis / "CAP ... Bug: Atypical bacteria ... • Antibiotic: Spectrum ... diff) • Hospital-Acquired
Sulfonamides - Antibiotics Class Overview

BACTRIM/SEPTRA (TMP/SMX) - inhibit sequential steps in Folate synthesis --> bacteriostatic

Spectrum: Wide
- Antibiotics Class ... Overview BACTRIM ... including typical bacterial ... including most CA-MRSA ... prophylaxis), Community-acquired
Macrolides - Erythromycin, Clarithromycin, Azithromycin - Antibiotics Class Overview

50S Ribosomal Inhibitor (PO and IV)
Spectrum: Atypical organisms
- Antibiotics Class ... Overview 50S ... Inhibitor (PO and IV) Spectrum ... exacerbations, community-acquired ... Ceftriaxone for CAP