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ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES IN INTENSIVE CARE

Antibiotic spectra made simple(r). Version 2, now updated with new bugs &
Antibiotic spectra ... 20Summary.pdf #Antibiogram ... Classes #Bacterial #Spectra ... #Spectrum #Coverage ... CriticalCare #Overview
Coverage of common antibiotics used in the hospital

For empiric coverage, first define the type of infection,
Coverage of common ... For empiric coverage ... VRE. etc) and allergy ... ampicillin #management ... #antibiogram
Spectrum of activity for systemic antifungal agents
Antifungals: 5FC, flucytosine; AMB, amphotericin B; ANI, anidulafungin; CAS, caspofungin;
Spectrum of activity ... #Antifungal #antibiogram ... #management #pharmacology ... #spectrum #coverage
Vancomycin and Dalbavancin (lipoglycopeptide antibiotics) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Glycopeptide -  inhibits cell wall synthesis
Antibiotics Class Overview ... Spectrum: gram positive ... gram negative coverage ... severe beta-lactam allergy ... Antibiotics #Review #Overview
For my UME micro course, I made a figure that captures this terminology and lets learners
‘broaden’ this coverage ... holes” in their coverage ... #antibiotics #coverage ... #antibiogram #pharmacology ... #management #spectrum
Antibiotics for severe community-onset pneumonia 

Atypical coverage always 

- Usually azithromycin 500 mg daily 

- Doxycycline
pneumonia Atypical coverage ... anaphylactic penicillin allergy ... fibrosis) Broad-spectrum ... ) MRSA coverage ... #Management
Penicillin Allergy Pathway for Antibiotic Prescription in Patients With Penicillin Allergy
Mild Reaction - Itching, Minor rash
Penicillin Allergy ... agent by microbial coverage ... agents by microbial coverage ... #Prescription #algorithm ... #management
Monobactam - Aztreonam - Antibiotics Class Overview

Spectrum: only has activity vs. aerobic gram negatives, no gram
Antibiotics Class Overview ... Spectrum: only ... gram-negative limited spectrum ... cross-reactivity with PCN allergy ... empiric double coverage