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An evidence-based algorithm to guide the use of MRSA coverage (in community acquired pneumonia) is shown
evidence-based algorithm ... acquired pneumonia ... - MRSA coverage ... #MRSA #Coverage ... CAP #Community #Acquired
General Bacterial Antibiogram - Antibiotics and Spectrum of Coverage
Make sure you consult your local antibiogram!
VRE -
General Bacterial Antibiogram ... and Spectrum of Coverage ... consult your local antibiogram ... VRE - MRSA - GRAM ... Bacterial #Spectrum #Coverage
Vancomycin and Dalbavancin (lipoglycopeptide antibiotics) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Glycopeptide -  inhibits cell wall synthesis
Staph (including MRSA ... gram negative coverage ... gold standard for MRSA ... infections from above organisms
Antibiotics for severe community-onset pneumonia 

Atypical coverage always 

- Usually azithromycin 500 mg daily 

- Doxycycline
pneumonia Atypical coverage ... gram-positive coverage ... ) MRSA coverage ... #Community #Acquired ... #Antibiotics #Coverage
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Community Acquired ... Multidrug-Resistant Organisms ... : Add MRSA coverage ... Aeruginosa: Add coverage ... Pulmonary #Community #Acquired
For my UME micro course, I made a figure that captures this terminology and lets learners
‘broaden’ this coverage ... holes” in their coverage ... and put actual organism ... intracellular organisms ... #antibiogram #pharmacology
Tetracyclines – Doxycycline, Tetracycline, Minocycline - Antibiotics Class Overview

- 30S Inhibitors (PO and IV)
Spectrum: Fairly broad
some Staph and MRSA ... coverage, some ... gram negative coverage ... suspect community-acquired ... MRSA, respiratory