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ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES IN INTENSIVE CARE

Antibiotic spectra made simple(r). Version 2, now updated with new bugs &
spectra made simple ... 20Summary.pdf #Antibiogram ... #Bacterial #Spectra ... #Spectrum #Coverage ... CriticalCare #Overview
Antifungal Coverage Activity Antibiogram 

Spectrum of action of systemic antifungal agents. Solid blocks represent species in
Antifungal Coverage ... Spectrum of ... species in which resistance ... #Coverage #Antibiogram ... #Resistance #Triazoles
General Bacterial Antibiogram - Antibiotics and Spectrum of Coverage
Make sure you consult your local antibiogram!
VRE -
- Antibiotics and ... Spectrum of Coverage ... tetracyclines (doxycycline ... #Antibiotics #Classes ... #Bacterial #Spectrum
Carbapenems - Antibiotics Class Overview

Imipenem/Cilastin, Meropenem, Ertapenem, Doripenem 

Spectrum: Broadest spectrum antibiotics, cover Gram positive, Gram
Carbapenems - Antibiotics ... Class Overview ... : Broadest spectrum ... infections due to resistant ... #Review #Overview
Coverage of common antibiotics used in the hospital

For empiric coverage, first define the type of infection,
Coverage of common ... antibiotics used ... check for prior resistance ... infectiousdisease #antibiotics ... #coverage #antibiogram
Typical therapeutic applications of Tetracyclines (Doxycycline)
Gram (+) cocci: Staphylococcus aureus (including methicillin-resistant strains), Streptococcus pneumoniae
Gram (+)
Tetracyclines (Doxycycline ... including methicillin-resistant ... Tetracyclines #Doxycycline ... #indications #coverage ... #pharmacology #antibiotics
Tetracyclines – Doxycycline, Tetracycline, Minocycline - Antibiotics Class Overview

- 30S Inhibitors (PO and IV)
Spectrum: Fairly broad
Minocycline - Antibiotics ... Class Overview ... : Fairly broad spectrum ... Staph and MRSA coverage ... gram negative coverage
ANTIBIOTICS WITH ANAEROBE COVERAGE - Antibiotics Class Overview
 1. Metronidazole (Flagyl)(PO and IV)
 2. Clindamycin –
ANAEROBE COVERAGE ... high rates of resistance ... to high rate of resistance ... beware increasing resistance ... beware increasing resistance
Fluoroquinolones - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: DNA Gyrase  and Topoisomerase inhibitors bactericidal 
Side effects: QT prolongation
Fluoroquinolones - Antibiotics ... Class Overview ... à will develop resistance ... have atypical coverage ... #Review #Overview
Monobactam - Aztreonam - Antibiotics Class Overview

Spectrum: only has activity vs. aerobic gram negatives, no gram
Class Overview ... Spectrum: only ... significant rate of resistance ... empiric double coverage ... #Review #Overview