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Tetracyclines – Doxycycline, Tetracycline, Minocycline - Antibiotics Class Overview

- 30S Inhibitors (PO and IV)
Spectrum: Fairly broad
Doxycycline, Tetracycline ... Minocycline - Antibiotics ... Class Overview ... Staph and MRSA coverage ... suspect community-acquired
Typical therapeutic applications of Tetracyclines (Doxycycline)
Gram (+) cocci: Staphylococcus aureus (including methicillin-resistant strains), Streptococcus pneumoniae
Gram (+)
applications of Tetracyclines ... (Doxycycline) Gram ... including methicillin-resistant ... #coverage #pharmacology ... #antibiotics
Antibiotics for Atypical Bacteria 
 - Macrolides   (Azithromycin) 
 - Tetracyclines   (Doxycycline)
Antibiotics for ... Azithromycin) - Tetracyclines ... (Doxycycline) ... Strong Medicine #Antibiotics ... Susceptibility #Coverage
Outpatient Treatment of with Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP)
No comorbidities or risk factors for MRSA or Pseudomonas aeruginosa:
with Community-Acquired ... Amoxicillin or • doxycycline ... local pneumococcal resistance ... CAP #Community #Acquired ... #Pneumonia #Antibiotics
Tigecycline (IV) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Glycylcycline class - structurally related to Tetracyclines (bacteriostatic).  Only
Tigecycline (IV) - Antibiotics ... Class Overview ... structurally related to Tetracyclines ... Spectrum: Broad coverage ... #Review #Overview
General Bacterial Antibiogram - Antibiotics and Spectrum of Coverage
Make sure you consult your local antibiogram!
VRE -
Antibiogram - Antibiotics ... and Spectrum of Coverage ... tedizolid - tetracyclines ... (doxycycline) ... #Antibiogram #Antibiotics
Antibiotics for severe community-onset pneumonia 

Atypical coverage always 

- Usually azithromycin 500 mg daily 

- Doxycycline
Antibiotics for ... mg daily - Doxycycline ... Broad-spectrum antibiotics ... #Community #Acquired ... Pneumonia #CAP #Antibiotics
Flutycosine - Antibiotics Class Overview
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Mechanism: 5-FC interferes with DNA and protein synthesis.  Only
Flutycosine - Antibiotics ... Class Overview ... of primary and acquired ... resistance (monotherapy ... #Review #Overview
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 ... for: hospital acquired ... significant rate of resistance ... empiric double coverage ... #Review #Overview