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Table of Antibiotics for Highly Resistant Gram Positive Infections 

- Dr. Eric Strong @DrEricStrong - Strong
Table of Antibiotics ... for Highly Resistant ... #Resistant #GramPositive ... #Infections #Table ... #Pharmacology #Coverage
Table of Antibiotics for Highly Resistant Gram Negative Infections 

Ceftazidime, Cefepime, Piperacillin/ Tazobactam, Carbapenems, Aztreonam, Aminoglycosides
Table of Antibiotics ... for Highly Resistant ... #Resistant #GramNegative ... #Pharmacology #Coverage ... #Management #resistance
Table 3. Suggested Empiric Treatment Options for Clinically Suspected Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Units Where Empiric Methicillin-Resistant
Table 3. ... Empiric Methicillin-Resistant ... Staphylococcus aureus Coverage ... /Gram-Negative Coverage ... InfectiousDiseases #Empiric #Antibiotics
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 ... pharmacology #table
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
Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
infection - Management Algorithm ... Hemodynamically stable ... • Resistant pathogens ... fungal or multidrug resistant ... infection #Management #Algorithm
IDSA Surgical Wound Infection Algorithm
Algorithm for the management and treatment of surgical site infections (SSIs). 
*For
IDSA Surgical Wound ... Algorithm for ... allergy to β-lactam antibiotics ... with methicillin-resistant ... #IDSA #management
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
IDSA Algorithm for the management of acute bacterial Rhinosinusitis
Signs & Symptoms either:
a) Persistent & not improving
IDSA Algorithm for ... days) Risk for antibiotic ... resistance: • ... daycare • Prior antibiotics ... rhinosinusitis #Algorithm
Anti-Pseudomonal - Antibiotics Class Overview

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a non-fermenting Gram-negative bacillus that inhabits a variety of
Class Overview ... for its inherent resistance ... propensity to develop resistance ... high rates of resistance ... high rates of resistance