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Beta Lactam Antibiotic Classification

UPDATE 10/2018: meropenem-vaborbactam added

Penicillins, Cephalosporins, Monobactam, Carbapenems 

 - Dr. David Serota @serotavirus

#BetaLactams
Beta Lactam Antibiotic ... #BetaLactams #Antibiotics
Antibiotic Tissue Penetration

Blood Brain Barrier: Penicilins (IV), 3rd & 4th generation Cephalosporins (IV), Meropenem, TMP-SMX, Metronidazole,
Antibiotic Tissue ... Fluoroquinolones Urine: Beta-lactams ... Lungs: Most antibiotics ... Intrabdominal: Beta-lactams ... theABofPharmaC #Antibiotic
Antibiotics used for the Treatment of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa in Adults
 • Penicillin-beta-lactamase combinations: Piperacillin-tazobactam, Ticarcillin-clavulanate
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Antibiotics used ... • Penicillin-beta-lactamase ... Imipenem • Advanced beta-lactamase ... Pseudomonas #Aeruginosa #Antibiotics
Streptococcus Identification Algorithm #Diagnosis #Microbiology #Streptococcus #Identification #Algorithm #Hemolysis #Alpha #Beta #Gamma
Identification Algorithm ... Identification #Algorithm ... Hemolysis #Alpha #Beta
Combined Penicillin/Beta-Lactamase Inhibitors - Antibiotics Class Overview
Amoxicillin/Clavulanate (Augmentin) – PO
Ampicillin/Sulbactam (Unasyn) – IV
Piperacillin/Tazobactam (Zosyn) – IV
Ticarcillin/Clavulanate
Combined Penicillin/Beta-Lactamase ... Inhibitors - Antibiotics ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
SPICE (SPACE) Organisms
 - Colloquial acronym for gram-negative bacteria that have inducible, chromosomal beta-lactamase genes known
inducible, chromosomal beta-lactamase ... of exposure to beta-lactam ... antibiotics - ... AmpC #Resistance #Antibiotics
Hypoglycemia - Evaluation Algorithm
Interpreting Hypoglycemia Labs - the patient must be hypoglycemic at the time of
Hypoglycemia - Evaluation Algorithm ... time of testing Beta-Hydroxybutyrate ... Hypoglycemia #Evaluation #Algorithm ... #workup #diagnosis
Vancomycin and Dalbavancin (lipoglycopeptide antibiotics) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Glycopeptide -  inhibits cell wall synthesis
lipoglycopeptide antibiotics ... ) - Antibiotics ... different protein than beta ... patients with severe beta-lactam ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
Modified penicillin binding proteins as mechanism of resistance to antibiotics.
Penicillin Binding Proteins (Transpeptidases) cross link peptidoglycan
resistance to antibiotics ... the cell wall - Beta-lactam ... antibiotics like ... - Giving more antibiotic ... remains active as it works
1,3 Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan - Pathogens, and Testing Characteristics
1,3 ß-D-glucan:
 • Most fungi excluding mucor and
1,3 Beta-D-Glucan ... infusions, Some beta-lactams ... False positives: Beta ... lactam antibiotics