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Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Specific Antibiotics - Class Overview

1. Nitrofurantoin (Macrobid) (PO)
2. Fosfomycin (PO)
3. Methenamine (PO)

#Pharmacology
Urinary Tract Infection ... Antibiotics - Class Overview ... Methenamine (PO) #Pharmacology ... Antibiotics #Review #Overview ... #UrinaryTract #Infection
Daptomycin  - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Lipopeptide antibiotic – forms transmembrane channels and depolarizes cells.
Antibiotics Class Overview ... and depolarizes cells ... skin/soft tissue infections ... cidal nature) #Pharmacology ... Antibiotics #Review #Overview
Tigecycline (IV) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Glycylcycline class - structurally related to Tetracyclines (bacteriostatic).  Only
Antibiotics Class Overview ... intraabdominal infections ... skin/soft tissue infections ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview
Linezolid (Zyvox) (PO and IV) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Oxazolidinone class –unique ribosomal inhibitor (acts on
Antibiotics Class Overview ... skin/soft titssue infections ... suspected MRSA, VRE infections ... #Pharmacology ... Antibiotics #Review #Overview
Carbapenems - Antibiotics Class Overview

Imipenem/Cilastin, Meropenem, Ertapenem, Doripenem 

Spectrum: Broadest spectrum antibiotics, cover Gram positive, Gram
Antibiotics Class Overview ... : many serious infections ... intraabdominal infections ... #Pharmacology ... Antibiotics #Review #Overview
Red cell autoagglutination is the process whereby red cells clump together forming aggregates. This is seen
process whereby red cells ... agglutinin disease and Infection ... Mycoplasma Pneumonia or Infectious ... individual’s red blood cells ... #Blood #Smear #Microscopy
Antifungal Polyenes - Amphoterecin B, Abelcet, Ambisome - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: binds ergosterol in membrane and
Antibiotics Class Overview ... severe fungal infections ... 2nd-line for candida infections ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview
Red cell autoagglutination is the process whereby red cells clump together forming aggregates. This is seen
process whereby red cells ... agglutinin disease and Infection ... Mycoplasma Pneumonia or Infectious ... individual’s red blood cells ... #Blood #Smear #Microscopy
Anti-C. Difficile - Antibiotics Class Overview
 1. Metronidazole – (see anti-anaerobe section above for more details).
Antibiotics Class Overview ... mild-moderate C.difficile infection ... severe C.diff infection ... Fidaxomicin (PO) #Pharmacology ... Antibiotics #Review #Overview
Atlas of Urine Microscopy Findings
 • Epithelial cells - Normal
 • Renal tubular cells - Acute
Atlas of Urine Microscopy ... fresh at time of microscopy ... casts - Renal infection ... Urinary tract infection ... contamination #Urine #Microscopy