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Cephalosporin Comparison - Coverage 
1st Generation Cefazolin, Cephalexin 
2nd Generation Cefaclor, Cefotetan, Cefoxitin, Cefuroxime 
3rd Generation
Cephalosporin Comparison - Coverage ... 3rd Generation Cefixime ... 4th Generation Cefepime ... but added MRSA coverage ... example, 4th gen Cefepime
Cephalosporins - Table of Coverage by Generation

1st Generation   Cefazolin, cephalexin 
2nd Generation Cefotetan 
3rd
Cephalosporins - Table of Coverage ... 4th Generation Cefepime ... anti-pseudomonal coverage ... Cephalosporins #Coverage ... #Ceftriaxone #Cefepime
Potential Advantages of Cefepime over Piperacillin/Tazobactam for Empiric Coverage in the ED #Pharm #InfectiousDisease #Cefepime #Advantages
Advantages of Cefepime ... Tazobactam for Empiric Coverage ... InfectiousDisease #Cefepime
Table of Antibiotics for Highly Resistant Gram Negative Infections 

Ceftazidime, Cefepime, Piperacillin/ Tazobactam, Carbapenems, Aztreonam, Aminoglycosides
Ceftazidime, Cefepime ... #Pharmacology #Coverage
Cephalosporin Coverage by Generation - HENPECKS Mnemonic
1st Gen: PEK (Proteus, E. coli, Klebsiella)
2nd Gen: HNPEK (Add
Cephalosporin Coverage ... MSSA) 4th Gen Cefepime ... Cephalosporins #Coverage
Antibiotics for severe community-onset pneumonia 

Atypical coverage always 

- Usually azithromycin 500 mg daily 

- Doxycycline
pneumonia Atypical coverage ... for pseudomonas: cefepime ... gram-positive coverage ... ) MRSA coverage ... #Antibiotics #Coverage
General Bacterial Antibiogram - Antibiotics and Spectrum of Coverage
Make sure you consult your local antibiogram!
VRE -
and Spectrum of Coverage ... cephalosporins (cefepime ... Bacterial #Spectrum #Coverage
Anti-Pseudomonal - Antibiotics Class Overview

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a non-fermenting Gram-negative bacillus that inhabits a variety of
Ceftazidime, Cefepime ... Ciprofloxacin (~70% coverage ... used as double coverage ... Aminoglycosides – On average
Cephalosporin Antibiotics
 • First Generation: Cefazolin, Cefadroxil, Cephalexin
 • Second Generation: Cefuroxime sodium, Cefuroxime axetil
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Generation: Cefdinir, Cefixime ... Fourth Generation: Cefepime
Cephalosporin Antibiotic Generations - Mnemonic
1st Generation "FA/PHA": CEFAZOLIN, CEFADROXIL, CEPHALEXIN, CEPHALOTHIN, CEPHAPIRIN, CEPHRADINE
2nd Generation "Everything Else":
, CEFPODOXIME, CEFIXIME ... Generation "PI": CEFEPIME