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Cephalosporin Antibiotics
 • First Generation: Cefazolin, Cefadroxil, Cephalexin
 • Second Generation: Cefuroxime sodium, Cefuroxime axetil
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Generation: Cefdinir, Cefixime ... , Cefotaxime, Ceftazidime ... Fourth Generation: Cefepime
Cephalosporin Antibiotic Generations - Mnemonic
1st Generation "FA/PHA": CEFAZOLIN, CEFADROXIL, CEPHALEXIN, CEPHALOTHIN, CEPHAPIRIN, CEPHRADINE
2nd Generation "Everything Else":
CEFTIBUTEN, CEFOTAXIME, CEFTAZIDIME ... , CEFPODOXIME, CEFIXIME ... Generation "PI": CEFEPIME
Cephalosporins - Antibiotics Class Overview
1st Generation 
 - Cefazolin (Ancef, Kefzol) - IV
 - Cephalexin (Keflex)
Ceftazidime (IV) ... 4th Generation - Cefepime ... #Cefpodoxime #Ceftazidime ... #Cefepime #Ceftaroline
Pseudomonas aeruginosa Resistance to Beta-lactams

Standard Agents: 
Ceftazidime, Cefepime, Piperacillin-Tazobactam, Imipenem, Meropenem

MDR Agents: 
Ceftazidime-Avibactam, CeftoIozane-Tazobactam, Imipenem-Relebactam, Meropenem-Vaborbactam,
Standard Agents: Ceftazidime ... , Cefepime, Piperacillin-Tazobactam ... MDR Agents: Ceftazidime-Avibactam
Cephalosporins - Table of Coverage by Generation

1st Generation   Cefazolin, cephalexin 
2nd Generation Cefotetan 
3rd
Ceftriaxone, Cefpodoxime Ceftazidime ... 4th Generation Cefepime ... #Ceftriaxone #Cefepime
Antibiotics used for the Treatment of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa in Adults
 • Penicillin-beta-lactamase combinations: Piperacillin-tazobactam, Ticarcillin-clavulanate
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Cephalosporins: Ceftazidime ... , Cefepime, Cefoperazone ... combinations: Ceftazidime-avibactam
Table of Antibiotics for Highly Resistant Gram Negative Infections 

Ceftazidime, Cefepime, Piperacillin/ Tazobactam, Carbapenems, Aztreonam, Aminoglycosides
Infections Ceftazidime ... , Cefepime, Piperacillin
Cephalosporin Comparison - Coverage 
1st Generation Cefazolin, Cephalexin 
2nd Generation Cefaclor, Cefotetan, Cefoxitin, Cefuroxime 
3rd Generation
3rd Generation Cefixime ... , Cefotaxime, Ceftazidime ... 4th Generation Cefepime ... example, 4th gen Cefepime
Cephalosporin Coverage by Generation - HENPECKS Mnemonic
1st Gen: PEK (Proteus, E. coli, Klebsiella)
2nd Gen: HNPEK (Add
Serratia) 3rd Gen Ceftazidime ... MSSA) 4th Gen Cefepime
General Bacterial Antibiogram - Antibiotics and Spectrum of Coverage
Make sure you consult your local antibiogram!
VRE -
cephalosporins (cefepime ... ), (ceftazidime)