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Antifungal Polyenes - Amphoterecin B, Abelcet, Ambisome - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: binds ergosterol in membrane and
Amphoterecin B, Abelcet ... - Antibiotics Class ... Overview Mechanism ... #Antibiotics #Review ... #Overview #Polyenes
Tigecycline (IV) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Glycylcycline class - structurally related to Tetracyclines (bacteriostatic).  Only
- Antibiotics Class ... Overview Mechanism ... Glycylcycline class ... Gram negatives, anaerobes ... #Antibiotics #Review
Aminoglycosides  - Antibiotics Class Overview

Gentamicin, Tobramycin, Amikacin, Streptomycin -30S inhibitor (all IV)
Spectrum: Extremely efficacious vs.
- Antibiotics Class ... Overview Gentamicin ... for synergy) or anaerobes ... #Antibiotics #Review ... #Overview #Aminoglycosides
ANTIBIOTICS WITH ANAEROBE COVERAGE - Antibiotics Class Overview
 1. Metronidazole (Flagyl)(PO and IV)
 2. Clindamycin –
ANTIBIOTICS WITH ANAEROBE ... - Antibiotics Class ... Overview 1. ... #Antibiotics #Review ... #Overview #Anaerobe
Anti-C. Difficile - Antibiotics Class Overview
 1. Metronidazole – (see anti-anaerobe section above for more details).
- Antibiotics Class ... Overview 1. ... Metronidazole – (see anti-anaerobe ... #Antibiotics #Review ... #Overview #CDifficile
Carbapenems - Antibiotics Class Overview

Imipenem/Cilastin, Meropenem, Ertapenem, Doripenem 

Spectrum: Broadest spectrum antibiotics, cover Gram positive, Gram
- Antibiotics Class ... Overview Imipenem ... producers), also anaerobes ... #Antibiotics #Review ... #Overview #Carbapenems
Antibiotic classification refers to the categorization of antibiotics based on their chemical structure, mechanism of action,
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Monobactam - Aztreonam - Antibiotics Class Overview

Spectrum: only has activity vs. aerobic gram negatives, no gram
- Antibiotics Class ... Overview Spectrum ... gram positive or anaerobes ... #Antibiotics #Review ... #Overview #Monobactam
Clindamycin - Antibiotics Class Overview
-50 S inhibitor (PO and IV)
Spectrum: Excellent activity vs. Anaerobes and Gram
- Antibiotics Class ... Overview -50 S ... Anaerobes and Gram ... #Antibiotics #Review ... #Overview #Clindamycin
Chloramphenicol - Antibiotics Class Overview

– 50S ribosomal inhibitor.   IV or PO (but PO form
- Antibiotics Class ... Overview – 50S ... NOT Pseudomonas; Anaerobes ... #Antibiotics #Review ... #Overview #Chloramphenicol