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Modified penicillin binding proteins as mechanism of resistance to antibiotics.
Penicillin Binding Proteins (Transpeptidases) cross link peptidoglycan
to antibiotics. ... - Beta-lactam antibiotics ... - Giving more antibiotic ... Proteins #AMR #PBP #pharmacology ... #antibiotics #resistance
Antibiotics for Anaerobic Bacteria 
 - Metronidazole (Flagyl™) 
 - Carbapenems 
 - β lactam +
Antibiotics for ... Anaerobic Bacteria ... Cephalosporins ... Strong Medicine #Antibiotics ... #Anaerobic #Bacteria
Outpatient Treatment of with Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP)
No comorbidities or risk factors for MRSA or Pseudomonas aeruginosa:
local pneumococcal resistance ... clavulanate or cephalosporin ... fluoroquinolone #IDSA ... Acquired #Pneumonia #Antibiotics ... #Guidelines #pharmacology
Intern Pocket Cards - Antibiogram and Susceptibilities
VRE - MRSA - GRAM POSITIVES - GRAM NEGATIVES -
PSEUDOMONAS - ANAEROBES ... - ATYPICALS - ANAEROBES ... (e.g., UTI, bacteremia ... Susceptibilities #antibiotics ... #management #pharmacology
For my UME micro course, I made a figure that captures this terminology and lets learners
will represent antibiotics ... from above the antibiotic ... Narrow spectrum antibiotics ... broad spectrum’ antibiotic ... VarunPhadke2 #antibiotics
Antimicrobial Regimens for Acute Bacterial Rhinosinusitis in Adults
Initial empirical therapy: 
 • Amoxicillin-clavulanate (500 mg/125 mg
qd) Risk for antibiotic ... resistance or failed ... Antimicrobial #empiric #idsa ... #antibiotics #Bacterial ... #pharmacology
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
DIAGNOSTICS
Paracentesis: 
 • Calculate absolute PMN count (total WBC x PMN %)
 • Correct
Spontaneous Bacterial ... improved outcomes 1) Antibiotics ... First-line: IV 3rd-gen cephalosporin ... if known high resistance ... SBP #diagnosis #management