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ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES IN INTENSIVE CARE

Antibiotic spectra made simple(r). Version 2, now updated with new bugs &
spectra made simple ... with new bugs & drugs ... #Spectrum #Coverage ... CriticalCare #Overview ... #Pharmacology #
Tigecycline (IV) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Glycylcycline class - structurally related to Tetracyclines (bacteriostatic).  Only
Class Overview ... Spectrum: Broad ... coverage - Gram ... Gram negatives, anaerobes ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
For my UME micro course, I made a figure that captures this terminology and lets learners
contrast important drug ... common beta lactam drugs ... I also add anaerobes ... #pharmacology # ... #table #sensitivities
Vancomycin and Dalbavancin (lipoglycopeptide antibiotics) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Glycopeptide -  inhibits cell wall synthesis
Class Overview ... Spectrum: gram positive ... gram negative coverage ... Drug of choice for ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
Antibiotic classification refers to the categorization of antibiotics based on their chemical structure, mechanism of action,
Antibiotic classification ... of action, and spectrum ... drugs that are used ... #Antibiotics #pharmacology ... #table
Monobactam - Aztreonam - Antibiotics Class Overview

Spectrum: only has activity vs. aerobic gram negatives, no gram
Class Overview ... Spectrum: only ... gram positive or anaerobes ... empiric double coverage ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
Tetracyclines – Doxycycline, Tetracycline, Minocycline - Antibiotics Class Overview

- 30S Inhibitors (PO and IV)
Spectrum: Fairly broad
Minocycline - Antibiotics ... Class Overview ... : Fairly broad spectrum ... Drug of choice for ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
Chloramphenicol - Antibiotics Class Overview

– 50S ribosomal inhibitor.   IV or PO (but PO form
Class Overview ... Spectrum: Broad ... NOT Pseudomonas; Anaerobes ... several weeks after drug ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics