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Guide to Interpretation of Positive Blood Cultures

I arrange the potential Gram stain results that one can
the potential Gram ... (+) cocci, Gram( ... +) rods, Gram(–) ... Remember that clinician ... micro lab and review
Vancomycin and Dalbavancin (lipoglycopeptide antibiotics) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Glycopeptide -  inhibits cell wall synthesis
wall synthesis in Gram ... Spectrum: gram positive ... No gram negative ... of choice for gram ... #Antibiotics #Review
Daptomycin  - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Lipopeptide antibiotic – forms transmembrane channels and depolarizes cells.
Spectrum: only covers Gram ... No gram negative ... #Antibiotics #Review
Aminoglycosides  - Antibiotics Class Overview

Gentamicin, Tobramycin, Amikacin, Streptomycin -30S inhibitor (all IV)
Spectrum: Extremely efficacious vs.
efficacious vs. aerobic Gram ... Gram positives ( ... Used for: serious gram ... beta-lactams against gram ... #Antibiotics #Review
Carbapenems - Antibiotics Class Overview

Imipenem/Cilastin, Meropenem, Ertapenem, Doripenem 

Spectrum: Broadest spectrum antibiotics, cover Gram positive, Gram
antibiotics, cover Gram ... positive, Gram ... due to resistant gram ... #Antibiotics #Review
Tigecycline (IV) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Glycylcycline class - structurally related to Tetracyclines (bacteriostatic).  Only
Broad coverage - Gram ... MRSA and VRE), Gram ... #Antibiotics #Review
Microbiology Antibiogram - Antibiotic Sensitivities
Gram Positive Cocci
Gram Negative Bacilli
Gram Negative Coccobacilli
Anaerobes
Atypicals

#Antibiogram #Antibiotic #Sensitivity #Susceptibility #table #pharmacology
Sensitivities Gram ... Positive Cocci Gram ... Negative Bacilli Gram
Characteristics of Selected Pneumonias

Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus). Gram-positive diplococci. 
Haemophilus influenzae. Pleomorphic gram-negative coccobacilli. 
Staphylococcus aureus. Plump
Gram-positive diplococci ... Plump gram-positive ... Plump gram-negative ... Gram-negative rods ... Gram-negative rods
Gram Stain - Bacteria Identification Algorithm
Gram Positive:
 • Rods: Oxidase+, Oxidase-, Fastidious, Anaerobic, Curved
 • Cocci:
Gram Stain - Bacteria ... Identification Algorithm Gram ... Cocci: Anaerobes Gram ... @DharSaty #Gram
Cephalosporin Comparison - Coverage 
1st Generation Cefazolin, Cephalexin 
2nd Generation Cefaclor, Cefotetan, Cefoxitin, Cefuroxime 
3rd Generation
Here's a simplified review ... has strongest Gram ... transitions to stronger Gram ... Cefepime has strong Gram