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Daptomycin  - Antibiotics Class Overview

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

Imipenem/Cilastin, Meropenem, Ertapenem, Doripenem 

Spectrum: Broadest spectrum antibiotics, cover Gram positive, Gram
Antibiotics Class Overview ... antibiotics, cover Gram ... positive, Gram ... #Antibiotics #Review ... #Overview #Carbapenems
Aminoglycosides  - Antibiotics Class Overview

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

Mechanism: Glycylcycline class - structurally related to Tetracyclines (bacteriostatic).  Only
Antibiotics Class Overview ... Broad coverage - Gram ... MRSA and VRE), Gram ... #Antibiotics #Review ... #Overview #Tigecycline
Vancomycin and Dalbavancin (lipoglycopeptide antibiotics) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Glycopeptide -  inhibits cell wall synthesis
Antibiotics Class Overview ... wall synthesis in Gram ... No gram negative ... #Antibiotics #Review ... #Overview #Vancomycin
Linezolid (Zyvox) (PO and IV) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Oxazolidinone class –unique ribosomal inhibitor (acts on
Antibiotics Class Overview ... Spectrum: covers all Gram ... #Antibiotics #Review ... #Overview #Linezolid
Monobactam - Aztreonam - Antibiotics Class Overview

Spectrum: only has activity vs. aerobic gram negatives, no gram
Antibiotics Class Overview ... activity vs. aerobic gram ... negatives, no gram ... #Antibiotics #Review ... #Overview #Monobactam
Clindamycin - Antibiotics Class Overview
-50 S inhibitor (PO and IV)
Spectrum: Excellent activity vs. Anaerobes and Gram
Antibiotics Class Overview ... Anaerobes and Gram ... #Antibiotics #Review ... #Overview #Clindamycin
Macrolides - Erythromycin, Clarithromycin, Azithromycin - Antibiotics Class Overview

50S Ribosomal Inhibitor (PO and IV)
Spectrum: Atypical organisms
Antibiotics Class Overview ... Gram positive cocci ... and some gram negatives ... #Antibiotics #Review ... #Overview #Macrolides
Sulfonamides - Antibiotics Class Overview

BACTRIM/SEPTRA (TMP/SMX) - inhibit sequential steps in Folate synthesis --> bacteriostatic

Spectrum: Wide
Antibiotics Class Overview ... bacterial pathogens – Gram ... S.pneumo), and most Gram ... #Antibiotics #Review ... #Overview #Sulfonamides