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ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES IN INTENSIVE CARE

Antibiotic spectra made simple(r). Version 2, now updated with new bugs &
ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES ... #Classes #Bacterial ... Spectra #Spectrum #Coverage ... Susceptibilities #ICU ... CriticalCare #Overview #Pharmacology
Antibiotics for severe community-onset pneumonia 

Atypical coverage always 

- Usually azithromycin 500 mg daily 

- Doxycycline
piperacillin-tazobactam Septic Shock ... only in selected cases ... #Community #Acquired ... #Pneumonia #CAP ... #Antibiotics #Coverage
For my UME micro course, I made a figure that captures this terminology and lets learners
‘broaden’ this coverage ... holes” in their coverage ... important drug classes ... We can combine these ... #pharmacology #
Monobactam - Aztreonam - Antibiotics Class Overview

Spectrum: only has activity vs. aerobic gram negatives, no gram
Class Overview ... for: hospital acquired ... and 2) Does not cause ... empiric double coverage ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
Anti-Pseudomonal - Antibiotics Class Overview

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a non-fermenting Gram-negative bacillus that inhabits a variety of
Class Overview ... soil, water) and causes ... patients (common cause ... used as double coverage ... Polymyxin B(IV) #Pharmacology
CSF Penetration of Antimicrobials

Despite the poor CSF penetration, beta-lactams have the most research documenting successful treatment
Penetration of Antimicrobials ... treatment of community-acquired ... compared to other antibiotic ... classes. 1 only ... InfectiousDiseases #Pharmacology