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ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES IN INTENSIVE CARE

Antibiotic spectra made simple(r). Version 2, now updated with new bugs &
#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
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
Tetracyclines – Doxycycline, Tetracycline, Minocycline - Antibiotics Class Overview

- 30S Inhibitors (PO and IV)
Spectrum: Fairly broad
Minocycline - Antibiotics ... Class Overview ... Staph and MRSA coverage ... suspect community-acquired ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
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 #
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
Macrolides - Erythromycin, Clarithromycin, Azithromycin - Antibiotics Class Overview

50S Ribosomal Inhibitor (PO and IV)
Spectrum: Atypical organisms
Azithromycin - Antibiotics ... Class Overview ... exacerbations, community-acquired ... Ceftriaxone for CAP ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics