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Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Diagnosis: • Non-Infectious ... take 48 hrs for infections ... rxn), Secondary infection ... (C diff) • Hospital-Acquired ... Infection: IV catheter
Anti-C. Difficile - Antibiotics Class Overview
 1. Metronidazole – (see anti-anaerobe section above for more details).
Class Overview 1. ... mild-moderate C.difficile infection ... therapy for severe C.diff ... infection (WBC ... #Review #Overview
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Difficile Infection ... Toxic Megacolon, Shock ... nosocomial infection ... post-ABx, but can be community-acquired ... #Clostridium #Infection
Clindamycin - Antibiotics Class Overview
-50 S inhibitor (PO and IV)
Spectrum: Excellent activity vs. Anaerobes and Gram
Clindamycin - Antibiotics ... including ~ 50% of community-acquired ... skin/soft tissue infections ... , pelvic infections ... #Review #Overview
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Are the following present?
   1.
hospitalization or antibiotics ... Community water-borne ... HIV infection or ... Consider empiric antibiotic ... Hospitalization required
ANTIBIOTICS WITH ANAEROBE COVERAGE - Antibiotics Class Overview
 1. Metronidazole (Flagyl)(PO and IV)
 2. Clindamycin –
Class Overview 1. ... classically for infections ... intraabdominal infections ... for anaerobic infections ... #Review #Overview
Sulfonamides - Antibiotics Class Overview

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

Spectrum: Wide
prophylaxis), Community-acquired ... MRSA Skin infections ... Nocardiosis, Listeria infections ... patients, Salmonella infections ... #Review #Overview
Tetracyclines – Doxycycline, Tetracycline, Minocycline - Antibiotics Class Overview

- 30S Inhibitors (PO and IV)
Spectrum: Fairly broad
and soft tissue infections ... when suspect community-acquired ... respiratory tract infections ... , and unusual infections ... #Review #Overview
Antibiotic classification refers to the categorization of antibiotics based on their chemical structure, mechanism of action,
Antibiotics are ... treat bacterial infections ... 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐬: 1. ... Imagine treatments ... and effective relief
Monobactam - Aztreonam - Antibiotics Class Overview

Spectrum: only has activity vs. aerobic gram negatives, no gram
for: hospital acquired ... intraabdominal infections ... and soft tissue infections ... Main advantages:1) ... #Review #Overview