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Antibiotic Options for Treating MRSA Infections

PO: Doxycycline, Clindamycin, TMP-SMX, Linezolid
IV: Linezolid, Vancomycin, Ceftaroline, Daptomycin, Tigecycline

By Dr.
Antibiotic Options ... Infections PO ... aureus #staph #pharmacology ... #management #microbiology ... #medications
An evidence-based algorithm to guide the use of MRSA coverage (in community acquired pneumonia) is shown
acquired pneumonia ... - MRSA coverage ... #MRSA #Coverage ... #Indications #Pneumonia ... #Management #Deescalate
Tigecycline (IV) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Glycylcycline class - structurally related to Tetracyclines (bacteriostatic).  Only
Tigecycline (IV) - Antibiotics ... Spectrum: Broad coverage ... positive (including MRSA ... Notable holes in coverage ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
Table of Antibiotics for Highly Resistant Gram Positive Infections 

- Dr. Eric Strong @DrEricStrong - Strong
Table of Antibiotics ... Gram Positive Infections ... #GramPositive #Infections ... #Table #Pharmacology ... #Coverage #Management
Vancomycin and Dalbavancin (lipoglycopeptide antibiotics) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Glycopeptide -  inhibits cell wall synthesis
) - Antibiotics ... Staph (including MRSA ... gram negative coverage ... gold standard for MRSA ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
Table of Antibiotics for Highly Resistant Gram Negative Infections 

Ceftazidime, Cefepime, Piperacillin/ Tazobactam, Carbapenems, Aztreonam, Aminoglycosides
Table of Antibiotics ... Gram Negative Infections ... #GramNegative #Infections ... #Table #Pharmacology ... #Coverage #Management
Antibiotics for severe community-onset pneumonia 

Atypical coverage always 

- Usually azithromycin 500 mg daily 

- Doxycycline
Antibiotics for ... Broad-spectrum antibiotics ... ) MRSA coverage ... #Community #Acquired ... #Coverage #Management
Outpatient Treatment of with Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP)
No comorbidities or risk factors for MRSA or Pseudomonas aeruginosa:
with Community-Acquired ... risk factors for MRSA ... #Pneumonia #Antibiotics ... Treatment #Regimen #Management ... #Guidelines #pharmacology
Tetracyclines – Doxycycline, Tetracycline, Minocycline - Antibiotics Class Overview

- 30S Inhibitors (PO and IV)
Spectrum: Fairly broad
Minocycline - Antibiotics ... some Staph and MRSA ... coverage, some ... suspect community-acquired ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
Coverage of common antibiotics used in the hospital

For empiric coverage, first define the type of infection,
antibiotics used ... define the type of infection ... ampicillin #management ... infectiousdisease #antibiotics ... #pharmacology