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Beta Lactam Antibiotic Classification

UPDATE 10/2018: meropenem-vaborbactam added

Penicillins, Cephalosporins, Monobactam, Carbapenems 

 - Dr. David Serota @serotavirus

#BetaLactams
Cephalosporins, Monobactam ... serotavirus #BetaLactams
Pseudomonas aeruginosa Resistance to Beta-lactams

Standard Agents: 
Ceftazidime, Cefepime, Piperacillin-Tazobactam, Imipenem, Meropenem

MDR Agents: 
Ceftazidime-Avibactam, CeftoIozane-Tazobactam, Imipenem-Relebactam, Meropenem-Vaborbactam,
aeruginosa #Resistance #Betalactams
Combined Penicillin/Beta-Lactamase Inhibitors - Antibiotics Class Overview
Amoxicillin/Clavulanate (Augmentin) – PO
Ampicillin/Sulbactam (Unasyn) – IV
Piperacillin/Tazobactam (Zosyn) – IV
Ticarcillin/Clavulanate
Review #Overview #BetaLactamase
Cross-Reactivity of Penicillins and Cephalosporins

Cross reactivity of penicillin-allergic patients to cephalosporins has more to do with
cross-reactivity with monobactams
Antibiotic Classification by Mechanism of Action

Cell Wall Synthesis: 
Penicillins 
Cephalosporins 
Carbapenems 
Monobactams 
Beta-lactamase inhibitors
Glycopeptides 

 Protein
Carbapenems Monobactams
Antibiotics used for the Treatment of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa in Adults
 • Penicillin-beta-lactamase combinations: Piperacillin-tazobactam, Ticarcillin-clavulanate
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Cefiderocol • Monobactams
Antibiotic classification refers to the categorization of antibiotics based on their chemical structure, mechanism of action,
carbapenems, and monobactams
Monobactam - Aztreonam - Antibiotics Class Overview

Spectrum: only has activity vs. aerobic gram negatives, no gram
Monobactam - Aztreonam ... Review #Overview #Monobactam