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Beta Lactam Antibiotic Classification

UPDATE 10/2018: meropenem-vaborbactam added

Penicillins, Cephalosporins, Monobactam, Carbapenems 

 - Dr. David Serota @serotavirus

#BetaLactams
Penicillins, Cephalosporins ... , Monobactam, Carbapenems ... #Penicillins #Cephalosporins
Cross-Reactivity of Penicillins and Cephalosporins

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

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

 Protein
Penicillins Cephalosporins ... Carbapenems Monobactams
Antibiotics used for the Treatment of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa in Adults
 • Penicillin-beta-lactamase combinations: Piperacillin-tazobactam, Ticarcillin-clavulanate
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Ticarcillin-clavulanate • Cephalosporins ... Cefiderocol • Monobactams
Antibiotic classification refers to the categorization of antibiotics based on their chemical structure, mechanism of action,
include penicillins, cephalosporins ... carbapenems, and monobactams
Cephalosporin Coverage
First-generation cephalosporins: 
 - Gram (+) cocci: Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Streptococcus pyogenes,
Cephalosporin Coverage ... First-generation cephalosporins ... Second-generation cephalosporins ... Third-generation cephalosporins ... marcescens #Cephalosporin
Cephalosporins - Table of Coverage by Generation

1st Generation   Cefazolin, cephalexin 
2nd Generation Cefotetan 
3rd
Cephalosporins - ... third-generation cephalosporin ... anti-pseudomonal coverage #Cephalosporins
Cephalosporins - Antibiotics Class Overview
1st Generation 
 - Cefazolin (Ancef, Kefzol) - IV
 - Cephalexin (Keflex)
Cephalosporins - ... 4th Generation Cephalosporin ... Review #Overview #Cephalosporins
Drugs Implicated in Hemolytic Anemia
 • Hapten (Drug binding to RBC membrane): Penicillin, Cephalosporin, Tetracycline, Tolbutamide,
): Penicillin, Cephalosporin ... , Ceftriaxone, Cephalosporins ... induction of AIHA): Cephasporins
Cephalosporin Antibiotic Generations - Mnemonic
1st Generation "FA/PHA": CEFAZOLIN, CEFADROXIL, CEPHALEXIN, CEPHALOTHIN, CEPHAPIRIN, CEPHRADINE
2nd Generation "Everything Else":
Cephalosporin Antibiotic ... CEFTOBIPROLE #Cephalosporins