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ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES IN INTENSIVE CARE

Antibiotic spectra made simple(r). Version 2, now updated with new bugs &
20Summary.pdf #Antibiogram ... #Bacterial #Spectra ... #Spectrum #Coverage ... CriticalCare #Overview ... Comprehensive Review
General Bacterial Antibiogram - Antibiotics and Spectrum of Coverage
Make sure you consult your local antibiogram!
VRE -
General Bacterial ... Antibiogram - Antibiotics ... and Spectrum of Coverage ... POSITIVES - GRAM NEGATIVES ... PSEUDOMONAS - ANAEROBES
Tigecycline (IV) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Glycylcycline class - structurally related to Tetracyclines (bacteriostatic).  Only
Tigecycline (IV) - Antibiotics ... Class Overview ... and VRE), Gram negatives ... , anaerobes, and ... #Review #Overview
Aminoglycosides  - Antibiotics Class Overview

Gentamicin, Tobramycin, Amikacin, Streptomycin -30S inhibitor (all IV)
Spectrum: Extremely efficacious vs.
Aminoglycosides - Antibiotics ... Class Overview ... for synergy) or anaerobes ... suspected (pneumonia, bacteremia ... #Review #Overview
Vancomycin and Dalbavancin (lipoglycopeptide antibiotics) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Glycopeptide -  inhibits cell wall synthesis
Class Overview ... No gram negative ... coverage. ... organisms, including bacteremia ... #Review #Overview
Monobactam - Aztreonam - Antibiotics Class Overview

Spectrum: only has activity vs. aerobic gram negatives, no gram
Class Overview ... . aerobic gram negatives ... gram positive or anaerobes ... empiric double coverage ... #Review #Overview
Anti-Pseudomonal - Antibiotics Class Overview

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a non-fermenting Gram-negative bacillus that inhabits a variety of
Class Overview ... non-fermenting Gram-negative ... #Review #Overview ... #AntiPseudomonal ... #AntiPseudomonas
Chloramphenicol - Antibiotics Class Overview

– 50S ribosomal inhibitor.   IV or PO (but PO form
Chloramphenicol - Antibiotics ... Class Overview ... E.faecium/VRE); Gram negatives ... NOT Pseudomonas; Anaerobes ... #Review #Overview