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SPICE (SPACE) Organisms
 - Colloquial acronym for gram-negative bacteria that have inducible, chromosomal beta-lactamase genes known
SPICE (SPACE) Organisms ... to beta-lactam antibiotics ... - Organisms in ... species - Other organisms ... AmpC #Resistance #Antibiotics
Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
start empiric antibiotics ... Antibiotic Management ... quickly to empiric antibiotics ... after empiric antibiotics ... multidrug resistant organisms
Some Mechanisms of Resistance to Antibiotics
 • Drug resistance due to altered targets
Resistance to Antibiotics ... However, resistant organisms ... but now these organisms ... penicillinases) destroy antibiotic ... #Antibiotic #Resistance
SPICE (SPACE) Organisms

Gram-negative bacteria that have inducible, chromosomal beta-lactamase genes known as AmpC - Resistance may
SPICE (SPACE) Organisms ... caution as well) Organisms ... species Other organisms ... SPACE #Bacteria #Organisms ... AmpC #Resistance #Antibiotics
MDRO: Multiple Drug Resistant Organism (Stenehjem E et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2016; 63(10): 1273-1280)

#AntibioticClassificationSchema #Antibiotics
Drug Resistant Organism ... AntibioticClassificationSchema #Antibiotics
For my UME micro course, I made a figure that captures this terminology and lets learners
will represent antibiotics ... from above the antibiotic ... clinically important organisms ... and put actual organism ... intracellular organisms
Aminoglycosides  - Antibiotics Class Overview

Gentamicin, Tobramycin, Amikacin, Streptomycin -30S inhibitor (all IV)
Spectrum: Extremely efficacious vs.
Aminoglycosides - Antibiotics ... gram positive organisms ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
Vancomycin and Dalbavancin (lipoglycopeptide antibiotics) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Glycopeptide -  inhibits cell wall synthesis
lipoglycopeptide antibiotics ... ) - Antibiotics ... infections from above organisms ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
Typical therapeutic applications of Tetracyclines (Doxycycline)
Gram (+) cocci: Staphylococcus aureus (including methicillin-resistant strains), Streptococcus pneumoniae
Gram (+)
pestis Anaerobic organisms ... #pharmacology #antibiotics
Chlamydia trachomatis - Infection of the Newborn
 • Newborns 3-16 weeks old 
 • Afebrile (appears
treated with oral antibiotics ... Pathologic Chlamydial organisms