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Penicillins - Table of Coverage by Generation

Natural PCN  (1st generation): Benzathine PCN, PCN G 

Aminopenicillins
Generation Natural PCN ... generation): Benzathine PCN ... , PCN G Aminopenicillins ... Anti-Staph PCNs ... Anti-Pseudomonal PCNs
Modified penicillin binding proteins as mechanism of resistance to antibiotics.
Penicillin Binding Proteins (Transpeptidases) cross link peptidoglycan
antibiotics like PCN ... the PBPS so that PCN ... in presence of PCNs
Penicillins Antibiotics Class Overview
1. Penicillin G (IV) or V (PO)
2. Aminopenicillins - Ampicillin (IV), Amoxicillin (PO)
Anti-pseudomonal PCNs ... #Penicillins #PCN
Cross-Reactivity of Penicillins and Cephalosporins

Cross reactivity of penicillin-allergic patients to cephalosporins has more to do with
Reaction #Incidence #PCN
Ellis system of classification system for a tooth fracture:

Ellis 1: injury of the crown into enamel
down sharp edges prn ... Pain medication prn ... initiate abx – PCN
Helicobacter Pylori (H. pylori) Infection - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook
Presentation: Dyspepsia / Peptic Ulcer
flagyl 500mg TID if PCN-allergy
Management of Pediatric Kidney Stones
Acute Managment:
 • Pain relief: NSAIDs, opioids
 • Facilitating passage of stone:
, Anuria - PCN
UROLITHIASIS 

80% of stones are composed of calcium oxalate or phosphate. Others include uric acid (9%),
hematuria #flankpain #PCN
Neurosyphilis - Treponema pallidum - Diagnosis Algorithm
Lumbar Puncture Indications:
 • Neuro / Ocular symptoms
 • HIV
Treatment: IV PCN
ANTIBIOTICS WITH ANAEROBE COVERAGE - Antibiotics Class Overview
 1. Metronidazole (Flagyl)(PO and IV)
 2. Clindamycin –
Combined PCN/Beta-Lactamase