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Antibiotic Therapy for Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis  (SBP)

- Standard therapy 
- Uncomplicated SBp• 
- Nosocomial SBP
Antibiotic Therapy ... fluoroquinolone or bactrim ... ppx - Beta lactam ... SpontaneousBacterialPeritonitis #Antibiotic ... #Regimen #Pharmacology
Antibiotic classification refers to the categorization of antibiotics based on their chemical structure, mechanism of action,
drugs that are used ... the growth of bacteria ... pathways that bacteria ... landscape of Dystonia drugs ... #Antibiotics #pharmacology
Synercid (Quinupristin/Dalfopristin) (IV) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: “Streptogramins”– inhibits sequential steps in ribosomal synthesis
Spectrum: covers MRSA
Dalfopristin) (IV) - Antibiotics ... arthralgias and lots of drug-drug ... interactions (CYP450 ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
Summary of the adverse effects associated with the use of trimethoprim–sulfamethoxazole

Mnemonic - NOT RISKY?

N - Neurologic
toxicity I - Interactions ... with other drugs ... #TMPSMX #bactrim ... #SideEffects #Pharmacology
The 8 A’s — drugs that interact with warfarin
Antibiotics 
 - Most agents, but especially co-trimoxazole,
The 8 A’s — drugs ... with warfarin Antibiotics ... Warfarin #Coumadin #Drug ... #Interactions # ... Mnemonic #8As #Pharmacology
Drug-Induced Seizures - OTIS-CAMPBELL

O - Organophosphate, oral hypoglycemics, opioid
T - TCA, theophylline
I - Isoniazid, Insulin
S -
Drug-Induced Seizures ... anticholinergics, amantadine, antibiotics ... /insecticides, PCP ... Kat_Watson #Drug ... #Differential #Pharmacology
For my UME micro course, I made a figure that captures this terminology and lets learners
clinically important bacteria ... will represent antibiotics ... contrast important drug ... common beta lactam drugs ... #antibiogram #pharmacology
Sulfonamides - Antibiotics Class Overview

BACTRIM/SEPTRA (TMP/SMX) - inhibit sequential steps in Folate synthesis --> bacteriostatic

Spectrum: Wide
Sulfonamides - Antibiotics ... Class Overview BACTRIM ... purposes including PCP ... PNA (drug of choice ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
Chloramphenicol - Antibiotics Class Overview

– 50S ribosomal inhibitor.   IV or PO (but PO form
Chloramphenicol - Antibiotics ... Chloramphenicol +/- Bactrim ... several weeks after drug ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics