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Clostridium Dificile Risk by Antibiotic Class

Pooled and study-specific risk estimates of community-associated CDI risk by antibiotic
Clostridium Dificile ... #CDifficile #Infection ... #Pharmacology # ... Class #Risk #Clindamycin ... #Clostridium #Table
Anti-C. Difficile - Antibiotics Class Overview
 1. Metronidazole – (see anti-anaerobe section above for more details).
Difficile - Antibiotics ... Metronidazole – (see anti-anaerobe ... infection (defined ... Fidaxomicin (PO) #Pharmacology ... #Antibiotics #Review
ANTIBIOTICS WITH ANAEROBE COVERAGE - Antibiotics Class Overview
 1. Metronidazole (Flagyl)(PO and IV)
 2. Clindamycin –
ANAEROBE COVERAGE ... Clindamycin – classically ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview ... Metronidazole #Flagyl #Clindamycin
Tigecycline (IV) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Glycylcycline class - structurally related to Tetracyclines (bacteriostatic).  Only
Tigecycline (IV) - Antibiotics ... Spectrum: Broad coverage ... Gram negatives, anaerobes ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview
Antibiotics for Anaerobic Bacteria 
 - Metronidazole (Flagylâ„¢) 
 - Carbapenems 
 - β lactam +
Antibiotics for ... , Zosynâ„¢) - Clindamycin ... #Pharmacology # ... Table #Susceptibility ... #Coverage #Management
Coverage of common antibiotics used in the hospital

For empiric coverage, first define the type of infection,
antibiotics used ... define the type of infection ... , then review prior ... #pharmacology ... #table #sensitivities
Clindamycin - Antibiotics Class Overview
-50 S inhibitor (PO and IV)
Spectrum: Excellent activity vs. Anaerobes and Gram
Clindamycin - Antibiotics ... Anaerobes and Gram ... , pelvic infections ... pyrimethamine) #Pharmacology ... #Antibiotics #Review
Monobactam - Aztreonam - Antibiotics Class Overview

Spectrum: only has activity vs. aerobic gram negatives, no gram
gram positive or anaerobes ... intraabdominal infections ... empiric double coverage ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview