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ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES IN INTENSIVE CARE

Antibiotic spectra made simple(r). Version 2, now updated with new bugs &
20Summary.pdf #Antibiogram ... #Spectrum #Coverage ... CriticalCare #Overview #Pharmacology ... Comprehensive Review ... of Infectious Diseases
Coverage of common antibiotics used in the hospital

For empiric coverage, first define the type of infection,
define the type of infection ... , then review prior ... #coverage #antibiogram ... #pharmacology ... #table #sensitivities
Tigecycline (IV) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Glycylcycline class - structurally related to Tetracyclines (bacteriostatic).  Only
Tigecycline (IV) - Antibiotics ... Spectrum: Broad ... coverage - Gram ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview
Cephalosporin Comparison - Coverage 
1st Generation Cefazolin, Cephalexin 
2nd Generation Cefaclor, Cefotetan, Cefoxitin, Cefuroxime 
3rd Generation
Cephalosporin Comparison ... Here's a simplified review ... , and the spectrum ... Naming #Names #Pharmacology ... #Antibiotics
For my UME micro course, I made a figure that captures this terminology and lets learners
‘broaden’ this coverage ... holes” in their coverage ... #coverage #antibiogram ... #pharmacology # ... #table #sensitivities
Vancomycin and Dalbavancin (lipoglycopeptide antibiotics) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Glycopeptide -  inhibits cell wall synthesis
) - Antibiotics ... Spectrum: gram positive ... gram negative coverage ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview
Tetracyclines – Doxycycline, Tetracycline, Minocycline - Antibiotics Class Overview

- 30S Inhibitors (PO and IV)
Spectrum: Fairly broad
Minocycline - Antibiotics ... : Fairly broad spectrum ... Staph and MRSA coverage ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview
Antibiotic classification refers to the categorization of antibiotics based on their chemical structure, mechanism of action,
of action, and spectrum ... treat bacterial infections ... and effective relief ... #Antibiotics #pharmacology ... classification #table
Monobactam - Aztreonam - Antibiotics Class Overview

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