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Vancomycin and Dalbavancin (lipoglycopeptide antibiotics) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Glycopeptide -  inhibits cell wall synthesis
Antibiotics Class Overview ... Used for: all sorts ... infections from ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview
Linezolid (Zyvox) (PO and IV) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Oxazolidinone class –unique ribosomal inhibitor (acts on
Antibiotics Class Overview ... covers all Gram positives ... skin/soft titssue infections ... , HAP/HCAP/VAP with ... #Pharmacology
Aminoglycosides  - Antibiotics Class Overview

Gentamicin, Tobramycin, Amikacin, Streptomycin -30S inhibitor (all IV)
Spectrum: Extremely efficacious vs.
Antibiotics Class Overview ... Gram positives ( ... gram negative infections ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview
Tigecycline (IV) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Glycylcycline class - structurally related to Tetracyclines (bacteriostatic).  Only
Antibiotics Class Overview ... coverage - Gram positive ... intraabdominal infections ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview
Carbapenems - Antibiotics Class Overview

Imipenem/Cilastin, Meropenem, Ertapenem, Doripenem 

Spectrum: Broadest spectrum antibiotics, cover Gram positive, Gram
Antibiotics Class Overview ... antibiotics, cover Gram positive ... : many serious infections ... #Pharmacology ... Antibiotics #Review #Overview
Daptomycin  - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Lipopeptide antibiotic – forms transmembrane channels and depolarizes cells.
Antibiotics Class Overview ... only covers Gram positives ... skin/soft tissue infections ... cidal nature) #Pharmacology ... Antibiotics #Review #Overview
Antifungal Polyenes - Amphoterecin B, Abelcet, Ambisome - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: binds ergosterol in membrane and
Antibiotics Class Overview ... forms membrane pores ... severe fungal infections ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview
Antifungal Echinocandins  - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Inhibit glucan synthesis in fungal cell wall by blocking
Antibiotics Class Overview ... severe Candida infections ... Also, rare reports ... for Aspergillus infections ... Anidulafungin #Pharmacology
RPR - False Positives
Causes of a false positive RPR that are not syphilis. (False-negative treponemal tests
RPR - False Positives ... Causes of a false positive ... are rare; case reports ... patients living with HIV ... • Acute Infections
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Tuberculosis Overview ... . tuberculosis infections ... tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... Active TB: • HIV ... : • HIV-infected