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ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES IN INTENSIVE CARE

Antibiotic spectra made simple(r). Version 2, now updated with new bugs &
Antibiotic spectra ... 20Summary.pdf #Antibiogram ... #Antibiotics #Classes ... #Spectrum #Coverage ... CriticalCare #Overview
An evidence-based algorithm to guide the use of MRSA coverage (in community acquired pneumonia) is shown
evidence-based algorithm ... (in community acquired ... ongoing, thoughtful evaluation ... #CAP #Community ... #Acquired #Management
Antibiotics for severe community-onset pneumonia 

Atypical coverage always 

- Usually azithromycin 500 mg daily 

- Doxycycline
fibrosis) Broad-spectrum ... ) MRSA coverage ... only in selected cases ... #Community #Acquired ... #Pneumonia #CAP
For my UME micro course, I made a figure that captures this terminology and lets learners
‘broaden’ this coverage ... holes” in their coverage ... important drug classes ... We can combine these ... #antibiogram #pharmacology
Monobactam - Aztreonam - Antibiotics Class Overview

Spectrum: only has activity vs. aerobic gram negatives, no gram
- Antibiotics Class ... Overview Spectrum ... for: hospital acquired ... gram-negative limited spectrum ... empiric double coverage
Tetracyclines – Doxycycline, Tetracycline, Minocycline - Antibiotics Class Overview

- 30S Inhibitors (PO and IV)
Spectrum: Fairly broad
- Antibiotics Class ... Overview - 30S ... : Fairly broad spectrum ... Staph and MRSA coverage ... suspect community-acquired
Macrolides - Erythromycin, Clarithromycin, Azithromycin - Antibiotics Class Overview

50S Ribosomal Inhibitor (PO and IV)
Spectrum: Atypical organisms
- Antibiotics Class ... Overview 50S ... Inhibitor (PO and IV) Spectrum ... exacerbations, community-acquired ... Ceftriaxone for CAP
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... - Acquired: polycythemia ... about secondary causes ... be a spectrum and ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm