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ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES IN INTENSIVE CARE

Antibiotic spectra made simple(r). Version 2, now updated with new bugs &
Antibiotics #Classes #Bacterial ... #Spectra #Spectrum ... #Coverage #Susceptibility ... CriticalCare #Overview ... Comprehensive Review
Antibiotics for Atypical Bacteria 
 - Macrolides   (Azithromycin) 
 - Tetracyclines   (Doxycycline)
Antibiotics for Atypical Bacteria ... Tetracyclines (Doxycycline ... Antibiotics #Atypical #Bacteria ... #Pharmacology #Table ... Susceptibility #Coverage
Tigecycline (IV) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Glycylcycline class - structurally related to Tetracyclines (bacteriostatic).  Only
Antibiotics Class Overview ... Spectrum: Broad ... coverage - Gram ... Notable holes in coverage ... #Antibiotics #Review
General Bacterial Antibiogram - Antibiotics and Spectrum of Coverage
Make sure you consult your local antibiogram!
VRE -
General Bacterial ... Antibiotics and Spectrum ... of Coverage Make ... tetracyclines (doxycycline ... #Spectrum #Coverage
Tetracyclines – Doxycycline, Tetracycline, Minocycline - Antibiotics Class Overview

- 30S Inhibitors (PO and IV)
Spectrum: Fairly broad
Antibiotics Class Overview ... : Fairly broad spectrum ... Staph and MRSA coverage ... gram negative coverage ... #Antibiotics #Review
Vancomycin and Dalbavancin (lipoglycopeptide antibiotics) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Glycopeptide -  inhibits cell wall synthesis
Antibiotics Class Overview ... Spectrum: gram positive ... gram negative coverage ... #Antibiotics #Review ... #Overview #Vancomycin
For my UME micro course, I made a figure that captures this terminology and lets learners
clinically important bacteria ... ‘broaden’ this coverage ... holes” in their coverage ... #antibiotics #coverage ... #table #sensitivities
Antibiotic classification refers to the categorization of antibiotics based on their chemical structure, mechanism of action,
of action, and spectrum ... used to treat bacterial ... the growth of bacteria ... and effective relief ... classification #table
Monobactam - Aztreonam - Antibiotics Class Overview

Spectrum: only has activity vs. aerobic gram negatives, no gram
Antibiotics Class Overview ... Spectrum: only ... empiric double coverage ... #Antibiotics #Review ... #Overview #Monobactam
Sulfonamides - Antibiotics Class Overview

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

Spectrum: Wide
Antibiotics Class Overview ... bacteriostatic Spectrum ... : Wide spectrum ... including typical bacterial ... #Antibiotics #Review