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ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES IN INTENSIVE CARE

Antibiotic spectra made simple(r). Version 2, now updated with new bugs &
Antibiotic spectra ... Classes #Bacterial #Spectra ... #Spectrum #Coverage ... Microbiology #sensitivities
Antifungal Coverage Activity Antibiogram 

Spectrum of action of systemic antifungal agents. Solid blocks represent species in
Antifungal Coverage ... Antibiogram Spectrum ... #Antifungal #Spectrum ... #Coverage #Antibiogram ... InfectiousDiseases #sensitivities
General Bacterial Antibiogram - Antibiotics and Spectrum of Coverage
Make sure you consult your local antibiogram!
VRE -
Antibiotics and Spectrum ... of Coverage Make ... Classes #Bacterial #Spectrum ... #Coverage #Susceptibility ... Microbiology #sensitivities
Spectrum of activity for systemic antifungal agents
Antifungals: 5FC, flucytosine; AMB, amphotericin B; ANI, anidulafungin; CAS, caspofungin;
Spectrum of activity ... #pharmacology #spectrum ... #coverage #sensitivities
For my UME micro course, I made a figure that captures this terminology and lets learners
Narrow spectrum ... ‘broaden’ this coverage ... holes” in their coverage ... #antibiotics #coverage ... #table #sensitivities
An evidence-based algorithm to guide the use of MRSA coverage (in community acquired pneumonia) is shown
evidence-based algorithm ... the use of MRSA coverage ... (in community acquired ... Indications #Pneumonia #Algorithm ... CAP #Community #Acquired
Antibiotics for severe community-onset pneumonia 

Atypical coverage always 

- Usually azithromycin 500 mg daily 

- Doxycycline
pneumonia Atypical coverage ... fibrosis) Broad-spectrum ... gram-positive coverage ... ) MRSA coverage ... #Community #Acquired
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) - Diagnosis and Management
Ascites PMN > 250/mm3
? Nosocomial or hospital acquired. Recent
Nosocomial or hospital acquired ... yes → Broad-spectrum ... coverage (Piperacillin
Monobactam - Aztreonam - Antibiotics Class Overview

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

- 30S Inhibitors (PO and IV)
Spectrum: Fairly broad
Inhibitors (PO and IV) Spectrum ... : Fairly broad spectrum ... Staph and MRSA coverage ... gram negative coverage ... suspect community-acquired