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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
Coverage of common antibiotics used in the hospital

For empiric coverage, first define the type of infection,
Coverage of common ... For empiric coverage ... VRE. etc) and allergy ... #antibiotics #coverage ... pharmacology #table #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
Acyclovir - Pharmacology Summary

 • Mechanism of Action: Nucleoside analog - selectively inhibits viral replication of
replication of HSV ... Antimicrobial Spectrum ... of Coverage: HSV ... Recurrent genital HSV ... InfectiousDiseases #HSV
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
Penicillin Allergy Pathway for Antibiotic Prescription in Patients With Penicillin Allergy
Mild Reaction - Itching, Minor rash
(mild type IV HSR ... (lgE-Mediated) HSR ... agent by microbial coverage ... agents by microbial coverage ... #Prescription #algorithm
Antibiotics for severe community-onset pneumonia 

Atypical coverage always 

- Usually azithromycin 500 mg daily 

- Doxycycline
pneumonia Atypical coverage ... anaphylactic penicillin allergy ... fibrosis) Broad-spectrum ... gram-positive coverage ... ) MRSA coverage
Vancomycin and Dalbavancin (lipoglycopeptide antibiotics) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Glycopeptide -  inhibits cell wall synthesis
Spectrum: gram positive ... gram negative coverage ... severe beta-lactam allergy