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Antibiotics - Spectrum and Coverage Antibiogram

#Antibiogram #Antibiotics #Classes #Bacterial #Spectrum #Coverage #Susceptibility #Susceptibilities #InfectiousDiseases #Pharmacology
#Antibiotics #Classes ... #Bacterial #Spectrum ... #Coverage #Susceptibility ... Susceptibilities #InfectiousDiseases ... #Pharmacology
ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES IN INTENSIVE CARE

Antibiotic spectra made simple(r). Version 2, now updated with new bugs &
#Antibiotics #Classes ... #Bacterial #Spectra ... #Spectrum #Coverage ... #Susceptibility ... #Pharmacology #
General Bacterial Antibiogram - Antibiotics and Spectrum of Coverage
Make sure you consult your local antibiogram!
VRE -
General Bacterial ... #Antibiotics #Classes ... #Bacterial #Spectrum ... #Coverage #Susceptibility ... Susceptibilities #Pharmacology
Tigecycline (IV) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Glycylcycline class - structurally related to Tetracyclines (bacteriostatic).  Only
- Antibiotics Class ... Overview Mechanism ... Glycylcycline class ... Spectrum: Broad ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
For my UME micro course, I made a figure that captures this terminology and lets learners
clinically important bacteria ... ‘broaden’ this coverage ... I’ve drawn the broad ... important drug classes ... #antibiogram #pharmacology
Vancomycin and Dalbavancin (lipoglycopeptide antibiotics) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Glycopeptide -  inhibits cell wall synthesis
- Antibiotics Class ... Overview Mechanism ... Spectrum: gram positive ... gram negative coverage ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
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 ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
Monobactam - Aztreonam - Antibiotics Class Overview

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

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

Spectrum: Wide
- Antibiotics Class ... Overview BACTRIM ... : Wide spectrum ... including typical bacterial ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
Chloramphenicol - Antibiotics Class Overview

– 50S ribosomal inhibitor.   IV or PO (but PO form
- Antibiotics Class ... Overview – 50S ... Spectrum: Broad ... spectrum vs Gram ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics