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Anti-C. Difficile - Antibiotics Class Overview
 1. Metronidazole – (see anti-anaerobe section above for more details).
WBC <15 k, no acute ... severe C.diff infection ... (WBC >15k, or acute ... Fidaxomicin (PO) #Pharmacology ... #Antibiotics #Review
Hydroxychloroquine - Risks and Benefits in Lupus
Benefits:
↓ Disease activity, ↓ Flare, ↓ Damage, ↓ Corticosteroid dose,
Thrombosis, ↓ Severe infection ... - Cuteanous: acute ... Hydroxychloroquine #hcq ... Benefits #Lupus #pharmacology ... #adverseeffects
Sulfonamides - Antibiotics Class Overview

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

Spectrum: Wide
Nocardiosis, Listeria infections ... patients, Salmonella infections ... Traveler’s diarrhea, acute ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview