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Daptomycin  - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Lipopeptide antibiotic – forms transmembrane channels and depolarizes cells.
Daptomycin - Antibiotics ... Class Overview ... transmembrane channels and ... cidal nature) #Pharmacology ... #Overview #Daptomycin
IDSA Recommendations for empirical antimicrobial therapy for purulent meningitis based on patient age and specific predisposing
IDSA Recommendations ... on patient age and ... condition #IDSA ... #Meningitis #Antibiotics ... InfectiousDiseases #Pharmacology
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Clostridium Dificile Risk by Antibiotic Class

Pooled and study-specific risk estimates of community-associated CDI risk by antibiotic
Dificile Risk by Antibiotic ... Class Pooled and ... CDifficile #Infection #Antibiotics ... #Association #Pharmacology ... #Clostridium #Table
Rifamycins - Antibiotics Class Overview

Include Rifampin, Rifaximin, Rifapentine, Rifabutin.

Mechanism: Inhibits bacterial DNA-dependent RNA polymerase (unique mechanism).
Rifamycins - Antibiotics ... Class Overview ... Rifampin (PO and ... Rifaximin (PO) #Pharmacology ... #Antibiotics #Review
IDSA Treatment of Necrotizing Infections of the Skin, Fascia, and Muscle
 • Mixed infections
 • Streptococcus
IDSA Treatment of ... Skin, Fascia, and ... fasciitis #Skin #IDSA ... Treatment #management #antibiotics ... #pharmacology
IDSA Suggested Empiric Antibiotic Regimens Based on Clinical Severity for Diabetic Foot Infections
Mild (usually treated with
IDSA Suggested Empiric ... Antibiotic Regimens ... , Pseudomonas, and ... #pharmacology # ... idsa #podiatry
Summary table of mechanism of action, side effect and contraindications of commonly used drugs for tuberculosis.
Summary table of ... medical diagrams, tables ... #pharmacology #medications ... #table #management ... #overview #tuberculosis
Recommendations for specific antimicrobial therapy in bacterial meningitis based on isolated pathogen and susceptibility testing.

#IDSA #Meningitis
isolated pathogen and ... #IDSA #Meningitis ... #Antibiotics #Antimicrobial ... InfectiousDiseases #Pharmacology
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Cephalosporins - Antibiotics Class Overview
1st Generation 
 - Cefazolin (Ancef, Kefzol) - IV
 - Cephalexin (Keflex)
Cephalosporins - Antibiotics ... Class Overview ... Cefuroxime (PO and ... Ceftaroline (IV) #Pharmacology ... #Antibiotics #Review
Tigecycline (IV) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Glycylcycline class - structurally related to Tetracyclines (bacteriostatic).  Only
Tigecycline (IV) - Antibiotics ... Class Overview ... including MRSA and ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview