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Combined Penicillin/Beta-Lactamase Inhibitors - Antibiotics Class Overview
Amoxicillin/Clavulanate (Augmentin) – PO
Ampicillin/Sulbactam (Unasyn) – IV
Piperacillin/Tazobactam (Zosyn) – IV
Ticarcillin/Clavulanate
Ampicillin/Sulbactam (Unasyn ... Piperacillin/Tazobactam (Zosyn ... BetaLactamase #Augmentin #Unasyn ... #Zosyn #Timentin
Potential Advantages of Cefepime over Piperacillin/Tazobactam for Empiric Coverage in the ED #Pharm #InfectiousDisease #Cefepime #Advantages
Advantages of Cefepime ... Tazobactam for Empiric Coverage ... InfectiousDisease #Cefepime ... #Advantages #Zosyn
Antibiotics for Anaerobic Bacteria 
 - Metronidazole (Flagyl™) 
 - Carbapenems 
 - β lactam +
(Unasyn™, Zosyn™ ... Susceptibility #Coverage
Cephalosporin Comparison - Coverage 
1st Generation Cefazolin, Cephalexin 
2nd Generation Cefaclor, Cefotetan, Cefoxitin, Cefuroxime 
3rd Generation
Cephalosporin Comparison - Coverage ... 3rd Generation Cefixime ... 4th Generation Cefepime ... but added MRSA coverage ... example, 4th gen Cefepime
Cephalosporins - Table of Coverage by Generation

1st Generation   Cefazolin, cephalexin 
2nd Generation Cefotetan 
3rd
Cephalosporins - Table of Coverage ... 4th Generation Cefepime ... anti-pseudomonal coverage ... Cephalosporins #Coverage ... #Ceftriaxone #Cefepime
Table of Antibiotics for Highly Resistant Gram Negative Infections 

Ceftazidime, Cefepime, Piperacillin/ Tazobactam, Carbapenems, Aztreonam, Aminoglycosides
Ceftazidime, Cefepime ... #Pharmacology #Coverage
ANTIBIOTICS WITH ANAEROBE COVERAGE - Antibiotics Class Overview
 1. Metronidazole (Flagyl)(PO and IV)
 2. Clindamycin –
WITH ANAEROBE COVERAGE ... inhibitors: Augmentin, Unasyn ... , Zosyn, Timentin ... Unasyn better for
Cephalosporin Coverage by Generation - HENPECKS Mnemonic
1st Gen: PEK (Proteus, E. coli, Klebsiella)
2nd Gen: HNPEK (Add
Cephalosporin Coverage ... MSSA) 4th Gen Cefepime ... Cephalosporins #Coverage
Antibiotics for severe community-onset pneumonia 

Atypical coverage always 

- Usually azithromycin 500 mg daily 

- Doxycycline
pneumonia Atypical coverage ... for pseudomonas: cefepime ... gram-positive coverage ... ) MRSA coverage ... #Antibiotics #Coverage
General Bacterial Antibiogram - Antibiotics and Spectrum of Coverage
Make sure you consult your local antibiogram!
VRE -
and Spectrum of Coverage ... cephalosporins (cefepime ... Bacterial #Spectrum #Coverage