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ANTIBIOTICS WITH ANAEROBE COVERAGE - Antibiotics Class Overview
 1. Metronidazole (Flagyl)(PO and IV)
 2. Clindamycin –
WITH ANAEROBE COVERAGE ... Antibiotics Class Overview ... inhibitors: Augmentin, Unasyn ... , Zosyn, Timentin ... Unasyn better for
Combined Penicillin/Beta-Lactamase Inhibitors - Antibiotics Class Overview
Amoxicillin/Clavulanate (Augmentin) – PO
Ampicillin/Sulbactam (Unasyn) – IV
Piperacillin/Tazobactam (Zosyn) – IV
Ticarcillin/Clavulanate
Antibiotics Class Overview ... Ampicillin/Sulbactam (Unasyn ... Piperacillin/Tazobactam (Zosyn ... Antibiotics #Review #Overview ... #Zosyn #Timentin
Antibiotics for Anaerobic Bacteria 
 - Metronidazole (Flagyl™) 
 - Carbapenems 
 - β lactam +
(Unasyn™, Zosyn™ ... Susceptibility #Coverage
Tigecycline (IV) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Glycylcycline class - structurally related to Tetracyclines (bacteriostatic).  Only
Antibiotics Class Overview ... Spectrum: Broad coverage ... Notable holes in coverage ... Antibiotics #Review #Overview
ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES IN INTENSIVE CARE

Antibiotic spectra made simple(r). Version 2, now updated with new bugs &
Spectra #Spectrum #Coverage ... CriticalCare #Overview
Vancomycin and Dalbavancin (lipoglycopeptide antibiotics) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Glycopeptide -  inhibits cell wall synthesis
Antibiotics Class Overview ... gram negative coverage ... Antibiotics #Review #Overview
Potential Advantages of Cefepime over Piperacillin/Tazobactam for Empiric Coverage in the ED #Pharm #InfectiousDisease #Cefepime #Advantages
Tazobactam for Empiric Coverage ... Cefepime #Advantages #Zosyn
Fluoroquinolones - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: DNA Gyrase  and Topoisomerase inhibitors bactericidal 
Side effects: QT prolongation
Antibiotics Class Overview ... have excellent TB coverage ... have atypical coverage ... Antibiotics #Review #Overview
Anti-Pseudomonal - Antibiotics Class Overview

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a non-fermenting Gram-negative bacillus that inhabits a variety of
Antibiotics Class Overview ... Zosyn(Piperacillin ... Ciprofloxacin (~70% coverage ... used as double coverage ... Antibiotics #Review #Overview
Tetracyclines – Doxycycline, Tetracycline, Minocycline - Antibiotics Class Overview

- 30S Inhibitors (PO and IV)
Spectrum: Fairly broad
Antibiotics Class Overview ... Staph and MRSA coverage ... gram negative coverage ... Antibiotics #Review #Overview