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Antibiotic Options for Treating MRSA Infections

PO: Doxycycline, Clindamycin, TMP-SMX, Linezolid
IV: Linezolid, Vancomycin, Ceftaroline, Daptomycin, Tigecycline

By Dr.
Antibiotic Options ... IV: Linezolid, Vancomycin ... CKaneshiroMD #Antibiotics
Modified penicillin binding proteins as mechanism of resistance to antibiotics.
Penicillin Binding Proteins (Transpeptidases) cross link peptidoglycan
resistance to antibiotics ... - Beta-lactam antibiotics ... this function - Vancomycin ... unvaccinated) - Add vancomycin ... - Vancomycin again
Antibiotic Tissue Penetration

Blood Brain Barrier: Penicilins (IV), 3rd & 4th generation Cephalosporins (IV), Meropenem, TMP-SMX, Metronidazole,
Antibiotic Tissue ... Lungs: Most antibiotics ... hydrophilic, low Vd), Vancomycin ... theABofPharmaC #Antibiotic
Antibiotics with MRSA Coverage

Oral: Doxycycline, Minocycline, Clindamycin, TMP-SMX
IV: Vancomycin, Daptomycin, Telavancin, Ceftaroline, Dalbavancin, Oritavancin, Tigecycline
Oral and
Antibiotics with ... , TMP-SMX IV: Vancomycin ... MRSA #Coverage #antibiotics
Vancomycin and Dalbavancin (lipoglycopeptide antibiotics) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Glycopeptide -  inhibits cell wall synthesis
Vancomycin and Dalbavancin ... lipoglycopeptide antibiotics ... ) - Antibiotics ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... Review #Overview #Vancomycin
Antibiotics and CNS Diffusion

1. Drugs with good CNS diffusion:

- Fluoroquinolones, Fluconazole, voriconazole, Rifampin, Oxazolidinones, Metronidazole

2. Drugs
Antibiotics and ... , ganciclovir, Vancomycin ... Macrolides #Antibiotics
Anti-C. Difficile - Antibiotics Class Overview
 1. Metronidazole – (see anti-anaerobe section above for more details).
Difficile - Antibiotics ... Oral Vancomycin ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
Antibiotics - Mechanisms and Sites of Action 

Inhibit Cell Wall Synthesis or Function 
- Beta Lactams,
Antibiotics - Mechanisms ... Beta Lactams, Vancomycin ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
Classification of Some Antimicrobial Agents by Their Sites of Action
Inhibitors of metabolism: Sulfonamides, Trimethoprim
Inhibitors of cell
synthesis: ß-Lactams, Vancomycin ... #pharmacology #antibiotics
Antibiotics for severe community-onset pneumonia 

Atypical coverage always 

- Usually azithromycin 500 mg daily 

- Doxycycline
Antibiotics for ... Broad-spectrum antibiotics ... mg ql 2hr - Vancomycin ... Pneumonia #CAP #Antibiotics