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Daptomycin  - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Lipopeptide antibiotic – forms transmembrane channels and depolarizes cells.
Class Overview ... Rapidly cidal drug ... gram negative activity ... skin/soft tissue infections ... cidal nature) #Pharmacology
Vancomycin and Dalbavancin (lipoglycopeptide antibiotics) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Glycopeptide -  inhibits cell wall synthesis
Class Overview ... positive agent with activity ... Drug of choice for ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview
Ivermectin. Old anti-parasitic agent making a comeback with recent headlines from in-vitro study that showed antiviral
showed antiviral activity ... here is a quick overview ... EmergencyMedicine #Pharmacology ... #Treatment #Virus ... #Antiviral #Management
Flutycosine - Antibiotics Class Overview
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Mechanism: 5-FC interferes with DNA and protein synthesis.  Only
Flutycosine - Antibiotics ... Class Overview ... B for initial management ... - Drug levels ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
Antifungal Echinocandins  - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Inhibit glucan synthesis in fungal cell wall by blocking
Echinocandins - Antibiotics ... Class Overview ... vs Candida -> Drug ... Echinocandins lack activity ... Anidulafungin #Pharmacology
Antibiotic classification refers to the categorization of antibiotics based on their chemical structure, mechanism of action,
and spectrum of activity ... drugs that are used ... treat bacterial infections ... Imagine treatments ... #Antibiotics #pharmacology
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Tuberculosis Overview ... drug use • Silicosis ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... TB #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #ActiveTB
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Tuberculosis Overview ... drug use • Silicosis ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... TB #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #ActiveTB
For my UME micro course, I made a figure that captures this terminology and lets learners
contrast important drug ... common beta lactam drugs ... Varun Phadke @VarunPhadke2 ... #antibiogram #pharmacology ... #management #spectrum
Sulfonamides - Antibiotics Class Overview

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

Spectrum: Wide
Class Overview ... other agents are: activity ... including PCP PNA (drug ... choice, both for treatment ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics