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Potential Advantages of Cefepime over Piperacillin/Tazobactam for Empiric Coverage in the ED #Pharm #InfectiousDisease #Cefepime #Advantages
Advantages of Cefepime ... InfectiousDisease #Cefepime ... #Advantages #Zosyn
Cephalosporin Antibiotics
 • First Generation: Cefazolin, Cefadroxil, Cephalexin
 • Second Generation: Cefuroxime sodium, Cefuroxime axetil
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Generation: Cefdinir, Cefixime ... Fourth Generation: Cefepime
Anti-Pseudomonal - Antibiotics Class Overview

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a non-fermenting Gram-negative bacillus that inhabits a variety of
Zosyn(Piperacillin ... Ceftazidime, Cefepime
Cephalosporin Antibiotic Generations - Mnemonic
1st Generation "FA/PHA": CEFAZOLIN, CEFADROXIL, CEPHALEXIN, CEPHALOTHIN, CEPHAPIRIN, CEPHRADINE
2nd Generation "Everything Else":
, CEFPODOXIME, CEFIXIME ... Generation "PI": CEFEPIME
Combined Penicillin/Beta-Lactamase Inhibitors - Antibiotics Class Overview
Amoxicillin/Clavulanate (Augmentin) – PO
Ampicillin/Sulbactam (Unasyn) – IV
Piperacillin/Tazobactam (Zosyn) – IV
Ticarcillin/Clavulanate
Piperacillin/Tazobactam (Zosyn ... Augmentin #Unasyn #Zosyn
Cephalosporin Comparison - Coverage 
1st Generation Cefazolin, Cephalexin 
2nd Generation Cefaclor, Cefotetan, Cefoxitin, Cefuroxime 
3rd Generation
3rd Generation Cefixime ... 4th Generation Cefepime ... example, 4th gen Cefepime
Cephalosporins - Table of Coverage by Generation

1st Generation   Cefazolin, cephalexin 
2nd Generation Cefotetan 
3rd
4th Generation Cefepime ... #Ceftriaxone #Cefepime
Cephalosporins - Antibiotics Class Overview
1st Generation 
 - Cefazolin (Ancef, Kefzol) - IV
 - Cephalexin (Keflex)
4th Generation - Cefepime ... #Ceftazidime #Cefepime
Table of Antibiotics for Highly Resistant Gram Negative Infections 

Ceftazidime, Cefepime, Piperacillin/ Tazobactam, Carbapenems, Aztreonam, Aminoglycosides
Ceftazidime, Cefepime
Antibiotics for Anaerobic Bacteria 
 - Metronidazole (Flagyl™) 
 - Carbapenems 
 - β lactam +
(Unasyn™, Zosyn