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ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES IN INTENSIVE CARE

Antibiotic spectra made simple(r). Version 2, now updated with new bugs &
ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES ... with new bugs & drugs ... #Classes #Bacterial ... CriticalCare #Overview #Pharmacology ... Microbiology #sensitivities
Vancomycin and Dalbavancin (lipoglycopeptide antibiotics) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Glycopeptide -  inhibits cell wall synthesis
) - Antibiotics ... Class Overview ... Drug of choice for ... severe beta-lactam allergy ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
For my UME micro course, I made a figure that captures this terminology and lets learners
contrast important drug ... classes with granularity ... common beta lactam drugs ... #antibiogram #pharmacology ... spectrum #table #sensitivities
Treatment Options for Helicobacter Pylori and Peptic Ulcer Disease

Active Helicobacter pylori—associated ulcer
1. Treat with anti—H pylori
if penicillin allergic ... completion of antibiotic ... Consider other causes ... the preferred drugs ... Treatment #Management #Pharmacology
Sulfonamides - Antibiotics Class Overview

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

Spectrum: Wide
Sulfonamides - Antibiotics ... Class Overview ... including PCP PNA (drug ... infections in PCN-allergic ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
Chloramphenicol - Antibiotics Class Overview

– 50S ribosomal inhibitor.   IV or PO (but PO form
Chloramphenicol - Antibiotics ... Class Overview ... severe beta-lactam allergy ... several weeks after drug ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics