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ANTIBIOTICS WITH ANAEROBE COVERAGE - Antibiotics Class Overview
 1. Metronidazole (Flagyl)(PO and IV)
 2. Clindamycin –
ANTIBIOTICS WITH ... ANAEROBE COVERAGE ... Clindamycin – classically ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Flagyl #Clindamycin
Antibiotics for Anaerobic Bacteria 
 - Metronidazole (Flagyl™) 
 - Carbapenems 
 - β lactam +
Antibiotics for ... , Zosyn™) - Clindamycin ... out of favor for treatment ... #Pharmacology # ... Susceptibility #Coverage
Tigecycline (IV) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Glycylcycline class - structurally related to Tetracyclines (bacteriostatic).  Only
Tigecycline (IV) - Antibiotics ... Spectrum: Broad coverage ... Gram negatives, anaerobes ... Notable holes in coverage ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
General Bacterial Antibiogram - Antibiotics and Spectrum of Coverage
Make sure you consult your local antibiogram!
VRE -
Antibiogram - Antibiotics ... and Spectrum of Coverage ... PSEUDOMONAS - ANAEROBES ... - TMP-SMX - clindamycin ... Susceptibilities #Pharmacology
Clindamycin - Antibiotics Class Overview
-50 S inhibitor (PO and IV)
Spectrum: Excellent activity vs. Anaerobes and Gram
Clindamycin - Antibiotics ... Anaerobes and Gram ... , pelvic infections ... pyrimethamine) #Pharmacology ... #Antibiotics #Review
For my UME micro course, I made a figure that captures this terminology and lets learners
‘broaden’ this coverage ... I’ve drawn the broad ... holes” in their coverage ... I also add anaerobes ... #pharmacology #
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
polymicrobial infection ... Carbapenems - IV Clindamycin ... hemorrhage • Treatment ... treatment until ... Pneumonia • Anaerobic
Monobactam - Aztreonam - Antibiotics Class Overview

Spectrum: only has activity vs. aerobic gram negatives, no gram
gram positive or anaerobes ... intraabdominal infections ... and soft tissue infections ... empiric double coverage ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
Anti-Pseudomonal - Antibiotics Class Overview

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a non-fermenting Gram-negative bacillus that inhabits a variety of
Anti-Pseudomonal - Antibiotics ... causes nosocomial infections ... catheter-related infections ... empiric Pseudomonas treatment ... Polymyxin B(IV) #Pharmacology