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Antibiotics for Intraabdominal Infection. 
Use your local antimicrobial susceptibility data for selecting the best empiric treatment!
Antibiotics for ... Intraabdominal Infection ... antimicrobials #infectiousdiseases ... #management #pharmacology ... #treatment
Coverage of common antibiotics used in the hospital

For empiric coverage, first define the type of infection,
antibiotics used ... define the type of infection ... #management #infectiousdisease ... #antibiotics ... #pharmacology
Antibiotics for Anaerobic Bacteria 
 - Metronidazole (Flagyl™) 
 - Carbapenems 
 - β lactam +
Antibiotics for ... Anaerobic Bacteria ... out of favor for treatment ... #Pharmacology # ... Susceptibility #Coverage
Antibiotic classification refers to the categorization of antibiotics based on their chemical structure, mechanism of action,
treat bacterial infections ... the growth of bacteria ... pathways that bacteria ... Imagine treatments ... #Antibiotics #pharmacology
For my UME micro course, I made a figure that captures this terminology and lets learners
clinically important bacteria ... ‘broaden’ this coverage ... I’ve drawn the broad ... holes” in their coverage ... #pharmacology #
Sulfonamides - Antibiotics Class Overview

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

Spectrum: Wide
Sulfonamides - Antibiotics ... Class Overview BACTRIM ... choice, both for treatment ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Sulfonamides #Bactrim
Anti-Pseudomonal - Antibiotics Class Overview

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a non-fermenting Gram-negative bacillus that inhabits a variety of
Anti-Pseudomonal - Antibiotics ... Ciprofloxacin (~70% coverage ... used as double coverage ... empiric Pseudomonas treatment ... Polymyxin B(IV) #Pharmacology
CSF Penetration of Antimicrobials

Despite the poor CSF penetration, beta-lactams have the most research documenting successful treatment
compared to other antibiotic ... in clinical CNS infections ... of CNS infections ... Antimicrobials #InfectiousDiseases ... #Pharmacology