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ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES IN INTENSIVE CARE

Antibiotic spectra made simple(r). Version 2, now updated with new bugs &
with new bugs & drugs ... #Antibiotics #Classes ... #Bacterial #Spectra ... CriticalCare #Overview ... #Pharmacology #
General Bacterial Antibiogram - Antibiotics and Spectrum of Coverage
Make sure you consult your local antibiogram!
VRE -
General Bacterial ... #Antibiotics #Classes ... #Bacterial #Spectrum ... Susceptibilities #Pharmacology ... Microbiology #sensitivities
For my UME micro course, I made a figure that captures this terminology and lets learners
clinically important bacteria ... antibiotic, it would ... classes with granularity ... #antibiogram #pharmacology ... #table #sensitivities
Daptomycin  - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Lipopeptide antibiotic – forms transmembrane channels and depolarizes cells.
- Antibiotics Class ... Overview Mechanism ... Rapidly cidal drug ... Spectrum: only covers ... cidal nature) #Pharmacology
Synercid (Quinupristin/Dalfopristin) (IV) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: “Streptogramins”– inhibits sequential steps in ribosomal synthesis
Spectrum: covers MRSA
- Antibiotics Class ... Overview Mechanism ... ribosomal synthesis Spectrum ... arthralgias and lots of drug-drug ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
Antibiotic classification refers to the categorization of antibiotics based on their chemical structure, mechanism of action,
of action, and spectrum ... Antibiotics are drugs ... antibiotics in this class ... landscape of Dystonia drugs ... #Antibiotics #pharmacology
Vancomycin and Dalbavancin (lipoglycopeptide antibiotics) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Glycopeptide -  inhibits cell wall synthesis
- Antibiotics Class ... Overview Mechanism ... Spectrum: gram positive ... Drug of choice for ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
Sulfonamides - Antibiotics Class Overview

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

Spectrum: Wide
- Antibiotics Class ... Overview BACTRIM ... including typical bacterial ... including PCP PNA (drug ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
Chloramphenicol - Antibiotics Class Overview

– 50S ribosomal inhibitor.   IV or PO (but PO form
- Antibiotics Class ... Overview – 50S ... beta-lactam allergy would ... several weeks after drug ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
Tetracyclines – Doxycycline, Tetracycline, Minocycline - Antibiotics Class Overview

- 30S Inhibitors (PO and IV)
Spectrum: Fairly broad
- Antibiotics Class ... Overview - 30S ... : Fairly broad spectrum ... Drug of choice for ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics