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Antibiotics for severe community-onset pneumonia 

Atypical coverage always 

- Usually azithromycin 500 mg daily 

- Doxycycline
Consider two grams ... ceftazidime (poor gram-positive ... coverage? ... only in selected cases ... #Management
Table of Antibiotics for Highly Resistant Gram Positive Infections 

- Dr. Eric Strong @DrEricStrong - Strong
Highly Resistant Gram ... #Pharmacology #Coverage ... #Management
Table 3. Suggested Empiric Treatment Options for Clinically Suspected Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Units Where Empiric Methicillin-Resistant
Staphylococcus aureus Coverage ... Antipseudomonal/Gram-Negative ... Coverage Are Appropriate ... #Management #InfectiousDiseases
Table of Antibiotics for Highly Resistant Gram Negative Infections 

Ceftazidime, Cefepime, Piperacillin/ Tazobactam, Carbapenems, Aztreonam, Aminoglycosides
Highly Resistant Gram ... #Pharmacology #Coverage ... #Management #resistance
Antibiotic Susceptibility Table for Routine Gram Positive Infections

*** AUTHOR UPDATE NOTE 3/2019: TMP/SMX should, at best,
Table for Routine Gram ... GramPositive #Infections #Coverage ... #Management
General Bacterial Antibiogram - Antibiotics and Spectrum of Coverage
Make sure you consult your local antibiogram!
VRE -
and Spectrum of Coverage ... VRE - MRSA - GRAM ... POSITIVES - GRAM ... #Antibiotics #Classes ... Bacterial #Spectrum #Coverage
Doxycycline - Coverage and Indications
 • Staphylococci (S aureus + CoNS)
 • The tick stuff: Borrelia
Doxycycline - Coverage ... • "Atypical" causes ... Malaria • Acne • Gram-negative ... #Doxycycline #Coverage
An evidence-based algorithm to guide the use of MRSA coverage (in community acquired pneumonia) is shown
evidence-based algorithm ... the use of MRSA coverage ... - MRSA coverage ... Indications #Pneumonia #Algorithm ... Community #Acquired #Management
For my UME micro course, I made a figure that captures this terminology and lets learners
‘broaden’ this coverage ... holes” in their coverage ... important drug classes ... #antibiotics #coverage ... #pharmacology #management
Endocarditis Algorithm - Infective vs Noninfective Causes
Noninfective:
 • Malignancy
 • Autoimmune disease
 • Systemic infection
Native Valve
Endocarditis Algorithm ... vs Noninfective Causes ... epidermidis • Gram-negative ... #Endocarditis #Algorithm ... #Noninfective #Causes