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Tigecycline (IV) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Glycylcycline class - structurally related to Tetracyclines (bacteriostatic).  Only
Antibiotics Class Overview ... Spectrum: Broad coverage ... positive (including MRSA ... Notable holes in coverage ... Antibiotics #Review #Overview
An evidence-based algorithm to guide the use of MRSA coverage (in community acquired pneumonia) is shown
guide the use of MRSA ... coverage (in community ... - MRSA coverage ... #MRSA #Coverage ... Pneumonia #Algorithm #CAP
Linezolid (Zyvox) (PO and IV) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Oxazolidinone class –unique ribosomal inhibitor (acts on
Antibiotics Class Overview ... including strep, MRSA ... /HCAP/VAP with suspected ... MRSA, VRE infections ... Antibiotics #Review #Overview
Vancomycin and Dalbavancin (lipoglycopeptide antibiotics) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Glycopeptide -  inhibits cell wall synthesis
Antibiotics Class Overview ... Staph (including MRSA ... gram negative coverage ... gold standard for MRSA ... Antibiotics #Review #Overview
Antibiotics for severe community-onset pneumonia 

Atypical coverage always 

- Usually azithromycin 500 mg daily 

- Doxycycline
pneumonia Atypical coverage ... gram-positive coverage ... ) MRSA coverage ... Acquired #Pneumonia #CAP ... #Antibiotics #Coverage
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Acquired Pneumonia (CAP ... Obtain in severe CAP ... : Add MRSA coverage ... Aeruginosa: Add coverage ... #Pneumonia #CAP
Tetracyclines – Doxycycline, Tetracycline, Minocycline - Antibiotics Class Overview

- 30S Inhibitors (PO and IV)
Spectrum: Fairly broad
Antibiotics Class Overview ... some Staph and MRSA ... coverage, some ... gram negative coverage ... Antibiotics #Review #Overview
Autoantibodies in Rheumatology
 • Lupus (SLE): ANA (anti-nuclear antibody), dsDNA (double-stranded DNA), Anti-Smith, Anti-Ro (SSA) and
Citrullinated Peptide (CCP ... topoisomerase I), RNA ... #associations #table
For my UME micro course, I made a figure that captures this terminology and lets learners
‘broaden’ this coverage ... holes” in their coverage ... We can combine these ... #antibiotics #coverage ... management #spectrum #table
Rigors And Bacteremia - Overview

• Rigors are a response to the release of cytokines and prostaglandins
And Bacteremia - Overview ... Double-stranded RNA ... PGE2 stimulates cAMP