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Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) pulmonary disease treatment (pulmonary MAC)

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com
noncavitary #cavitary #macrolide
The 2007 Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA)/American Thoracic Society (ATS) recommendations list macrolides as first
recommendations list macrolides ... Resistance #Map #Macrolides
Azithromycin - since there has been a lot of noise around chloroquine/hydroxychloroquine, thought we can take
Azithromycin #Zithromax #Macrolides
Macrolides - Erythromycin, Clarithromycin, Azithromycin - Antibiotics Class Overview

50S Ribosomal Inhibitor (PO and IV)
Spectrum: Atypical organisms
Macrolides - Erythromycin ... Review #Overview #Macrolides
Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Specific Antibiotics - Class Overview

1. Nitrofurantoin (Macrobid) (PO)
2. Fosfomycin (PO)
3. Methenamine (PO)

#Pharmacology
Nitrofurantoin (Macrobid ... Nitrofurantoin #Macrobid
Nitrofurantoin Toxicology
Serious Adverse Effects:
Hemolysis in patients with G6PD-deficiency
Peripheral neuropathy
Hepatitis
Pulmonary toxicity
Nephritis

By Dr. Kathryn Watson @Kat_Watson

#Nitrofurantoin #Macrobid #Toxicity
Nitrofurantoin #Macrobid
Outpatient Treatment of with Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP)
No comorbidities or risk factors for MRSA or Pseudomonas aeruginosa:
doxycycline or • macrolide ... cephalosporin AND macrolide
Antibiotics for Atypical Bacteria 
 - Macrolides   (Azithromycin) 
 - Tetracyclines   (Doxycycline)
Atypical Bacteria - Macrolides
Antibiotic Classification by Mechanism of Action

Cell Wall Synthesis: 
Penicillins 
Cephalosporins 
Carbapenems 
Monobactams 
Beta-lactamase inhibitors
Glycopeptides 

 Protein
Cloramphenicol Macrolides
Antibiotics and CNS Diffusion

1. Drugs with good CNS diffusion:

- Fluoroquinolones, Fluconazole, voriconazole, Rifampin, Oxazolidinones, Metronidazole

2. Drugs
Echinocandins, Macrolides