Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Specific Antibiotics - Class Overview 1. Nitrofurantoin (Macrobid) (PO) 2. Fosfomycin (PO) 3. Methenamine (PO) #Pharmacology
Urinary Tract Infection ... Antibiotics - Class Overview ... Methenamine (PO) #Pharmacology ... #Antibiotics #Review ... #Overview #UTI
Tigecycline (IV) - Antibiotics Class Overview Mechanism: Glycylcycline class - structurally related to Tetracyclines (bacteriostatic). Only
Antibiotics Class Overview ... intraabdominal infections ... skin/soft tissue infections ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview
Linezolid (Zyvox) (PO and IV) - Antibiotics Class Overview Mechanism: Oxazolidinone class –unique ribosomal inhibitor (acts on
Antibiotics Class Overview ... skin/soft titssue infections ... #Pharmacology ... #Antibiotics #Review ... #Overview #Linezolid
Carbapenems - Antibiotics Class Overview Imipenem/Cilastin, Meropenem, Ertapenem, Doripenem Spectrum: Broadest spectrum antibiotics, cover Gram positive, Gram
Antibiotics Class Overview ... : many serious infections ... #Pharmacology ... #Antibiotics #Review ... #Overview #Carbapenems
Daptomycin - Antibiotics Class Overview Mechanism: Lipopeptide antibiotic – forms transmembrane channels and depolarizes cells.
Antibiotics Class Overview ... skin/soft tissue infections ... cidal nature) #Pharmacology ... #Antibiotics #Review ... #Overview #Daptomycin
Anti-C. Difficile - Antibiotics Class Overview 1. Metronidazole – (see anti-anaerobe section above for more details).
Antibiotics Class Overview ... severe C.diff infection ... Fidaxomicin (PO) #Pharmacology ... #Antibiotics #Review ... #Overview #CDifficile
Antifungal Polyenes - Amphoterecin B, Abelcet, Ambisome - Antibiotics Class Overview Mechanism: binds ergosterol in membrane and
Antibiotics Class Overview ... severe fungal infections ... 2nd-line for candida infections ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview
Aminoglycosides - Antibiotics Class Overview Gentamicin, Tobramycin, Amikacin, Streptomycin -30S inhibitor (all IV) Spectrum: Extremely efficacious vs.
Antibiotics Class Overview ... gram negative infections ... urinary tract infections ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview
Rifamycins - Antibiotics Class Overview Include Rifampin, Rifaximin, Rifapentine, Rifabutin. Mechanism: Inhibits bacterial DNA-dependent RNA polymerase (unique mechanism).
Antibiotics Class Overview ... Rifaximin (PO) #Pharmacology ... #Antibiotics #Review ... #Overview #Rifamycins
Combined Penicillin/Beta-Lactamase Inhibitors - Antibiotics Class Overview Amoxicillin/Clavulanate (Augmentin) – PO Ampicillin/Sulbactam (Unasyn) – IV Piperacillin/Tazobactam (Zosyn) – IV Ticarcillin/Clavulanate
Antibiotics Class Overview ... Timentin) – IV #Pharmacology ... #Antibiotics #Review ... #Overview #BetaLactamase
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