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What does PEK stand for?

A

Proteus mirabilis, E. coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae

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What does the HN stand for in HNPEK?

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Hemophilus, Neisseria

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What does CAPES stand for?

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Citrobacter, Acinetobacter, Providencia, Enterobacter, Serratia

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What are the Atypicals?

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Legionella, Chlamydia, Mycoplasma

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What does PCN cover?

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Strep. pneumoniae, Strep. viridans, Enterococci, Neisseria, Mouth anaerobes. Variable: S. aureus (BL), B. fragilis. NO: Staph. epidermidis, CAPES, HPEK, P. aeruginosa

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What is Amp/Amox very good at covering?

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Strep. viridans

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What does Ampicillin, Amoxicillin cover?

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Strep. pneumoniae, Strep. viridans, Enterococci, HNPEK, mouth anaerobes. Variable: S. aureus (BL), B. fragilis. NO: Staph. epidermidis, CAPES, Pseud. aeruginosa

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What does Amp/Sulb (Unasyn), Amox/Clav (Augmentin) cover?

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Staph. aureus, Strep. pneumoniae, Strep. viridans, Enterococci, HNPEK, Mouth anaerobes, B. fragilis. NO: Staph. epidermidis, CAPES, Pseud. aeruginosa

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What is the DOC for Staph aureus?

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Oxacillin

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What does Oxacillin cover?

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Staph. aureus, Strep. pneumoniae, Strep. viridans. NO: Enterococci, HNPEK, CAPES, Pseud. aeruginosa, mouth anaerobes, B. fragilis

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What does Piperacillin/Tazobactam (Zosyn) cover?

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Everything but Staph. epidermidis

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In general, what do the PCN derivatives NOT cover?

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Staph. epidermidis, CAPES, Pseud. aeruginosa, Atypicals

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What is Cefazolin very good at covering?

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Staph. aureus

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What does Cefazolin cover?

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Staph. aureus, Strep. pneumoniae, Strep. viridans, PEK, Mouth anaerobes. NO: Staph. epidermidis, Enterococci, HN, CAPES, Pseud. aeruginosa, B. fragilis

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What does Cefuroxime cover?

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Staph. aureus, Strep. pneumoniae, Strep. viridans, HNPEK, Mouth anaerobes. NO: Staph. epidermidis, Enterococci, CAPES, Pseud. aeruginosa, B. fragilis

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What does Cefoxitin cover?

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Staph. aureus, Strep. pneumoniae, Strep. viridans, HNPEK, Mouth anaerobes, B. fragilis. NO: Staph. epidermidis, Enterococci, CAPES, Pseud. aeruginosa,

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What is Cefotaxime, Ceftriaxone the DOC for?

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Strep. pneumoniae

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What does Cefotaxime, Ceftriaxone cover?

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Staph. aureus, Strep. pneumoniae, Strep. viridans, HNPEK, CAPES, Mouth anaerobes. NO: Staph. epidermidis, Enterococci, Pseud. aeruginosa, B. fragilis

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What does Ceftazidime, Aztreonam cover?

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HNPEK, CAPES, Pseu. aeruginosa. NO: Staph, Strep, Enterococci (Gram (+)’s), Mouth anaerobes, B. fragilis

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What is Ceftazidime, Aztreonam very good at covering?

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Pseud. aeruginosa

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What is Cefepime the DOC for?

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What is Cefepime very good at covering?

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Strep. pneumoniae, Strep. viridans

23
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What does Cefepime cover?

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Staph. aureus, Strep. pneumoniae, Strep. viridans, HNPEK, CAPES, Psedu. aeruginosa, Mouth anaerobes. NO: Staph. epidermidis, Enterococci, B. fragilis

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What are the only CEPHs that cover Pseud. aeruginosa?

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Ceftazidime, Aztreonam, Cefepime

25
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What does Ceftaroline cover?

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Staph. aureus (MRSA), Staph. epidermidis, Strep. pneumoniae, Strep. viridans, Enterococci (E. faecalis only), HNPEK, Mouth anaerobes. Variable: CAPES. NO: Pseud. aeruginosa, B. fragilis

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What do NONE of the CEPHs (except 5th gen) cover?

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Staph. epidermidis, Enterococci, Atypicals

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What does Imip/Mero/Doripenem cover?

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Everything except: Staph. epidermidis, E. faecium, Atypicals

28
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What does Ertapenem cover?

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Everything except: Staph. epidermidis, Enterococci, Acinetobacter, Pseud. aeruginosa, Atypcals

29
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What does Vancomycin cover?

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Gram (+) only: Staph. aureus (MRSA), Staph. epidermidis, Strep. pneumoniae, Strep. viridans, Enterococci

30
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What does Linezolid cover?

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Gram (+) only: Staph. aureus (MRSA), Staph. epidermidis, Strep. pneumoniae, Strep. viridans, Enterococci. Exact same as Vanco

31
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What does Synercid cover?

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Gram (+) only: Staph. aureus (MRSA), Staph. epidermidis, Strep. pneumoniae, Strep. viridans, Enterococci (only E. faecium)

32
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What does Daptomycin cover?

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Gram (+) only: Staph. aureus (MRSA), Staph. epidermidis, Strep. viridans, Enterococci

33
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What does Telavancin cover?

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Gram (+) only: Staph. aureus (MRSA), Staph. epidermidis, Strep. pneumoniae, Strep. viridans, Enterococci. Exact same as Vanco and Linezolid

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What does Ciprofloxacin cover?

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Everything except: Mouth anaerobes, B. fragilis. Variable: Staph. aureus, Staph. epidermidis. Enterococci (urine only)

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What does Levofloxacin cover?

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Everything except: B. fragilis. Variable: Staph. aureus, Staph. epidermidis. Enterococci (urine only). Respiratory Strep. pneumoniae

36
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What does Moxifloxacin cover?

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Everything except: Pseud. aeruginosa. Variable: Staph. aureus, Staph. epidermidis. Enterococci (urine only). Respiratory Strep. pneumoniae

37
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Which fluoroquinolone is the only one to cover B. fragilis?

A

Moxifloxacin

38
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Which fluoroquinolone does NOT cover Pseud. aerugonisa?

A

Moxifloxacin

39
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What do fluoroquinolones cover that most other antibiotics do not cover?

40
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What does Gentamycin, Tobramycin (Aminoglycosides) cover?

A

HNPEK, CAPES, Pseud. aeruginosa. Synergy: Staph, Strep, Enterococci

41
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What does Clarithromycin, Azithromycin cover?

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Strep. pneumoniae, Strep. viridans. HN. Atypical. Variable: Staph. aureus, Staph. epidermidis. NO: Enterococci, PEK, CAPES, Pseud. aeruginosa, Mouth anaerobes, B. fragilis

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What does Doxycycline cover?

A

Staph. aureus (MRSA), Staph epidermidis, Strep. pneumoniae, Strep. viridans, Enterococci, Atypical. Variable: HNPEK. NO: CAPES, Pseud. aeruginosa, Mouth anaerobes, B. fragilis

43
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What does Tigecycline cover?

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Everything (inc. MRSA, Staph. epi, Atypicals) except: Proteus mirabilis, Pseud. aeruginosa

44
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What does Clindamycin cover?

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Staph. aureus (D-test), Strep. pneumoniae, Strep. viridans. Mouth anaerobes, B. fragilis. Variable: Staph. epidermidis. NO: Enterococci, HNPEK, CAPES, Pseud. aeruginosa

45
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What does Metronidazole (Flagyl) cover very well?

A

B. fragilis

46
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What does Metronidazole (Flagyl) cover?

A

Mouth anaeroabes, B. fragilis

47
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What does TMP/SMX (Bactrim) cover?

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Staph. aureus (MRSA), Staph. epidermidis, Strep. viridans, HNPEK, CAPES. Variable: Strep. pneumoniae. NO: Enterococci, Pseud. aeruginosa, Mouth anaerobes, B. fragilis

48
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What does Nitrofurantoin cover?

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Urine: Staph. qureus, Staph. epidermidis, Enterococci, EK. Variable: CAPES

49
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What are the only antibiotics that cover Pseud. aeruginosa?

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Cipro, Levo, Gent/Tobra, Imip/Mero/Dori, Cefepime, Ceftazidime, Aztreonam

50
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What are the only antibiotics that cover Atypicals?

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Cipro, Levo, Moxi. Clari/Azith, Doxy, Tigecycline

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