21 Drug/Bug Chart Questions Flashcards
What does PEK stand for?
Proteus mirabilis, E. coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae
What does the HN stand for in HNPEK?
Hemophilus, Neisseria
What does CAPES stand for?
Citrobacter, Acinetobacter, Providencia, Enterobacter, Serratia
What are the Atypicals?
Legionella, Chlamydia, Mycoplasma
What does PCN cover?
Strep. pneumoniae, Strep. viridans, Enterococci, Neisseria, Mouth anaerobes. Variable: S. aureus (BL), B. fragilis. NO: Staph. epidermidis, CAPES, HPEK, P. aeruginosa
What is Amp/Amox very good at covering?
Strep. viridans
What does Ampicillin, Amoxicillin cover?
Strep. pneumoniae, Strep. viridans, Enterococci, HNPEK, mouth anaerobes. Variable: S. aureus (BL), B. fragilis. NO: Staph. epidermidis, CAPES, Pseud. aeruginosa
What does Amp/Sulb (Unasyn), Amox/Clav (Augmentin) cover?
Staph. aureus, Strep. pneumoniae, Strep. viridans, Enterococci, HNPEK, Mouth anaerobes, B. fragilis. NO: Staph. epidermidis, CAPES, Pseud. aeruginosa
What is the DOC for Staph aureus?
Oxacillin
What does Oxacillin cover?
Staph. aureus, Strep. pneumoniae, Strep. viridans. NO: Enterococci, HNPEK, CAPES, Pseud. aeruginosa, mouth anaerobes, B. fragilis
What does Piperacillin/Tazobactam (Zosyn) cover?
Everything but Staph. epidermidis
In general, what do the PCN derivatives NOT cover?
Staph. epidermidis, CAPES, Pseud. aeruginosa, Atypicals
What is Cefazolin very good at covering?
Staph. aureus
What does Cefazolin cover?
Staph. aureus, Strep. pneumoniae, Strep. viridans, PEK, Mouth anaerobes. NO: Staph. epidermidis, Enterococci, HN, CAPES, Pseud. aeruginosa, B. fragilis
What does Cefuroxime cover?
Staph. aureus, Strep. pneumoniae, Strep. viridans, HNPEK, Mouth anaerobes. NO: Staph. epidermidis, Enterococci, CAPES, Pseud. aeruginosa, B. fragilis
What does Cefoxitin cover?
Staph. aureus, Strep. pneumoniae, Strep. viridans, HNPEK, Mouth anaerobes, B. fragilis. NO: Staph. epidermidis, Enterococci, CAPES, Pseud. aeruginosa,
What is Cefotaxime, Ceftriaxone the DOC for?
Strep. pneumoniae
What does Cefotaxime, Ceftriaxone cover?
Staph. aureus, Strep. pneumoniae, Strep. viridans, HNPEK, CAPES, Mouth anaerobes. NO: Staph. epidermidis, Enterococci, Pseud. aeruginosa, B. fragilis
What does Ceftazidime, Aztreonam cover?
HNPEK, CAPES, Pseu. aeruginosa. NO: Staph, Strep, Enterococci (Gram (+)’s), Mouth anaerobes, B. fragilis
What is Ceftazidime, Aztreonam very good at covering?
Pseud. aeruginosa