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Abx Spectrum Flashcards

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Natural Penicillin gram +

A

Drug of choice for streptococcus
Most staphylococci are resistant
Most Enterococcus faecalis are sensitive
Most E. faecium are resistant

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Natural penicillin anaerobes

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peptostreptococcus, priopionibacterium

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Natural penicillin gram -

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Minimal coverage, only Neisseria meningitidis

Treponema pallium (syphilis)

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Penicillinase -resistant penicillins

Gram +

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Drug of choice for MSSA Streptococci (Penicillin-Sen)

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Penicillinase resistance penicillin

Anaerobes

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No coverage except peptostreptococcus

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Penicillinase resistance penicillin gram -

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No coverage for Enterococcus and Gram -ve

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Extended spectrum

Amino penicillin gram +

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As with natural penicillin

+ listeria

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Extended spectrum amino penicillin anaerobes

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As well natural penicillin

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Extended spectrum
Amino penicillin
Gram -

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Neisseria meningitidis Enterobacteriaceae that don’t produce β- lactamase

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Extended spectrum

Anti pseudomonal

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As with natural penicillin

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Extended spectrum anti pseudomonal anaerobes

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As with natural penicillin

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Extended spectrum anti pseudomonal

Gram -

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As with aminopenicillins & Citrobacter spp., Providencia spp., Enterobacter spp., Morganella spp., Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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13
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Example of penicillin w beta lactamase inhibitor

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Amoxycillin/clavulanate, Ticarcillin/clavulanate
Ampicillin/sulbactam
Piperacillin/tazobactam

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14
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Piperacillin w tazobactam
Ampicillin w sulfobactam
Covers

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Piperacillin/ tazobactam covers Pseudomona aeruginosa Ampicillin/ sulbactam covers Acinetobacter baumanni

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Penicillin with BLI gram +

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As with natural penicillins
In addition S. aureus (similair to penicillase-resistant penicillins, NOT MRSA

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Penicillin w BLI anaerobes

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Bacteroides spp

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Penicillin w BLI gram -

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E. coli, Klebsiella spp., Proteus spp.

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First gen cephalosporins gram +

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Staphylococcus (except MRSA, CoNS)

Streptococcus
No enterococcus

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First gen cephalosporins anaerobes

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NO COVER ANAEROBES

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20
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First gen cephalosporins gram-

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Proteus
Escherichia coli
Klebsiella
Not active against H. influenzae and M. catarrhalis

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Second gen cephalosporins gram +

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Staphylococcus (except MRSA, CoNS)

Streptococcus
No enterococcus

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Second gen cephalosporins gram -

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Neisseria meningitis
Proteus
Escherichia coli
Klebsiella
H. influenzae
M. catarrhalis

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Third gen cephalosporins gram +

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Staphylococcus (except MRSA, CoNS)

Streptococcus
No enterococcus

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Third gen cephalosporins gram -

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As with 2nd generation plus

N. Gonorrhoeae (Ceftriaxone) Pseudomonas (Ceftazidime) Serratia
Citrobacter

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Fourth gen cephalosporins gram +

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Staphylococcus (except MRSA, CoNS)

Streptococcus
No enterococcus

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Fourth gen cephalosporins gram -

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Broad Gram –ve coverage
Pseudomonas
Less susceptible to inactivation by AmpC B-lactamases

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Fifth gen cephalosporins gram +

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Staphylococcus (including MRSA) Streptococcus
Enterococcus fecalis

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Fifth gen cephalosporins gram -

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Broad Gram –ve coverage Pseudomonas

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Carbapenams gram +

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Staphylococcus (inc cons)

Streptococcus
No coverage of MRSA
E. fecalis (some)
No coverage of E. faecium

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30
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Carbapenams anaerobe

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Except C. difficile

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31
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Carbapenams gram -

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Broadest gram-negative coverage Except S. maltophilia

32
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Monobactam coverage

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No coverage for gram + and anaerobes

Gram -ve coverage
Broad coverage Pseudomonas
No coverage for ESBL-producers, B. cepacia, S. maltophilia and Acinetobacter

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Glycopeptide gram +

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Staphylococcus including MRSA Streptococcus including PRSP Enterococcus (Excluding VRE) Coagulase negative staphylococcus
Literia

34
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Glycopeptide anaerobes

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Gram +ve peptostreptococcus, Clostridium
Clostridium difficile

35
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Glycopeptide gram -

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No coverage

36
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Daptomycin gram +

A 
Staphylococcus (include MRSA, CoNS) 
Streptococcus (except S. pneumo) 
Enterococcus faecium (including VRE) Enterococcus faecalis
37
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Daptomycin gram -

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Minimal activity

38
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Polymyxin coverage

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Gram - Very broad
E. coli, Klebsiella, Enterobacter Pseudomonas, Acinetobacter
Does not cover Proteus, Providencia, Serra?a, Burkholderia, Vibrio, Morganella

No gram + and anaerobes

39
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Aminoglycoside gram +

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Minimal staphylococcus
Synergy with beta-lactams and vancomycin against streptococcus, staphylococcus, and enterococcus
Synergy against listeria

40
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Aminoglycoside gram -ve

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Broad gram-negative coverage Pseudomonas

41
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Tetracycline gram +

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Streptococcus

Staphylococcus aureus
No coverage of enterococcus Covers listeria

42
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Tetracycline atypical

A

Legionella
Mycoplasma
Chlamydia
Rickettsia

43
Q

Tetracycline gram -

A

Neisseria
Moraxella
Hemophilus

44
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Tigecycline Gram +

A

Streptococcus
Staphylococcus (incl MRSA) Enterococcus (incl VRE)
Covers listeria

45
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Tigecycline atypical

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Legionella
Mycoplasma
Chlamydia
Rickettsia

46
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Tigecycline gram -

A

Broad coverage Exception:
the three Ps
Pseudomonas
Proteus
Providencia

47
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Macrolide gram +

A 
Streptococcus
Staphylococcus (some CA-MRSA) No coverage of Enterococcus Covers listeria
No CONS
48
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Macrolide atypical

A

Legionella
Mycoplasma
Chlamydia
Rickettsia

49
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Macrolide -ve

A

Morexella
Hemophilus influenzae

50
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Lincosamide gram +

A 
Streptococcus
Staphylococcus (some CA-MRSA) No coverage of Enterococcus
NO CONS
51
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Lincosamide Anaerobes

A

Bacteroides

Peptostreptococcus Priopionibacterium

52
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Lincosamide gram -

A

No coverage

53
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Linezolid gram +

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Staphylococcus (incl MRSA, CoNS)
Streptococcus Enterococcus (incl VRE)

54
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Linezolid gram -

A

No coverage

55
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Co-trimoxazole gram +

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Minimal streptococcus Staphylococcus
Covers some strains of MRSA Listeria
No coverage of enterococcus

56
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Co-trimoxazole anaerobe

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Pneumocystis jiroveci
Nocardia

57
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Co-trimoxazole gram -

A

Neiserria
Morexella
Hemophilus
Escherichia coli
Klebsiella
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia

58
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FQ gram +

A

Older agents with poor activity; newer FQs with enhanced potency
MSSA
Streptococcus pneumoniae (incl PRSP, for LevoLloxacin, MoxiLloxacin)
Viridans group Streptococci Minimal coverage for Enterococcus

M and L cover CONS

59
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FQ anaerobe

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Some coverage for gram-pos
Gram-neg, Bacteroides (only moxifloxacin)

60
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FQ atypical

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Legionella
pneumophila
Chlamydia
Mycoplasma

61
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FQ gram -

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Enterobacteriaceae
H. influenzae
M. catarrhalis
Neisseria spp
Pseudomonas aeruginosa Significant resistance has emerged

+ PEK
+ Serratia
+ citrobacter

62
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Nitrofurantoin gram +

A 
S. aureus, 
S. epidermidis, 
S. saprophyticus, 
Enterococcus faecalis, 
S. agalactiae, 
group D streptococci, 
viridians streptococci and 
Corynebacterium
63
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Nitrofurantoin gram -

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E. coli, 
Enterobacte
Neisseria, 
Salmonella and 
Shigella
64
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Metronidazole anaerobe bacteria

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Bacteroides
Fusobacterium
Prevotella
Clostridium
Helicobacter pylori
Minimal coverage for acJnomyces
Minimal coverage for Propionebacterium acnes

65
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Metronidazole anaerobe Protozoa

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Trichomonas vaginalis Entamoeba histoly*ca Giardia lamblia Gardnerella vaginalis

66
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DOC mycoplasma pneumonia

A

Doxycycline

Azithromycin
Levofloxacin
Moxiflocillin
Chloramphenicol

67
Q

Doc chlamydia trachomatis

A

Doxycycline
Azithromycin

Levoflo

68
Q

Doc chlamydophila

A

Doxycycline

Azithromycin
Levoflo
Moxi

69
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Rickettsia doc

A

Doxycycline

Chloramphenicol (only in pregnant )

70
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Legionella doc

A

Levo
Moxi

Azithromycin

71
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Neomycin Roa

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Topical or oral

72
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Amikacin

A

Mycobacterium avium

73
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Streptomycin

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TB (2nd line)

74
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Rickettsia doc

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Tetracycline

75
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FQ for TB

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Cipro
Levo
Moxi

76
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FQ for anthrax tx and prophylaxis

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