Antibiotics Flashcards
Natural PCN
strep, VSE, GP anaerobes
Penicillinase Resistant (Nafcillin, Oxacillin, Dicloxacillin)
staph, strep
amino PCN (ampicillin, amoxicillin)
strep, VSE, GP anaerobes, GNR(+/-), HNM(+/-)
augmentin, unasyn
staph, strep, VSE, GP anaerobes, GNR, HNM, GN anaerobes
zosyn
everything except MRSA and atypicals
1st gen cephalosporins
staph, strep, GP anaerobes, GNR (+/-)
2nd gen cephalosporins
staph, strep, GP anaerobes, GNR, HNM (+/-)
3rd gen cephalosporins
staph, strep, GP anaerobes, GNR, HNM,
Ceftazidime
staph (+/-), strep, GP anaerobes, GNR, HNM, pseudomonas
4th gen cephalosporins
staph, strep, GP anaerobes, GNR, HNM, pseudomonas
5th gen cephalosporin
staph, MRSA, strep, GP anaerobes, GNR, HNM
carbapenems
staph, strep, GP anaerobes, GNR, HNM, pseudomonas, GN anaerobes
aztreonam
GNR, HNM, pseudomonas
*really only used for pseudomonas coverage
ciprofloxacin
GNR, HNM, pseudomonas, atypicals
levofloxacin
staph, strep, GP anaerobes, GNR, HNM, pseudomonas, atypicals