Antibiotics: Clindamycin (Lincosamides)

Question 1

what does clindamycin (lincosamides) cover?

Answer 1

• GPC: Streptococci spp., MSSA, MRSA (if susceptible)

- Anaerobes

Question 2

what are the indications of clindamycin (lincosamides)?

Answer 2

• Skin and soft tissue infections
• Bone and joint infections
• Odontogenic infections
• Alternative treatment for GPC infections in penicillin allergic patients

Question 3

what are the adverse effects of clindamycin (lincosamides)?

Answer 3

diarrhoea, implicated as risk factor for C. difficile colitis, oesophagitis