Antibiotics - gram positive coverage

Question 1

What antibiotics work against the MSSA?

Answer 1

Antistaphylococcal penicilin (nafcilin, oxacilin, and dicloxacilin), first gen cephalosporins (cephalexin and cefezolin), and fluoroquionolones.

Question 2

What are the antibiotics that work for MRSA?

Answer 2

Ceftaroline, vancomycin, TMP-SMX (trimethorpim - sulfametoxazole), clindamycin, linezolid, doxicyclin, daptomycin.

Daptomycin only works for skin and right sided endocarditis.

Question 3

What antibiotics work against strep A+B?

Answer 3

Natural penicilin, amino penicilin, 1st gen cephalosporins, trimethoprim-sulfametoxazole, macrolides, clindamycin.

Question 3

What antibiotics work against Strep Pneumonia?

Answer 3

Natural penicilin, amino penicilin, 3rd gen cephalosporins, fluoroquinoloes, macrolides, clindamycin.

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Question 4

What antibiotics work for enterococcus?

Answer 4

Natural penicilin, aminopenicilin, and nitrofurantoin.

Nitrofurantoin only used for enterococcus-caused UTI.

Question 5

What antibiotics work for listeria?

Answer 5

Amino-penicilins and trimethoprim-sulfametoxazole.

Question 6

What if the patient is penicilin resistant and other antibiotics?

Answer 6

Vancomycin, except for vancomycin-resistant enterococcus and VRSA.